Animals

Sunday, 5 July 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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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 ...
Basking shark
An adult basking shark requires up to 500 liters of zooplankton per day to meet its nutritional needs.
It is capable of filtering approximately 1800-2000 tons of water per hour.
Platypus
Until the early 20th century, platypuses were eagerly hunted for their fur.
Today they are protected throughout their territories.
Tasmanian devil
Tasmanian devils can swim and swim quite well.
They can cross rivers as wide as 50 meters in this way. Observations show that such swimming gives them pleasure even when the water is very cold.
Cane toad
The skin of the cane toad skin is dry and covered with warts, with distinct ridges running above the eyes and extending across the snout.
Cane toads may be colored grey, yellowish, reddish-brown, or olive-brown, with diverse blots and patterns. The underside is cream-colored and may have spots in shades of black or brown.
Bird of Paradise
Birds of paradise make many sounds and are loud singers.
They sing to call a mate, to mark territory, or to alert in case of danger.
Slow worm lizard
These animals are found at altitudes up to about 2000 m above sea level.
Housefly
Flies as biological weapons were used during World War II.
The Japanese, under the leadership of Shirō Ishii, worked on entomological warfare techniques. They ...
Northern pike
They live in the northern hemisphere.
Their range extends from Alaska through Canadian territory, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Shoebill
The eyes of these birds are relatively large, shifted forward, providing Shoebills with better three-dimensional vision.
The eyes are yellowish or grayish-white in color.