Animals

Wednesday, 27 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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Red-necked wallaby
The red-necked wallaby is a macropod marsupial.
It is a medium-sized mammal.
Jellyfish
There are several dangerous jellyfish species.
They mostly occur in northern Australia, and in the Indo-Pacific region. The most venomous is the Australian box jellyfish, whose sting can lead to paralysis, cardiac arrest, or death.
Narwhal
They feed mainly on squids, shrimps and fish.
They do not chew the food, they swallow it whole.
Sea otter
They are great divers and are capable of going for up to five minutes without breathing.
Sea otters usually do not need to dive for that long, as they live in shallow water down to 23 m (75 ft).
Narwhal
A huge threat to narwhal is the climate change.
Melting glaciers expose narwhal to more frequent attacks from predators.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
It is illegal to export native species from Australia including blue-tongue lizards.
Aye-aye
Approximately 80% of the night aye-aye spends on foraging.
Ball python
It is black or dark brown, with light brown blotches, and a cream underbelly.
Their colors and patterns vary so much, it is said there are no two identical ball pythons in the wild.
Common kingfisher
Common kingfishers are highly territorial.
Each day they must consume approximately 60 percent of their body mass, which means they must contro ...
Sea lamprey
Morphed juvenile lampreys migrate to lakes or saltwater environments.
At this time, they begin to feed on their victims' blood. It is estimated that a single sea lamprey is capable of killing 18 kg (40 lb) of fish annually.