Animals

Monday, 5 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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Fossa
Males are larger than females.
Their average weight ranges between 6 and 10 kg, and females between 5 and 7 kg.
Alligator snapping turtle
It is a carnivore and a scavenger.
Mainly, it feeds on fish and amphibians, but also mollusks and carrion.
Northern pike
Their life span is between 10 and 15 years.
However, some individuals live up to 25 years. In food-poor environments, pike life expectancy decreases dramatically due to widespread cannibalism.
Arabian oryx
Some believe that the horn of the oryx has magical or healing powers and is therefore used in various treatments.
Giant panda
Because of its size, the giant panda has no natural enemies (except humans).
However, the cubs are threatened by snow leopards, yellow-crowned martens, wild dogs, Himalayan bears, and eagles.
Common Surinam toad
The mating cycle lasts only 24 hours.
The complete development of the eggs and their transformation takes place in the skin on the female’s back. A single egg is 6-7 mm in diameter and each female lays from 40 to almost 500 eggs.
Ball python
It inhabits savannas and grasslands but can be found in open forests.
Its habitat requires a source of running water for the snake to cool down.
Maine coon
An adult Maine coon can measure up to 40 centimeters.
The longest Maine coon, holding the Guinness World Record, was Stewie from Nevada, the U.S. He measured 123 centimeters. Sadly, he died of cancer in 2013.
Bonobo
It is widely believed that the bonobo’s physique is more slender than that of the common chimpanzee.
The two species do not generally differ in body size. Adult female bonobos are slightly smaller than ...
Ocean sunfish
They are slow swimmers.
For many years researchers thought that ocean sunfish moves only by drifting with ocean currents. Wi ...