Owl
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
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Smokybrown Cockroach
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
Ural owl
The Ural owl can rotate its head up to 270 degrees
Brown-banded Cockroach
Females glue egg cases to furniture
Brown Dog Tick
Can live its entire life indoors
Ortolan Bunting
The tradition of hiding your face with a napkin or towel while eating this bird was begun by a priest who was a friend of the great French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
European Bee-Eater
They can eat up to 250 bees per day!
Common European Adder
European adders are the only snake that lives above the Arctic Circle.
Eurasian Jay
The Eurasian jay has the ability to mimic other sounds
Nose-horned viper
The fangs of a nose-horned viper can be as long as half an inch
Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Many hawk moth caterpillars eat toxins from plants, but don’t sequester them the way milkweed butterflies do. Most toxins are excreted.
Woolly Rhinoceros
The woolly rhinoceros roamed the earth between three and a half million and 14,000 years ago.
Red Kite
This bird moves its tail to steer its body like a rudder on a boat.
Codling Moth
Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.
Peppered Moth
Teachers in schools often use the evolution of the peppered moth as a good example of Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
Viper
Vipers are one of the most widespread groups of snakes and inhabit most
Wax Moth
The Wax Moth larvae are more dangerous than the adult.
Linnet
While linnets are monogamous during mating season, they do not mate for life. While breeding pairs are together, the males are highly territorial and will defend the nesting site and the surrounding area.