Chris – Page 17 – Fauna Facts

31 Birds with Crests and Tufted Heads (A to Z List with Pictures)

By Chris / June 19, 2022 August 25, 2023

Examples of birds with crests and tufted heads include bare-faced go-away birds, blue jay, cedar waxwing, crested caracara, and crested duck. Birds with crests and tufted heads are some of the most visually stunning creatures in the animal kingdom. These features serve as important visual signals for communication and can be used to intimidate predators …

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Wolf vs Mastiff: Things You Need to Know

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 22, 2023

All dogs are descended from wolves. Specifically, the domesticated dogs today came from the gray wolf, whose scientific name is Canis lupus. There are many wolves in the world, and there are also many breeds of dogs. One of the biggest dogs is the mastiff, and it is a descendant of an old breed called …

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Why do Baby Deer Have Spots? (And for How Long)

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 21, 2023

Baby deer are vulnerable to predatory attacks as they cannot move around in the first few weeks of their lives. The spots on their body help them to better blend in with nature and hence provide them with a security blanket against predatory attacks. The first few weeks are a very crucial period in a …

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Where Do Ducks Go in the Winter?

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 24, 2023

Most ducks will stay in their summer nesting ground during the winterand stay there. Some, however, will migrate to warmer areas. Ducks typically just wait it out. They can sleep on the water or land. Pretty much, ducks are adaptable animals. Some of them even swim in cold water and walk on ice. What Happens …

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Where do Deer Live? (They’re Nomadic!)

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 21, 2023

Deer do not have any permanent home. However, they mostly live out in the open under the trees in the summer.In the winter, they prefer to live in the deeper part of the woods, in the presence of large bushy trees. They are found in a variety of ecosystems that ranges from rainforests, wetlands, mountains, …

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Queen Ant Size: How Big is a Queen Ant?

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 16, 2023

There is no single size for a queen ant, as there are many species of ants. Generally, queen ants can get as big as 8 millimeters or about 0.31 inches. Some can grow as big as 52 millimeters or two inches. Despite the queen ants’ varying sizes, the queen ant is the biggest ant in …

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Platypus vs Beaver

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 25, 2023

Both the platypus and the beaver are semi-aquatic animals. While both of them are mammals, they do not belong to the same family because beavers are rodents, but a platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Beavers are the second largest rodents next to the capybaras. A platypus, on the other hand, is somewhat a cross between …

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5 Amazing Wolf Hunting and Survival Tactics (List)

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 21, 2023

Wolves do not always hunt in packs. Some packs are known to take down big prey on their own. In the summer, it is not unusual to see a lone wolf hunting. There are some main things that wolves do when hunting. First, they need to select a prey; then they need to track it, …

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Is a Weasel a Rodent? (No, it’s closer to a Bear!)

By Chris / June 16, 2022 August 23, 2023

No, a weasel is not a rodent, although it sure looks like one. A weasel’s order is Carnivora, while a rodent’s order is Rodentia. Both rodents and weasels, however, are mammals. Weasels belong to the family Mustelidae. Weasels, minks, stoats, and ferrets belong to the same genus, but they are not rodents. What are Rodents …

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How Many Ants Die a Day?

By Chris / June 13, 2022 August 16, 2023

The estimate is that 2,739 quadrillion ants die every day. That is how many they are, and death is part of what they have to deal with, even if they have a somewhat long life. In terms of figures, this is how 2.7 quadrillion looks like: 2,739,000,000,000,000.That is a whole lot of ants, but then …

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