Animals

Monday, 20 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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Tasmanian devil
Only about 40% of pups reach adulthood.
Young devils reach sexual maturity at 2 years of age.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx has the ability to detect rain and follow its direction.
Oryxes have an uncanny ability to detect moisture. If they detect that there is a reservoir nearby, ...
Guinea pig
The guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food, by tribes in the Andean region of South America (today's southern parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).
Archaeological excavations in Peru and Ecuador have uncovered statues dating from around 500 BC to 5 ...
Asian elephant
Asian elephants are gray, with pinkish patches on their trunks, around their ears and forehead.
Toco toucan
Toco toucans are considered a fairly common species.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has recognized them as a species of least concern (LC), continuously since 1988.
Blue tang
When the royal blue tang gets stressed, it can change its color to dark purple.
Yellow spotted lizard
The skin is covered with scales, the larger ones are on the upper side of the body and smaller ones on the belly of the lizard.
The scales are rough and give the body a specific texture. Those that cover the underside of the bod ...
American robin
Its Latin name is Turdus migratorius and it’s a member of Turdidae family.
Asian elephant
Asian elephants have six sets of small teeth.
They are all present in the elephant’s skull at birth. Since each set is larger than the previous one, their skulls grow throughout their lifetime to make space for the new set.
Crested gecko
Although in captivity crested geckos breed easily, little is known about their reproductive behavior in wilderness.
In captivity, female lays two eggs that hatch approximately 60 – 150 days after.