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Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23 facts about Narwhal
23 facts about Narwhal
Sea unicorn
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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Gila monster
The young typically enter the brumation after hatching.
The average size of a hatchling is 15 centimeters long. It is fully independent, which includes the ability to use its venom straight away.
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Slow worm lizard
They do not have good eyesight, they cannot see colors and shades of gray have little contrast.
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American flamingo
The beak of the young does not curve until 11 weeks after hatching.
It allows them to become self-fed. At the same time, chicks begin to grow their first darts. Pink plumage gradually replaces the gray plumage within two to three years.
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Saola
Saola are native to Annamite Mountains on the border of Vietnam and Laos.
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Leeches
The body of leeches is elongated, obovate, or dorsoventrally flattened and may range in length from a few millimeters to over 30 cm.
Their bodies are contractile and distinctly segmented, tapering towards the ends ending in one or tw ...
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Housefly
Housefly eggs are about 2.5 mm in diameter.
They are most commonly laid in pig feces, where up to 15,000 larvae may hatch in one kilogram of a s ...
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Pink river dolphin
They are known for blushing.
When spooked or excited, the boto will flush pinker.
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Pterodactyls
Pterodactyls spanned from the Late Jurassic (163,5 million years ago) through the Late Cretaceous (66 million years ago).
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Brown recluse spider
Members of Loxosceles genus have violin-shaped marking on top of their cephalothorax.
The color intensity depends on the age of spider.
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Asian elephant
It is significantly smaller than its cousin from Africa, the African elephant.
The Asian elephant has smaller, more round ears and one finger, instead of two, on the upper lip of its trunk.
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21 facts about Okapi
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 ...
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