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Animal Sleep

DinoAnimals.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:38:05 +0000

How Do Animals Sleep? Have you ever wondered how fish sleep? How is it possible that aquatic mammals don’t drown during a nap? The world of animal sleep is far more diverse and mysterious than our own. Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity, yet its expression varies wildly across life on Earth. This article will …

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Greenland Shark – The Long-Lived Shark

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 22 May 2025 07:08:51 +0000

Greenland shark, gurry shark, grey shark (Somniosus microcephalus) The Longest-Living Vertebrate It is said that the human body is programmed to live for 120 years. To most of us, this seems almost impossible. However, 120 years for a human is little compared to the capabilities of other living organisms on Earth. Fish, turtles, or marine mammals …

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Animal Migrations

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:34:32 +0000

The Mysteries of Animal Migration – How Do Animals Find Their Way? Animal migration is one of the most intriguing and mysterious phenomena in nature. Every year, millions of birds, butterflies, whales, and other creatures traverse vast distances in search of food, better living conditions, or breeding grounds. Their journeys often span thousands of kilometers …

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Hibernation, Estivation, Torpor in Animals

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:47:58 +0000

Winter and Summer Sleep in Animals, Hibernation, Estivation, Torpor For the average person, sleeping uninterrupted for 12 hours is an absolute record. It’s hard, then, to imagine that many other mammals (and not only mammals) can spend even several months in a specific kind of sleep. You’ve undoubtedly heard about hibernation and animals’ winter sleep …

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Fauna (animals) of Africa

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:30:09 +0000

The Majestic Animals of Africa: A Journey Through its Diverse Fauna Deep within the heart of Africa lies a world of wonder and diversity, where the roar of lions echoes across savannas, the graceful gait of giraffes towers above acacia trees, and herds of elephants roam the vast open spaces. This is the realm of …

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Do fish sleep, and if so, how?

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:13:59 +0000

How do fish sleep? One of the most common misconceptions about fish is that they do not sleep. However, this is not true. Fish do sleep, although their sleep patterns and behaviors are quite different from those of humans and other land animals. Fish have a sleep-like state called “paradoxical sleep,” which is also known …

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Sailfish – the fastest fish in the world?

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 06 May 2022 07:26:06 +0000

Sailfish – the world’s fastest fish? When it comes to speed in the animal kingdom, the cheetah is often considered the reigning champion, with its lightning-fast sprints clocking in at up to 70 miles per hour. But what if I told you there’s a fish that could give the cheetah a run for its money …

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Latimeria – living fossil

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:38:29 +0000

Latimeria – one of the most endangered animals in the world Latimeria – living fossil or not? One of the oldest living animals in the world, the survival of which was hard to believe. No wonder – for centuries scientists believed that this genus died out over 60 million years ago, along with the dinosaurs. …

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Dunkleosteus – prehistoric king of the oceans

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:56:08 +0000

Dunkleosteus – armored fish In the seemingly fathomless depths of Earth’s prehistoric oceans, long before the formidable Great White shark or the massive Megalodon staked their claim as apex predators, there lurked a bona fide marine monstrosity—a ruling titan whose phenomenal size, uncanny anatomical adaptations, and unstoppable force reigned supreme during the sinister Devonian era. …

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Shark attacks in New Jersey

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:40:41 +0000

Shark attacks in New Jersey – scenario of “Jaws” The beginning of the 20th century was a time of rather low public awareness of sharks. Today, we know that although they are not typically cannibal fish, a few species can certainly be dangerous to humans. The accidents off the coast of New Jersey in July …

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