Animals

Sunday, 26 July 2026

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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Hummingbirds

Some species of hummingbirds can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h in flight.

The Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is considered the fastest moving species of hummingbird. It is ...

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Saola

They are one of the world’s rarest mammals.

Their current population is estimated at below 750 individuals.

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Central bearded dragon

The bearded agama is a lizard from the agamaceae family.

There are about 350 species of Agamidae, divided into 50 genera.

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Wombat

Wombats are a solitary, territorial species, with each individual having a fixed range in which it lives and feeds.

They dig a burrow system with multiple exits in the ground or under limestone rocks. Burrows are dug ...

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French Bulldog

There are two types of French Bulldog ears.

The “rose ears”, typically folded over, are common among the English Bulldogs, and once upon a time ...

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Alligator snapping turtle

Their average lifespan ranges from 20 to 70 years in captivity.

In the wild, alligator snapping turtles are able to live for as long as 200 years, an average of 100.

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Insects

No insect can kill a person with its bite, but this does not mean that such a bite will not be unbearable.

The most venomous insect is the Pogonomyrmex maricopa ant, which lives in the southwestern United St ...

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Kiwi bird

Kiwi birds are the smallest ratites in the world.

Their length ranges from 30 to 65 centimeters, and they weigh up to 3,5 kilograms.

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Llamas

Face

Alpacas have more hairy faces than llamas.

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Tawny frogmouth

So, what differs frogmouths from owls?

First of all – legs. Owls have massive talons and strong legs because they catch prey with them. Fro ...

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28 facts about spiders

One of the first creatures to appear on land

The first ancestors of today's specimens appeared on Earth about 400 million years ago. They evolved from marine organisms of the chelicera subphylum. ...

17 facts about dolphins

Very intelligent and social mammals

They live in both oceans and rivers. They often travel in large herds, sometimes exceeding 1000 individuals. They have their language, which we have n ...

41 facts about octopus

Very intelligent animals with amazing abilities

Octopuses are cephalopods with eight arms. So far, about 300 species of octopuses have been identified. The first octopuses appeared on Earth about 32 ...

20 facts about earthworms

Very useful organisms that live in the soil

They are geographically very widespread organisms. They are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and northern parts of Africa. They inhabit all types ...

22 facts about crustacean

Armored invertebrates

They mainly inhabit aquatic environments where they live on the seafloor (a record-breaker has been found at a depth of 10.5 km) or float in the depth ...

19 facts about central bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

This interesting lizard occurs only on the Australian continent. Although its appearance may be discouraging, in fact, it is a completely harmless ani ...

19 facts about grey heron

Ardea cinerea

This large and interesting water bird appears in Central Europe during the breeding season and only in the north-west of the country can it be found a ...

16 facts about tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

They used to inhabit the Australian continent, but for unexplained reasons, disappeared from there about three thousand years ago. Today, they can onl ...

20 facts about sperm whale

A vital element of the marine ecosystem

In the depths of the oceans, where sunlight loses its meaning, reigns one of the most majestic and enigmatic inhabitants of the seas–the spermaceti sp ...

20 facts about mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

The common mallard is the most popular game bird in Central Europe, i.e. Poland. It is very numerous and easily inhabits various environments to which ...

14 facts about Brazilian wandering spiders

They travel stowaway, and on top of that they bite

These spiders are found in forested areas of South and Central America. They actively hunt small animals, which they then paralyze with their venom. T ...

19 facts about American mink

Furry commando

The American mink is a species common in North America, where it lives in the wild. It was introduced to Europe in the 1950s and spread throughout Eur ...

13 facts about European mole cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

They get their name from the fact that they often damage crops and cause losses. At least that used to be the case, as the population of these insects ...

17 facts about spotted hyena

Laughing hyena

The spotted hyena is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, also known as the laughing hyena. It is the largest living member of the hyena family, ...

20 facts about guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the domestic cavy, is a medium-sized rodent native to the Andean regions of South America. Where it co ...