Animals

Friday, 28 August 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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Malaysian trumpet snail
The most distinguished trait of the Malaysian trumpet snail is its dark-red spotting on its shell.
Their shells are conical and elongate, usually cream, brown, or gray.
Snails
The largest land snail is the black snail.
It occurs throughout Europe, where it was introduced in the 16th century. This snail can reach 20 cm in length.
Horseshoe crab
They are caught and used as bait to catch eels.
Scientists have been able to isolate a substance from the horseshoe crabs organism that is responsible for attracting eels, but it has not been synthesised yet.
Dolphins
There are nearly 40 species of dolphins in the world.
Most of them live in shallow ocean waters in the tropical zone.
Siberian roe deer
On average, the Siberian roe deer grow to 145 centimeters tall and weigh approximately 60 kg.
Siberian roe deer
They undergo embryonic diapause.
Doe can delay the implantation of an embryo, so she will not give birth during winter.
Quokkas
Australian law is very strict with human-quokkas interactions.
They are not to be petted, cuddled, hugged, or fed. There was a case of a tourist who threw a quokka off a boat to see if it could swim. Although quokkas do swim, the man was jailed.
Adelie penguin
Their droppings, called guano, were used as fertilizer.
Red panda
The internet browser “Firefox” is named after the red panda.
It is also in the browser’s logo.
Rice's whale
Females give birth to one calf after 11 to 12 months of gestation.
The calf typically weighs approximately 900 kilograms and exceeds three meters in length.