Animals

Friday, 28 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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Maine coon
The oldest living Maine coon was Corduroy from Oregon, U.S.
He was 26 when named the oldest living cat by the Guinness World Records in 2015. Sadly, a year later, he ran away from home, and after several weeks was presumed dead at 27.
Wolf spider
The many genera of wolf spiders range in body size from less than 10 to 35 mm (0.4 to 1.38 in).
Brazilian wandering spiders
The most common banana worm is Phoneutria boliviensis.
The body length of this species ranges from 30 to 40 mm (females are larger), and the leg span can r ...
Dodo bird
It is believed that dodo chicks were fed so-called bird’s milk.
In pigeons, the mucous membrane of the goiter contains glands that, a few days before the young hatc ...
Butterflies
They have two pairs of wings - front and back.
The wings can be covered with a variety of patterns, and the hind wings can also have tails. A commo ...
Butterflies
The larval form of the butterfly is the caterpillar.
Their food is most often soft parts of plants. However, there are also carnivorous and even cannibal caterpillars. The caterpillar is the only developmental stage of the insect in which it grows.
American robin
Its Latin name is Turdus migratorius and it’s a member of Turdidae family.
Butterflies
There are butterflies whose females do not have wings.
An example of such a butterfly is the species Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, whose female never deve ...
Komodo dragon
They are sexually dimorphic.
Females lay eggs in September. They can be monogamous and form bonds with chosen individuals, which ...
Amur leopard
Males are larger than females.
Males typically weigh between 32 to 48 kg, but their weight can exceed 75 kg. Females generally weigh between 25 and 43 kg.