Animals

Wednesday, 28 January 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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Vaquita
They are the smallest of all cetaceans.
French Bulldog
French Bulldog puppies will typically be born with floppy ears, but it takes approximately seven weeks for them to stand.
Tawny frogmouth
They often fall prey to cats, foxes and dogs.
Luna moth
Favorite host plants for luna moths are broadleaf plants.
Northern populations often utilize white birch while southern pick walnuts, hickories, sumacs, sweetgum and persimmon.
Dodo bird
Traditionally, the dodo bird is considered a massive, clumsy bird.
In old drawings, the dodo was depicted as an obese bird living in captivity (in the early 17th centu ...
Common kingfisher
They form pairs in autumn.
However, each bird maintains a separate territory, usually at least one kilometer long, but no more ...
Coyote
The coyote is known as the loudest of all North American mammals.
Its loudness and range of vocalizations led to its generic name, Canis latrans, which means "barking ...
Octopus
Octopuses have a so-called black pouch.
This organ stores sepia, produced by a nearby gland. Octopuses use sepia to disorient a predator while escaping. They then spray a thick, characteristic black stain.
Aye-aye
They share 93% of their DNA with humans.
It is common for all primates.
Yellow spotted lizard
They are primarily nocturnal animals.
Yellow-spotted lizards tend to hunt and mate during the night but sometimes can be spotted during the day. Although they are ectothermic organisms, they do not bask in the sun.