Animals

Friday, 1 May 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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Central bearded dragon
When a lizard with a lower status in the group tries to gain a place higher in the hierarchy, the higher-status individual puffs out its chin and nods its head.
If the opponent wants to give way, he makes circular movements with one of his front paws.
Stingrays
Stingrays use electromagnetic senses to hunt for food.
Not only their eyesight is poor, but their eyes are located on top of their body. Thus, they use amp ...
Stingrays
The average lifespan of a stingray depends on gender.
Males live up to 7 years, females for an average of 15 to 22 years.
Wolf spider
The many genera of wolf spiders range in body size from less than 10 to 35 mm (0.4 to 1.38 in).
Stingrays
Stingrays are ovoviviparous.
Young are hatched from eggs stored within the female’s body.
Portuguese man-of-war
They consist of a floating, gas-filled bladder (pneumatophore), and submerged tentacles.
Alpaca
Alpacas are members of the Camelidae family.
They are grass-eating, even-toed mammals related to llamas, vicunas, and guanacos. They feed on grasses, herbs, young shoots and twigs.
Tigers
The coloration of tigers depends on the season and the subspecies.
It ranges from yellow to red-orange with distinct black stripes. Their bellies and head sides are white.
Black Caiman
Their lifespan in the wild is estimated at up to 80 years.
Brazilian wandering spiders
The bite of the Brazilian cottonmouth can cause priapism.
This affliction causes a prolonged and painful erection in men that is in no way caused by sexual arousal. If bitten by these spiders, symptoms can last up to five hours.