Animal Factopaedia

Sharks have electro reception, which is a keen sensitivity to electrical impulses. As fish swim around, their movement sends tiny electrical...

A shark’s pectoral fins cannot bend upwards like a fish, limiting its swimming ability to forward motion. Unlike fish, sharks cannot stop su...

The colours of fish are due to the presence of pigment cells called chromatophores which reflect or absorb light. If left in the dark for a ...

The characteristics of dolphins have given rise to the dolphin assisted therapy (DAT). This has been used as a therapeutic approach to incre...

Octopuses like chameleons are able to change their colour and even their skin texture to blend into their surroundings so that their enemies...

Why do Sharks bite humans and leave them? Most sharks like to test their prey before entirely devouring them and that’s why most attacks on ...

Why an Electric Eel called so? They get their name from the enormous electrical charge they can generate to stun prey and dissuade predators...