Animals

Thursday, 13 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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Cane toad
Their primary sense is vision.
When hunting, they rely on motion detection but support themselves with their sense of smell.
Portuguese man-of-war
They form legions of 1,000 colonies floating together.
It is most likely not an intentional strategy, but rather a result of floating with the current, as they do not have any individual movement method.
French Bulldog
They are a brachycephalic breed.
The term derives from Ancient Greek and means “short head.” The well-known examples are Bulldogs, Pugs, Pekingese, and Persian cats.
Corn snake
Corn snakes are highly praised occupants of corn fields since they viciously hunt for rodents.
Stingrays
They sleep buried in the sand.
They leave their tail unburied to be able to protect themselves.
Ball python
They are mostly nocturnal.
They spend the majority of their days in holes and burrows.
Common kingfisher
They often flee from birds of prey.
It flies low over the water making a long sound, then dives in full speed so that the predator loses sight of it.
Turtles
The carapace is formed from modified ribs and boney vertebral processes.
On the outside, the carapace is covered with scales, which are keratinized plates made of keratin. These plates protect the shell from scratches and bruises.
Coyote
They sometimes come into conflict with humans.
They kill domestic animals, mainly sheep, as well as stray cats and small dogs. They also often look in household garbage cans for food.
Clownfish
There are 30 species of clownfish. Twenty-nine belong to the Amphiprion genus and one to Premnas.