Animals

Thursday, 9 July 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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Goblin shark
After death, skin color quickly turns dull brown or grey.
Basking shark
Basking sharks are considered by scientists to be an endangered species.
Due to its slow growth, long gestation period, low reproductive rate and late sexual maturity, the s ...
Syrian brown bear
The Syrian bear is threatened mainly by habitat loss.
This is usually related to the development of agriculture, where bears come into conflict with human ...
Grey heron
Both parents incubate the eggs.
About 25 days pass from laying the egg to hatching. After the young hatch, the male and female are a ...
Spiders
They usually have eight eyes equipped with lenses. This distinguishes them from insects that have compound eyes. Most spiders' eyesight is not particularly well developed.
However, this is not a rule, as there are families of spiders with six (Haplogynae), four (Tetrablem ...
Clownfish
Most popular clownfish species are:
Amphiprion ocellaris Amphiprion clarkii Amphiprion percula Amphiprion akallopisos
Guinea pig
In the nineteenth century, the domestic cavy began to be used as a laboratory animal.
The advantage of these animals was their small size, gentle disposition, and their anatomical featur ...
Cane toad
They were carelessly introduced into Queensland, Australia, in 1935.
It was hoped that they would eliminate the population of the destructive grey-backed cane beetle. Th ...
Brown recluse spider
It is usually light or dark brown, but also in shades of grey.
Wombat
Southern hairy-nosed wombat is the smallest of the genera.
Its length ranges from 75 to 93 centimeters.