Animals

Saturday, 14 February 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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Siberian roe deer
They are native to northeastern Asia.
It can also be found in Kazakhstan and certain parts of Kyrgyzstan, mainly the Tian Shan Mountains.
Giant panda
The giant panda is a species at risk of extinction.
Its status went up from endangered in 2014 when its population surpassed 1850. This was a 17 percent increase in numbers since 2003, when China's panda population was 1,600.
Asian elephant
Asian elephants have six sets of small teeth.
They are all present in the elephant’s skull at birth. Since each set is larger than the previous one, their skulls grow throughout their lifetime to make space for the new set.
Hedgehogs
Their back and sides are covered with spikes.
Spikes are transformed hair, sturdily attached to their bodies. They are neither poisonous nor particularly stingy.
Cane toad
It is considered an invasive species in over 20 countries.
Many examples of the cane toad moving into a new area lead to a decline in that territory's biodiversity.
Aye-aye
Females reach sexual maturity at the age of approximately 3 to 3,5 years, while males at the age of 2,5.
European wildcat
European wildcat populations declined sharply in the nineteenth century.
The species was completely eradicated in the Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic.
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds' metabolism requires them to consume twice their body weight in food due to their high daily activity.
Glass frogs
Tadpoles hatch after 2 weeks.
They fall into water below a leaf. Equipped with strong tails and fins they handle fast-flowing waters easily. Tadpoles are omnivorous, they eat algae, moss, mosquito larvae and other little insects.
Arctic fox
It lives in the northern hemisphere, especially in the Arctic tundra biome.
It can be found from Alaska through the northern part of North America, in Greenland and Iceland, in the northern part of Scandinavia, and throughout north Eurasia.