Animals

Wednesday, 14 October 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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Dodo bird
Dodos became extinct about 350 years ago.
Undisturbed by anyone, the birds lived on an island uninhabited by humans from about 10 million year ...
Laughing kookaburra
Laughing kookaburras are family birds.
They pair for life and use the help of their grown younglings in the process of incubating the eggs, and feeding and protecting them from predators.
Luna moth
Both sexes are green with a long tail on hind wings.
Fore and hind wings have an oval spot, one per wing. Second and third generation moths have more yellowish-tinted wings.
Salamanders
Respiration
While lizards have only one organ responsible for respiration-the lungs, salamanders rely on skin, gills or lungs (or, in some species, the combination of skin and lungs altogether).
Horseshoe crab
The female is able to lay 60 to 120 thousand eggs at a time.
Spawning takes place in late spring and early summer. In addition to the male attached to the female, there may be other males around the copulating pair who are also involved in egg fertilization.
Shoebill
The Shoebill is a bird with a very distinctive appearance.
The most distinctive part of its body is a thick, wide beak adapted for foraging in mud. This beak r ...
Amur leopard
It belongs to the genus Panthera of the family Felidae.
It is also known as the Russian leopard, Korean leopard, Far East leopard, or Manchurian leopard.
Bonobo
The bonobo and the common chimpanzee are two species that make up the genus Pan and are the closest living relatives of humans (Homo sapiens).
According to a study conducted by scientists at George Washington University, bonobos and common chi ...
Maine coon
Maine coon tail is its signature feature.
Their tails are very fluffy, and usually as long as the cat itself.
Lemon shark
The lemon shark is a species of the Carcharhinidae family.
The family includes many species, such as bull shark, tiger shark, grey reef shark, and blue shark.