Animals

Friday, 7 August 2026
19 facts about snails
19 facts about snails
Also called gastropods
Snails are mollusks and are one of the most numerous animal species in the world. In terms of species diversity, they are second only to insects. Even ...

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Zebra mussel
They are excellent water filterers.
Thanks to their filtering efficiency, they clean water making it more transparent and allowing algae ...
Wombat
Wombats' lifespan is an average of 15 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.
The species is not in danger of extinction, except in the Victoria region. Nevertheless, hunting of these animals has been restricted.
Slow worm lizard
Slow worm lizards overwinter in groups. They choose sheltered spaces such as burrows as wintering sites. One wintering site can hold up to 100 individuals.
Sometimes they overwinter in the company of other lizards, snakes and amphibians.
Ladybugs
The final stage of larvae is called “pupa.”
Once they reach a proper size, they attach to a leaf with their tails and form a pupa, which transforms into a ladybird within a week or two.
Sea lamprey
Sea lampreys can be found deep under the sea.
Specimens of the sea lamprey have been recorded at depths of 4000 m (2,5 mi).
Hippopotamus
Hippos have been known to historians since ancient times.
The first images of these animals were cave paintings in the mountains of the central Sahara. One of ...
Fossa
Males are larger than females.
Their average weight ranges between 6 and 10 kg, and females between 5 and 7 kg.
Giant panda
In addition to a plant-based diet, some zoos provide pandas with specially prepared treats composed of animal ingredients.
These include fish, meat, or eggs.
Portuguese man-of-war
They are siphonophores, which means they are, in fact, living colonies of individual zooids, working as a unit.
Spinosaurus
The most popular Spinosaurus species is Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.
There are also Spinosaurus maroccanus, Baryonyx walkeri, Suchomimus tenerensis , Ichthyovenator laosensis, Irritator challengeri and some more less popular species.