Animals

Monday, 27 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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Jellyfish
The average lifespan of jellyfish depends on the species.
Some live for several days, some can live up to a year.
Shoebill
They are food specialists.
They hunt only one type of animal, lungfish, which are between 15 and 50 cm long and weigh about 500 ...
Leopard geckos
Leopard geckos do not possess the ability to climb.
They lack adhesive lamellae – plate-like structures – on their toes, which are quite common for other gecko species. Instead, their toes end up with claws.
Ocean sunfish
In search of food, they can dive as deep as 600 m (1 968 ft).
It is estimated that sunfish must eat 1% to 3% of their body mass a day. Foraging takes them usually about half a day. After a long presence in cold depths, ocean sunfish need to bask in the sun.
Saola
Saola have dark, chocolate brown fur, with distinguished white markings along their jaws, on their neck, and above their eyes.
Adder
Not every adder bite results in an injection of venom.
Venom is injected in about 50 percent of bite cases.
Tiger sharks
They are also scavengers.
They feed on dead animals, including whales.
Pink river dolphin
It is the main attraction of the Amazon River, despite not being the only dolphin species available in the Amazon.
Alpaca
The coloration of alpacas is most often black or brown-black, sometimes white.
In general, it is possible to distinguish 20 natural alpaca colors and about 200 shades of these colors.
Octopus
Each octopus must gain experience on its own because immediately after hatching they are left by their parents.