Animals

Monday, 2 November 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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Stingrays
Stingrays are related to sharks.
Both sharks and stingrays belong to the Elasmobranchii subclass of Chondrichthyes.
Quokkas
The population of quokkas on Rottnest Island is the largest.
Around 10,000 quokkas live there today.
Housefly
They are the prey of many animals.
They constitute a significant meal for birds, reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and other insects. In t ...
Wolf spider
Characteristic feature of wolf spiders is carrying egg sacs attached to spinnerets.
This is unique feature among spiders, no other species carry spiderlings on their back. Despite of additional encumbrance female wolf spiders are still capable of hunting while carrying her babies.
Vaquita
Although being part of cetaceans, they do not perform water acrobatics while surfacing.
They need to resurface to breathe, since lacking gills, but would rather emerge slowly, and dive quietly after taking a breath.
Hippopotamus
The Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) name comes from ancient Greek and means "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος).
Bull snake
Bull snake is a subspecies of the Gophersnake.
Its Latin name is Pituophis catenifer sayi and it’s a member of Colubridae family.
Ball python
It is the smallest of pythons found in Africa.
Ball python
Its name derives from curling into a ball while threatened or frightened.
Sea lamprey
They migrate upstream from bodies of water to spawn.
Fish that behave in this way are called anadromous. When they reach their destination, the male begi ...