Animals

Saturday, 7 February 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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Tiger sharks
Female tiger sharks mate once every three years.
Luna moth
Number of moth generations are conditioned by the climate.
The Canadian population is univoltine, which means they have one generation a year. Central populati ...
Corn snake
They are carnivorous.
They primarily feed on small rodents, but also eat unguarded eggs, amphibians, and other reptiles. They bite their prey, and coil around it to subdue it, then swallow it whole, starting with the head.
Turtles
Land tortoises are very slow they rarely exceed a speed of 0.5 km/h.
They have short, columnar legs that resemble the feet of an elephant.
Ocean sunfish
They are sunbathing to warm up because of their ectothermic nature.
As they do so, they straighten horizontally and float just beneath the water surface. During this pr ...
Kiwi bird
Kiwi birds are the smallest ratites in the world.
Their length ranges from 30 to 65 centimeters, and they weigh up to 3,5 kilograms.
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.
Sloth
Sloths are very resistant to infections.
Even serious injuries do not end with an infection, unlike other animals or humans under these clima ...
Mallard
They make their nests on the ground or in trees, usually near the shore, although this is not the rule.
They build them mostly of grass and pad them with feathers.
Luna moth
Its Latin name is Actias luna, and it’s a member of the Saturniidae family.