Animals

Sunday, 9 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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Viper dogfish
It is ovoviviparous.
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrikes are known for impaling their prey.
Often the prey is still alive while being impaled on wires, spikes, or thorns. Shrikes do it both to ...
Moose
The oldest description of a moose in European literature does not come from northern areas, but from the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar.
European drawings and cave paintings indicate that moose were hunted already in the Stone Age. Some ...
Arabian oryx
Historically, the Arabian oryx lived mainly in the Middle East; until the early 19th century, there were large herds of oryx in Palestine, Sinai, Iraq, and Transjordan.
For centuries, oryxes were part of the environment that ensured the survival of the indigenous popul ...
Sperm whale
Sperm whales are a cosmopolitan species.
They are found in all oceans. Males in particular, which are known for their long-distance migration ...
Crustacean
Krill also appears in the trade, which, although it is one of the largest biomasses on the planet (Antarctic krill alone is estimated at 380 million tons) is caught in quantities not exceeding 120.000 tons per year.
Krill is often used not as a dish but as a raw material for the production of oil - a very healthy d ...
Mallard
As early as the Neolithic period in Greece, people hunted these birds. They fell prey to hunters more often than other species due to their large numbers.
They are most often prepared by stewing or roasting, accompanied by sweet accompaniments such as apples, pears, or cranberries.
Grey heron
Their flight is very characteristic, the neck is bent, and the head is pulled back towards the body.
This feature distinguishes herons from cranes and storks.
Wolf spider
They are venomous but not dangerous to humans.
When you get bitten the place may swell and you will feel mild pain and itching. There are no eviden ...
Ladybugs
Ladybugs is a name given to the Coccinellidae family by the Americans.
They are known under two main names–ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other English-speaki ...