Animals

Saturday, 2 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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Common kingfisher
Females can establish several broods, each with six to eight eggs.
Eggs are hatched by both parents for about 20 days. Chicks leave the nest after 22-27 days, once the ...
Gila monster
Although its bite is painful, there are no reported deaths of humans.
Fossa
Fossas communicate with each other through scent.
They mark trees, rocks, and even the ground with secretion from glands located under their tails and on their chests.
Sloth
Sloths have nine cervical vertebrae, while most mammals have seven.
It allows them to rotate their head 180 degrees.
Mallard
During the breeding season, the coloration of the male undergoes spectacular changes.
The head takes on an iridescent green color, which is separated from the rest of the brown-steel bod ...
Pink river dolphin
There are three subspecies in the family: the Amazon river dolphin, the Bolivian river dolphin (found in the Madeira River), and the Orinoco river dolphin (found in the Orinoco basin).
There is also a debate about whether the Araguaian river dolphin (found in the Tocantins basin) shou ...
Hippopotamus
Hippos lead an amphibious lifestyle.
They mostly stay in the water during the daytime, showing activity after dusk and at night. Then the ...
Southern cassowary
Southern cassowary is most common of three cassowary species alive.
It is also the largest and heaviest one. Scientific name of southern cassowary is Casuarius casuariu ...
White-browed tit-warbler
Their name comes from their distinctive eyebrows.
True seals
Seals, or animals included in the seal family, are predatory marine mammals.
There are nineteen species of Phocidae (also called true seals or earless seals):Mediterranean monk ...