The red panda: is a shy and solitary animal

The red panda: is a shy and solitary animal

The red panda is overshadowed by the black and white giant with which it shares its name. It is usually the size of a domestic cat, although its large bushy tail adds 46 centimeters to its body.

Giant Pacific octopus: the largest octopus species

Giant Pacific octopus: the largest octopus species

The giant Pacific octopus is the largest and longest-lived of all octopus species. The size record is held by a specimen 9 meters wide and weighing 272 kilograms. An average specimen is about 5 meters long and weighs 50 kilograms.

Urechis unicinctus a very popular worm in China, Japan and Korea

Urechis unicinctus a very popular worm in China, Japan and Korea

The diversity of the marine fauna is practically incomprehensible and some species never cease to amaze us. One of them is the ‘Urechis unicinctus’, very popular in China, Japan and Korea but especially famous in the world for its informal name: the ‘penis fish’.