Animals

Their head is not as massive as that of males and they do not have such a strong jaw grip.

Of the 750,000 individuals observed, only two were albino.

A group of scientists managed to breed a royal blue tang in 2016, so hopefully captive-bred may be available in some time.

The Asian elephant has smaller, more round ears and one finger, instead of two, on the upper lip of its trunk.

These are: the Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) the silver dik-dik (Modoqua piacentinii) the Kirk’s dik-dik (Modoqua kirkii) the Günther’s dik-dik (Modoqua guentheri)

Larger specimens can be occasionally found, up to 2,5m (8ft 4 in). Bull snakes average weight is 1 to 1,5 kg (2,2 to 3,3 lb.). Heaviest specimen recorded was 4,5 kg (9,9 lb.).

It is essential during the periodic flooding of large rivers. They can last up to 40 minutes underwater without taking a breath.

Its delicacy is hairy caterpillars, which are not a treat for many bird species. Cuckoos sometimes eat the chicks and eggs of other species.

It has excellent thermal insulating properties, warms much better than sheep's wool, and at the same ...

They are most abundant on New Guinea, with only the genus Lycocorax and Semioptera being endemic to ...