Biology

The sea otter is a very cute looking animal that is known to be a professional in being cute, and there are various expressions of it circulating on the internet for internet users to love. Sea otters are not only cute in appearance, but also in their activities such as eating, swimming and sleeping, which all reflect their cute side. In 2013, it was ranked fifth on the list of the world's cutest species.

The hermaphroditic characteristics of the spotted hyena are completely opposite to those of humans, so is the social system of the spotted hyena also opposite?

If you're in a vast expanse of desert, unless you can find water straight away, you'll be lucky to meet a camel. And it's not just the traditional image of the 'desert boat' that makes this animal so interesting - as a herbivore, they are almost never known to have natural predators in nature.

The primitive food chain is mutually exclusive, so that different species can continue to survive in nature, piranhas have a nemesis even if they are fierce.

The cave is so dark that these nocturnal snakes that live in bat caves are essentially completely blind and deaf

Researchers believe that the longer a female fly killed by a fungal infection dies, the greater the spread of these fungi, releasing more chemical signals

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in the 1990s, scientists have found more than 4,000 exoplanets, some like the giant gas planets of our solar system, and others like earth-like planets. Some exoplanets may have very harsh environments, perhaps as hot as venus or mercury, or as extremely cold as other planets. Of course there are also exoplanets that may have relatively suitable temperatures, may be located in the habitable zone of a star system, are a potentially habitable planet, and may even be a living planet.

In the process of forming amber resin drops, sometimes some unlucky insects or other small animals are imprisoned in them, freezing their lives in this moment.

Birds are one of the most common animals we see, especially birds like sparrows, turtledoves, pheasants and magpies, which are often seen in flocks. However, one thing that is strange is that with so many birds, we rarely get to see bird nests, why is that?

Scientists have applied genetic analysis tools to study insectivorous plants. The study depicted the dynamics of calcium molecules in the leaves of carnivorous plants when insect prey landed on the leaves and were captured by sticky secretions.