Animals

Tuesday, 2 December 2025
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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Clownfish
Clownfish are most often traded marine fish.
Most of the global trade comes from the wild, but things are changing over time. Clownfish are easy breading in captivity so from year to year less of them are captured from the oceans.
Leopard geckos
Apart from being a fat supply, its tail can be detached from the body while captured by a predator.
It is segmented, so the gecko can detach only a part of it. Leopard geckos can regenerate their lost tail, however, it may not grow back looking the same.
Vaquita
They are endemic to Mexico’s Gulf of California.
They are non-migratory, limited to a territory of approximately 4,000 square kilometers.
Komodo dragon
They are carnivorous.
However, it is claimed that they mostly feed on carrion, and they often attack living prey. They cha ...
Fleas
Fleas can jump over 30 centimeters high.
Fleas
Fleas carry various diseases.
They include murine typhus, tapeworms, mycoplasma haemofelis, and cat scratch disease. The disease is transmitted by leaving small samples of saliva on the host body.
Alpaca
Alpacas are bred for their wool, which is the primary raw material obtained.
Alpacas are shorn once a year, yielding 3 to 5 kilograms of fiber.
Hawksbill sea turtle
They fell prey to sharks, large fish, octopuses, and crocodiles.
Clownfish
Young clownfish hatch in 6 to 10 days after laying eggs.
This usually occurs at night, 2 hours after dusk.
Arctic fox
The first breeding farm of polar foxes was established in North America in 1897.
Since then, fox furs became more popular among women, and the fur industry has grown to enormous pro ...