Animals

Tuesday, 13 January 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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Guinea pig
The guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food, by tribes in the Andean region of South America (today's southern parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).
Archaeological excavations in Peru and Ecuador have uncovered statues dating from around 500 BC to 5 ...
Turtles
Each species of turtle has its own characteristic diet. Some are carnivorous, others herbivorous, and still others are omnivores.
Most terrestrial turtles are herbivores and aquatic turtles are carnivores, this is determined by th ...
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 ...
Housefly
Fly larvae are called maggots.
They are white, legless organisms that feed on organic material at their hatching site. After hatchi ...
Common Surinam toad
Young Surinam toads only reach the size of adult specimens after several years of growth.
The body dorsum of young specimens is uniformly gray and only after two weeks is there a concentration of dark pigment.
Clownfish
They are very hierarchical animals.
On the top of hierarchy, there is the most aggressive and largest female.
Spinosaurus
Its weight is estimated at 12 to 20 tones.
This is a large discrepancy, but we have to remember that not many specimens were excavated so far and it is challenging to assess the definitive conclusion.
Pink river dolphin
It is the main attraction of the Amazon River, despite not being the only dolphin species available in the Amazon.
Aye-aye
They are polygamous animals, mating with multiple mates.
Mating is preceded by aggressive fights among males who answered a female call.
Wolf spider
After conception female wolf spiders carry egg sacs for 20 to 40 days depending on species.
Before hatching female spiders are very aggresive, especialy when separated form egg sack which they ...