Animals

Wednesday, 29 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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Dolphins
5 species of dolphins live in rivers.
For example, the pink river dolphin is a representative of dolphins living in the waters of the Amazon River and Orinoco  River.
Saola
The first photograph of Saola was taken in 1999.
Since then, scientists have managed to photograph Saola only three more times, the last time in 2013.
Axolotl
On October 2021, the Bank of Mexico introduced a new 50-peso note containing the image of an axolotl.
Bird of Paradise
The feathers of birds of paradise are used by indigenous people of New Guinea to decorate ritual costumes, plumes, or funeral ceremonies.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, European women eagerly decorated their hats with the colorful feathers of these birds.
Housefly
It is probably the most widespread insect in the world.
It is found in all populated parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, in the Arctic and in tropical equatorial forests, where it is widespread.
Leeches
Leech saliva has specific properties.
It contains hirudin, a substance that prevents blood from clotting, and histamine, which causes dila ...
Insects
They live in many different environments.
Insects can be found both in water, on land, and in the air. Some live in droppings, carrion or wood.
Common cuckoo
Cuckoos never raise their own chicks.
Their job is merely to drop an egg into a stranger's nest. When the nest owner realizes that the egg has been tossed, he may throw it or leave the nest altogether.
Tiger sharks
Despite sharing the same name, it is not related to the sand tiger shark.
Jellyfish
The smallest known jellyfish come from genera Eleutheria and Staurocladia.
They typically measure up to 0,5 millimeters in diameter.