European Robin
Male robins are so aggressive and territorial that they will attack their own reflections.
Morocco
Dog Tick
Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals
Owl
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
Smokybrown Cockroach
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
Freshwater Eel
Freshwater eels are actually catadromous, meaning they migrate to saltwater to spawn
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!
Macaque
Macaque females will pass on their social rankings to their daughters
Eurasian Jay
The Eurasian jay has the ability to mimic other sounds
Electric Catfish
The electric catfish can discharge an electric shock up to 450 volts
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.
Codling Moth
Pupae are able to undergo diapause to survive poor fruit yield years and winter.
Spinosaurus
The Spinosaurus is the biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered!
Viper
Vipers are one of the most widespread groups of snakes and inhabit most
Angelshark
The angelshark’s range has contracted by more than 80% in the past century.
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.