Phelsuma madagascariensis

Diurnal animals are active during the daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The timing of activity by an animal depends ...

A carnivore meaning 'meat eater' is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of a...

An insectivore is a carnivorous plant or animal that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which also refers to the human practice of e...

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some anima...

Island endemic animals are found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island. Animals or organisms that are indigenous to a place ar...

Scansorial animals are those that are adapted to or specialized for climbing. Many animals climb not only in tress but also in other habitats, such...

Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...

Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...

Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...

Solitary animals are those that live singly and meet only for courtship and mating.

Animals that do not make seasonal movements and stay in their native home ranges all year round are called not migrants or residents.