Animals

Saturday, 6 June 2026

Monodon Monoceros, or single-tooth narwhal, is the only representative of the genus Monodon from the Monodontidae family. These relatively small mamma ...

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Crested gecko

It is native to southern New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

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Tiger sharks

The average lifespan of a tiger shark is 27 years in the wild.

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Llamas

Nose

Llama nose is long while alpacas have blunt and short one.

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Pink river dolphin

It has a long, pointed beak, which aids in hunting in narrow spaces.

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Leeches

The vast majority of leech species are parasites, the rest being predatory species.

Parasitic species, which are permanent external (rarely internal) parasites, feed on the blood of ve ...

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Axolotl

Despite a drastic decline in the wild population, axolotls are unlikely to become extinct.

They are popular additions to house aquariums, where breeding is relatively easy – all that is neede ...

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Butterflies

Queen Alexandra's birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

It is the largest diurnal butterfly in the world, with a wingspan of up to 28 centimeters (10 inches ...

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European wildcat

Young are usually born in April or May.

A litter may consist of one to eight young. For the first month they are fed exclusively on the moth ...

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Blue tang

It is common in the tropical reefs of the Indo-Pacific.

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Octopus

Octopuses can camouflage themselves.

Thanks to special cells in their skin, they can adjust their skin color to the environment like a chameleon. Camouflage is used by these animals both for hunting and hiding from predators.

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21 facts about Okapi

The animal was discovered in 1901

It was known locally in ancient Egypt, where a carved statue of this animal was found. Okapi is a very interesting, unusual animal with an interesting ...