On the 4th of July, 1971, Koko was born in captivity at San Francisco Zoo. She was a Western Lowland Gorilla, which is ranked as critically endangered according to the IUCN. Francine ‘Penny’ Patterson, an animal psychologist, was studying for her doctorate at…
Foreword: The Blue Glaucus is a type of sea slug which tends to hang around the East and South Coast of South Africa, as well as European waters, the East Coast of Australia, and Mozambique. This animal may look pretty, but it has…
In today’s spotlight, we introduce an ant known for its size- it's the Pheidologeton diversus or The East Indian harvesting ant. As these ants are huge, i do not keep these myself. Instead, I keep lasius flavus. Description: Pheidologeton diversus (East…
We live in a big world of fascinating creatures, some of which scientists are still discovering today! Here are some extraordinary animals you may not have heard of before: The Dumbo Octopus The Dumbo Octopus is a deep-sea creature that can…
There are many facts in this world that people are not aware of. Here are just 10 very strange facts that you might not have known before: 1- Ice pops were invented by an 11-year-old by accident. A young boy by the…
