Animals

Friday, 27 February 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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Gila monster
The Gila monster has an excellent sense of smell.
It uses it primarily to hunt for prey. It picks up the scent with its tongue, transferring it to the Jacobson organ—an olfactory organ located in the nasal cavity in many tetrapods.
Corn snake
To scare off predators, they act as rattlesnakes.
They hit their tail on the ground, creating a rattling sound.
Aye-aye
It is the only member of the genus Daubentonia.
It belongs to the rarest and most endangered primates. When it was discovered, it was confused with ...
Turtles
Aquatic species can swim at 30 km/h.
They are helped by their streamlined body and paddle-like front limbs. The hind ones, on the other h ...
Platypus
Observations of platypuses have shown that they can be both sedentary and migratory animals.
Sand lizard
Despite the high number of those reptiles, the population of the sand lizard has declined.
Progressing industrialization, which deprives the lizards of their habitat, can be considered the main reason.
Gila monster
The mating season lasts from April to May.
Pink river dolphin
Their diet consists of 53 different species of prey.
They feed on catfish, small river fish, crabs, shellfish, crustaceans, snakes, and small turtles.
Quokkas
Even though quokkas are approachable and friendly, they will not hesitate to bite if feeling threatened.
Usually, the ones that get bitten are the children.
Narwhal
A narwhal gestation period lasts about 15 months  and calves are born between June and August.