ExpressenSwedes

01/04/2020

The volume of the eye sockets of owls is almost entirely occupied by the eyeball, which is why they cannot rotate with their eyes and see only what is in front of them. But they turn their heads as much as 360 degrees!

01/04/2020

The nose print of each cat is unique; there are no two identical prints.

31/03/2020

A hungry wolf eats about 10 kg of meat. But usually his diet is 2 kg.

31/03/2020

Happy 60th Birthday to Madagascar! World’s Most Biodiverse Island Gets Gift of 60 Million Trees

To celebrate its 60th birthday, the nation of Madagascar held its largest ever tree-planting ceremony, with a million seedlings going into the ground in just a few hours after the speeches concluded. The country is preparing to plant a million trees for each year of its six decade history.

30/03/2020

FLYING FOXES ARE DYING EN MASSE IN AUSTRALIA’S EXTREME HEAT

In September and October—springtime in Australia and prime birthing season for the 28-centimetre long megabats—many of the flying foxes had returned to the park from their winter migration up the coast. Females were birthing pups as normal, says biologist Stephen Brend, who is in charge of monitoring grey-headed flying foxes in Victoria province, including at Yarra Bend Park, which is home to a significant colony of the bats. All was routine.

30/03/2020

If you meet an octopus, look into his eyes, it may be interesting: octopuses have rectangular pupils.

29/03/2020

The female armadillo has a unique ability. In stressful situations, it can delay up to two years.

26/03/2020

Brilliantly coloured, noisy, and active during the day, many birds are easy to spot—and identify. In the past two decades, an average of fewer than six new bird species have been described every year in the entire world.

But 2020 will be different, as scientists have just announced 10 previously undescribed species and subspecies from three Indonesian islands east of Sulawesi.

26/03/2020

BUMBLEBEES ARE GOING EXTINCT IN A TIME OF ‘CLIMATE CHAOS’

Loss of the vital pollinators, due in part to temperature extremes and fluctuations, could have dire consequences for ecosystems and agriculture

25/03/2020

At least 20,000 to 30,000 animals trapped in people’s homes since Wuhan went into lockdown, the head of a local animal rescue center said.

25/03/2020