Animals

The life span of butterflies varies from a few hours to several months, depending on the species.

There are three subspecies in the family: the Amazon river dolphin, the Bolivian river dolphin (found in the Madeira River), and the Orinoco river dolphin (found in the Orinoco basin).

Most birds are sedentary, but some migrate in the fall.

Minks are very skillful hunters and will eat basically anything that is within their reach.

In the wild, they live up to 12 years on average. Captive animals can live up to 30 years.

They have a high metabolic rate, and thus, depending on species, have to consume from 15% to 25% of their body weight every day.

Toco toucans are very important to indigenous peoples.

They are being hunted by hawks, snakes and domestic cats mostly.

It was first described in 1854 by zoologist Edward Blyth.

Observations of platypuses have shown that they can be both sedentary and migratory animals.