Animals

Wednesday, 4 March 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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Gila monster
Gila monsters fell prey to coyotes, badgers, snakes, and birds of prey.
Tigers
Tigers, like lions, open their muzzles and extend their tongues to facilitate air access to olfactory receptors.
Hippopotamus
Nile hippos live in symbiosis with some birds.
They allow cattle egrets to sit on their backs since they rid their skin of parasites and insects that plague them.
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.
Hammerhead sharks
The distinctive structure—a hammer-like head—is called a cephalofoil.
It allows sharks an increased binocular vision and depth perception.
Yellow spotted lizard
There are four subspecies of yellow-spotted tropical lizards.
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ophiophthalmum, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tehuanae, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tenebrarum.
True seals
When feeding their young, female seals do not eat anything and sometimes do not even drink.
Usually, the feeding areas are hundreds of kilometers away from the breeding sites. The seal's milk ...
Spiders
A significant number of spiders experience cannibalism associated with the act of reproduction.
Most often, it is the male who falls victim to the female - usually during or after copulation. Case ...
Bird of Paradise
The feathers of birds of paradise are used by indigenous people of New Guinea to decorate ritual costumes, plumes, or funeral ceremonies.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, European women eagerly decorated their hats with the colorful feathers of these birds.
Brittle stars
They are widespread over the globe.
They can be found in cold, polar waters as well as in warm tropical environments.