Trivia question for Jun-02-2011
Entanglement in fishing nets has caused many deaths, although there are no precise statistics. Most issues with industrial fishing occur in deeper waters where dugong populations are low, with local fishing being the main risk in shallower waters. As these guys cannot stay underwater for a very long period, they are highly prone to deaths due to entanglement.
Trivia question for Jun-01-2011
It is an opportunistic hunter and its diet encompasses 87 species. They prefer large prey and will take adult caiman (a form of small alligator), deer, capybara, tapirs, peccaries, dogs, foxes, and sometimes even anacondas.
Trivia question for May-31-2011
The back of these toads is covered with small warts. These warts give off a strong smelling poison when the toad is handled or attacked. The poison is so powerful that the toad has few enemies or predators.
Trivia question for May-30-2011
These sharks are typically solitary hunters, but occasionally hunt in pairs. They often cruise through shallow waters. They can suddenly accelerate and can be highly aggressive, even possibly attacking a racehorse in the Brisbane River in the Australian state of Queensland.
Trivia question for May-29-2011
However, their favorite food is blood, and while they may take on ticks bloated with blood, they also feed on it directly, pecking at the mammal’s wounds to keep them open to more parasites. So, what good the bird does for the mammal is negated by it keeping the wounds open to parasites and disease.
Trivia question for May-28-2011
These guys are cannibalistic predators that feeds on smaller prey species such as fish, crabs and shrimp, mollusks, and other juvenile species of its kind. It uses its two longer tentacles with tentacular clubs on the end to snare and catch its prey.
Trivia question for May-27-2011
These ants are well-known in Australia for their aggressive behavior and powerful stings. The venom of these ants has the potential to induce anaphylactic shock in allergic sting victims.
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Trivia question for May-26-2011
They are very good swimmers and are quite at home in water. They can be wholly submerged in water for many minutes if necessary, but usually prefer to remain near the bank.
Trivia question for May-25-2011
They are extremely agile both on the ground and in the upper branches of its forest home. They are native to Northern Europe belonging to the mustelid family, which also includes mink, otter, badger, wolverine and weasel.
Trivia question for May-24-2011
These guys normally live in pairs, but can be found individually or in small groups. They are diurnal and do not burrow, so during the night they rest in hollows in rocks or trees.
Trivia question for May-23-2011
These mammals inhabit the canopy of rain forests in tropical Africa, from Guinea to Kenya and Uganda into the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are nocturnal and arboreal, sleeping during the day in the leaves.
Trivia question for May-22-2011
Predators of this species generally consist of lions, leopards and hunting dogs. Although cheetahs also prey on them, they are unable to bring down a mature male, so usually go for the more vulnerable females and offspring.
Trivia question for May-21-2011
This is one of 50 scorpions that are a danger to humans; venom can kill by paralyzing heart muscles. They use their stinger in its tail to paralyze struggling prey as well as for defense against predators.
Trivia question for May-20-2011
There are five recognized species, all of which are endangered; all species have been adversely affected by historic deforestation but currently large areas of their forest habitat are well protected in reserves and national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators.
