Animals

Tuesday, 14 July 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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Leeches
Leeches do not have a respiratory system.
They absorb oxygen with their entire body surface.
American flamingo
During the mating season, males seek females, but eventually, the choice is made by females.
Some individuals mate for the entire season, while others look for more partners. There are sometimes groups of a male and two females, in which one is dominant.
Corn snake
Their average lifespan in the wild is 13 years, and typically up to 25 years in captivity.
The record holder lived for 32 years.
Common kingfisher
They feed mainly on fish, which they catch by diving vertically into a river or other body of water.
They also eat aquatic insects, frogs, and crayfish. They catch their prey by flying low over the water, at a speed of up to 190 km/h.
Basking shark
Basking sharks have a cigar-shaped body.
For this reason, they are often confused with the great white shark. However, they differ in the sha ...
Vaquita
In Spanish vaquita means “little cow.”
Octopus
The protein hemocyanin is responsible for the blue color of octopus blood.
Yellow spotted lizard
They can live up to 11 years in the wild.
It takes at least 3 years for yellow spotted lizards to reach maturity.
European pine marten
Martens have a perfectly developed sense of sight, smell and hearing.
Llamas
Utilization
Llamas because of their size are mostly used as a transport animal or raised for meat. Alpacas are m ...