66 years ago, on the 27-th of January, 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was completely called off. And several days ago in the Russian Internet there were lots of articles about cats of blockaded Leningrad published. But what’s so special about them? That’s the very thing you’re going to find out now.

This bird with gorgeous coat was seen by Europeans the first time when Spanish conquistadors conquered another Aztec town. In spite of the fact that this bird had strange appearance for Spaniards they finally decided to try it. The conquerors cooked it on a bonfire, then tried it and they were so enthused by the unusual taste of lean, slightly hardish meat. It is no surprise that several pairs of birds were brought by Spaniards for breeding to the Peninsula.

When most people think about animals, they imagine furry little cow-eyed creatures innocently plucking leaves from trees or bugs from the ground for nourishment. However, many people are shocked to learn that, just as in human life, there’s an incredible, dark and even lascivious underbelly to the animal world. If you thought you new a lot about animal behavior, the following unbelievable but true animal facts may cause your jaw to drop.

Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazes up to 8 hours a day, taking in about 45 kg (100 lb) of feed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water. A healthy cow gives about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

Fugu is the Japanese term for a fish native to the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from fuku meaning "to swell" . It is the generic term for any fish in the Tetraodontoid family; these are the 'puffer' fish, also known as blowfish or balloon fish. It is a rather unattractive fish, which has the ability to puff its body up to 300 times its usual volume and extend spikes for protection. The fish pumps air or water into the first two thirds of its stomach. The skin is able to stretch due to collagen fibres that reinforce it, also providing strength. If it is caught and eaten, it has been known to inflate after it has been swallowed, killing the predator, and then gnawing its way out of the stomach. If this doesn't work, the predator will die from the toxin.

It is a common knowledge that pet cemeteries have appeared not so long ago in the rich European countries.

Well, at first a bit of the origin of the word: in translation from Portuguese the word “piranha” means “a pirate”. Alfred Brem in his book “The life of Animals” wrote about these fish that their gluttony didn’t have limits, they could eat animals who were ten times bigger that they were, even crocodiles tried to avoid a stock of piranhas turning its back on the surface of water pretending that it was not alive… Great, isn’t it? More than enough material to add to the stereotypes about these intimidating creatures…

Scorching sun, only dry sand around – this is the places in where these ancient wonderful creatures live. How did they manage to inhabit the areas where other animals can’t dwell? What do we know about them?

This bird with gorgeous coat was seen by Europeans the first time when Spanish conquistadors conquered another Aztec town. In spite of the fact that this bird had strange appearance for Spaniards they finally decided to try it. The conquerors cooked it on a bonfire, then tried it and they were so enthused by the unusual taste of lean, slightly hardish meat. It is no surprise that several pairs of birds were brought by Spaniards for breeding to the Peninsula.