Komodo dragons are the biggest and heaviest lizards on Earth. Full-grown adults can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh more than 300 pounds (140 kilograms)! Most weigh about 150 pounds (70 kilograms).These endangered giant reptiles have been around for millions of years, but scientists didn’t study them until about a hundred years ago. […]
Sailfin Lizard: The Underwater Dragon That Can Hold Its Breath for 15 Minutes
Both genders of the sailfin lizard can grow a little over 3 feet long!Their traditional coloring is a blotchy pattern of greens and browns including yellow hues on their legs and under its head with a comb of scales going down their back;however, the males may develop a violet color as they age.The sailfin lizard […]
African Swamp King: Unveiling the Largest Recorded Crocodiles
Gustave is the name of a “water monster” of the Nile crocodile family. It has a weight of 907 kg with a length from head to tail of 5.1 meters. Gustave is estimated to be over 70 years old and weighs around 1 ton. He is the largest confirmed crocodile ever seen in Africa. Its […]
Discover the Fascinating Brown-tail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
The brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to Europe, neighboring countries in Asia, and the north coast of Africa. Descriptions of outbreaks, i.e., large population increases of several years duration, have been reported as far back as the 1500s. The life cycle of the moth is atypical, […]
Rescuing 500 Horses from Slaughter: The Incredible Woman Who Built a Sanctuary
Sadly, every year thousands of horses are shipped from America and sent to slaughterhouses to meet a very unfortunate end. However, one woman living in California decided to take matters into her own hands and make a difference for these horses in need. After not being able to bear seeing beautiful horses meeting such an […]