Animals

Saturday, 4 April 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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Brown recluse spider
Brown recluse build irregular webs, but do not use them to capture prey.
They prefer to hunt at night, chasing their victims.
Leopard geckos
It usually takes between 30 and 90 days to hatch an egg.
Baby leopard geckos are up to 9 cm long, their weight reaching no more than 3 grams. However tiny, each youngling is completely independent.
Quokkas
Quokkas are largely solitary.
They tend to keep apart from themselves, forming groups for survival purposes.
Adelie penguin
Until the early 20th century, Adelie penguins were consumed by humans.
They were also used as a bait or for oil.
Sea lamprey
They migrate upstream from bodies of water to spawn.
Fish that behave in this way are called anadromous. When they reach their destination, the male begi ...
Asian elephant
Asian elephants communicate with each other with growls, rumbles, moans, and bellows.
Their vocalization can be picked up from over 1.6 kilometers away.
Common kingfisher
Common kingfishers' nests are tunnels drilled into the slopes of rivers or the banks of ponds.
Both males and females dig the burrow with their beaks. The tunnel can be up to six centimeters wide ...
Pterodactyls
The pterosaur clade consists of many genera, including Pterodactylus and Pteranodon, which are the most commonly depicted in modern culture.
Paleontologists claim there are more than 130 valid pterosaur genera, which fossils were found in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
American flamingo
The vast majority of their plumage is pink.
Their wing covers are red, and the first and second-order ailerons are black. The legs and part of the mandible are also pink, while the end of the beak is black.
Blue tang
Due to its common name, blue tang, it tends to get confused with the Atlantic blue tang.
They are, however, easily distinguishable, since the royal blue tangs have bright yellow tails.