Animals

Tuesday, 21 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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Okapi
Okapi grow up to about 2.1 meters in length and from 1.5 to 1.7 meters at the shoulder.
Leopard geckos
They are crepuscular, which means they are active during dusk and dawn.
Despite living in relatively hot and dry regions of the world, they prefer cooler parts. Thus, they spend most of the daytime inside burrows, emerging once the temperature drops.
Adelie penguin
They migrate an average of 13,000 kilometers (8,100 miles) a year.
The longest migration ever recorded for these penguins being 17,600 kilometers (10,900 miles).
Earthworms
The body of these animals is composed of visibly separated segments with 4 pairs of bristles emerging from them.
Boa constrictor
They are carnivores that hunt mostly from concealment. When there is not much potential prey in their environment, they are forced to hunt actively.
Their diet consists mainly of birds and small and medium-sized mammals. Although their prey is usual ...
Horseshoe crab
They live in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of North and Central America and near the Asian coasts in the Pacific.
Turtles
Two turtles circled the moon. This happened in September 1968 aboard the Zond 5 spacecraft.
The mission began at 21:42 UTC on September 14. The step-turtles stayed aboard the ship for 6 days, ...
True seals
Although their fins give them speed in the water, seals move slowly and clumsily in the terrestrial environment.
The rear flipper is attached to the pelvic rim so that seals cannot point it downward and use it for walking.
Fleas
Fleas are holometabolous.
They undergo all four stages throughout their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult (called imago).
Sea otter
They remain an endangered species. 
Their current global population is estimated at about 110,000 individuals, which is still much lower ...