Such a predatory fish, like a shark, often becomes a character in horror films - all because many myths are spread about these fish. We all know that a shark attacks people, but this is not entirely true ... The fact is that a shark does not distinguish who is in front of it: a person, a fish or a seal. It is worth noting, ...

Studying information about dinosaurs, it becomes uncomfortable - these huge animals are not fiction fantasies, they are real creatures that existed 201 million years ago on Earth. The superorder dinosaurs are numerous, it contains both small and very harmless species, as well as real monsters. The scariest ...

We all know that sharks are dangerous. But are they really so scary? In fact, this giant fish rarely attacks humans. In many ways, our interest in sharks is “fueled” by the media with countless reports and news, as well as films in which a group of people suddenly finds themselves in the open ...

As you know, a dog is a friend of man. And this friendship has been going on for many millennia. It seems that it was the dog that became the first domesticated animal that is able to faithfully serve the owner in any circumstances. In the course of the development of human-dog relationships, the first all the time ...

Som is the largest freshwater predator. The weight of this fish can reach 300 kg. (it can easily swallow a person, and even such cases have been recorded. By the way, you will learn about one of them from our article). According to scientists, such giants are about 80 years old. Very rarely to whom ...

Feline - a family of mammals belonging to the order of predators. Most often they get their food by sneaking up and stalking it, sometimes by chasing it. This family includes many animals, some of which, for example, the Amur tiger, impress with their size and weight. But ...

As a rule, insects are not very fond of and try to get rid of them. In people, the presence of cockroaches or flies in the house speaks of dirt, so eradication begins immediately. But there are such insects, when meeting with which it is better to leave the house on their own, because it is unlikely to affect them ...

Bears are one of the largest mammals on our amazing planet! Various species of clubfoot (bears are called so because of their clumsy gait) occupy a huge range and are found on almost all continents. The largest bear - the grizzly bear, once lived in Alaska, but ruthless ...

The predatory detachment has about 16 families, 280 species. They are distributed almost throughout the world. In ordinary life, it is customary to call predators not only mammals, but also all carnivorous vertebrates. Carnivores are most often those who hunt other vertebrates. Once among ...

Sheep in ancient times were domesticated by man. They are kept for wool and meat. The first domestic sheep appeared about 8 thousand years ago, where Turkey is now located. Gradually, sheep breeding began to be practiced throughout the world. Now, huge numbers of sheep can be found in China. ...

Crocodiles appeared more than 83 million years ago. This detachment, belonging to the class of reptiles, has at least 15 species of real crocodiles, 8 species of alligators. Most of them grow to 2-5.5 m. But there are very large ones, such as a combed crocodile, which reaches 6.3 m, and ...

Monkeys are very special creatures. They are considered one of the most developed representatives of the animal world. Of course, not all monkeys are the same, among them there are many primitive small creatures who strive to do some dirty trick. But with humanoid species, things are completely ...

Butterflies are special creatures. Bright, light, they fly from flower to flower, bewitching. Since ancient times, people watched butterflies, composed verses about their beauty, created signs and legends. Due to the wide colorful wings, so reminiscent of an inflorescence, they are very different from others ...

Almost everywhere you can find snakes. Most often they live on land, but some species prefer trees to hide underground, in rivers and lakes. When it is cold outside, they fall asleep. Snakes are predators. Poisonous snakes attack prey and bite it, injecting poison. Other varieties ...

It is hard to imagine an evening in the village without a glass of warm fresh milk and a loaf of fresh bread with sour cream. More recently, in every village courtyard there were at least 2-3 cows. Now times have changed, but farmers have not gone anywhere and are actively supplying the whole world with delicious meat and milk. For performance ...

Residents of cities, most likely, do not remember the existence of frogs, they have more important things to do, and the children even represent these amphibians exclusively as fairy-tale heroes. But the lucky ones who often go out of town, probably often see frogs. But they cause few joyful people ...

What a grasshopper looks like, every child knows, starting from kindergarten. But this stereotype is very misleading. There are more than 6 thousand species of grasshoppers and they look completely different. Some are similar to those that are painted in children's books, some are like those that are shown in horror films. there is ...

Insects are an ancient and numerous class of animals. It arose about 400 million years ago; representatives survived cataclysms and modifications. Presumably, from 2 to 4 million species of insects live on Earth. This difference is due to the fact that representatives of many species came across scientists only once, ...

Africa is a bloody battlefield. The desperate struggle for life here does not stop for a minute. It is worth gape, and you have already become someone else's dinner. These ten most dangerous animals in Africa are swift and ruthless. Near the water and in the sands, among the dense greenery and on the vast expanses of the savannah, ideal lurk ...

No matter how fluffy rabbits and singing birds touched people, in wildlife there are much more predators than helpless and safe animals. And this is worth remembering in those moments when you so want to leave away from civilization, take a walk in the Siberian forest or swim in a cool river. After all, even ...