Animals

Friday, 9 October 2026
15 facts about fleas
15 facts about fleas
External parasites
Fleas are one of the most hated insects by pet owners. Once they find their way onto a dog or a cat, they are very hard to remove. Reproducing at a ve ...

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Bull snake
Their skin is yellowish brown or creamy with dark brown or reddish brown blotches. Bottom of their body is pale yellow.
Juveniles have the same pattern as adults but are more pale.
Hippopotamus
Hippos are seen as very aggressive animals.
They show aggression towards crocodiles living in the same water bodies, especially when young hippo ...
Lemon shark
One female breed once a year.
The gestation lasts for 12 months, and after the female gives birth, she takes a year-long break between the litters.
Tigers
Tigers have many color varieties–white, black, and even blue.
The blue tiger is called the Maltese tiger and is probably a variety of the Bengal tiger. All white ...
Gila monster
The young typically enter the brumation after hatching.
The average size of a hatchling is 15 centimeters long. It is fully independent, which includes the ability to use its venom straight away.
Slow worm lizard
The young are born at the turn of July and August, although there are cases of births in later months.
Freshly born lizards are 33 to 35 millimeters long, although larger ones may be born sometimes.
Llamas
Behavior
Due to relatively small bodies, alpacas tend to seek shelter when in danger. On the other hand, llamas display agressiveness while in danger. They may kick, scream, spit and charge potential predator.
Dik-dik
The antelope developed unique physiological traits that allow it to survive in dry environments.
Compared to other animals, such as cattle, it has a lower density of sweat glands. It can also conce ...
Basking shark
An adult basking shark requires up to 500 liters of zooplankton per day to meet its nutritional needs.
It is capable of filtering approximately 1800-2000 tons of water per hour.
Octopus
Most octopuses live only a few months, usually half a year.
After the offspring hatch, the octopus dies of hunger because, after the breeding period, the digestive glands of these animals are deactivated.