Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
Has 10 pairs of eyes!
The spinal column of the shrew Scutisorex somereni is so strong and reinforced that it can support the weight of an adult human.
Honey buzzards are medium-sized raptors that earned their names by raiding the nests of bees and wasps.
Ferrets were used during the Revolutionary War to keep down the rat population.
There are two different types of white ferrets!
The most common type of urban roach
Can lay up to 7500 eggs
Lazarus Lizards can communicate through chemical and visual signals.
Rat snakes are constrictors from the Colubridae family of snakes.
Male robins are so aggressive and territorial that they will attack their own reflections.
Dog ticks feed on dogs and other mammals
The owl can rotate its head some 270 degrees
Has up to 45 eggs per egg case
The Ural owl can rotate its head up to 270 degrees
Females glue egg cases to furniture
Can live its entire life indoors
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 adders are the only snake that lives above the Arctic Circle.