Animals

They are used to spinning silk thread from which spiders build their webs. Most often, spiders have ...

Mink fur does not get wet thanks to the layer of air that creates insulation.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed it in this category due to its populat ...

Their population was decimated during a wildfire in Western Australia in 2015.

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.

 In captivity, toco toucans live shorter lives, about 18 years, and often suffer from hemochromatosis (a disorder of iron metabolism).

Young specimens - one year old - are also able to spawn, but in their case, the quantity of eggs laid is insignificant.

The left lung is smaller and unused for breathing, which is done exclusively by the right lung. This is a rather unusual feature among snakes, as most colubrids have completely lost their left lung.