Animals

Wednesday, 11 February 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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Spiders
Spiders are unable to bite their prey.
Most have a mouthpart equipped with a straw-like device that allows them to drink the dissolved tissues of their prey.
Mallard
It has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand and South America.
It was also introduced to New Caledonia but the population there has died out. Due to its migratory nature, it can be found in the Caribbean.
Red-necked wallaby
The young usually emerges from the pouch when it is seven months old.
Snails
The snail shell has four basic functions.
It is an armor that protects the snail's soft body against external threats, protects it against excessive water loss, provides an attachment for muscles, and accounts for calcium storage.
Basking shark
Basking sharks have a cigar-shaped body.
For this reason, they are often confused with the great white shark. However, they differ in the sha ...
Red panda
They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
They suffer from habitat loss, climate change, and excessive poaching. Currently, their population in the wild is estimated at no more than 10,000 individuals.
Great spotted woodpecker
They drink the sap of birch trees.
In spring, woodpeckers pierce the bark of birch trees and drink the sap that flows from the trunk.
Hummingbirds
The hummingbird's tongue is made up of two tubes that branch, stretch, and expose lamellae that "catch" liquid food during feeding.
Knowledge of how hummingbirds obtain their food only became widespread in 2011, following the public ...
Saola
The average lifespan is believed to be 9 to 11 years in the wild.
They do not do well in captivity. In fact, every individual ever kept in captivity died of an unknown cause after a short period of time.
Housefly
Flies are a transmission vector for over 100 pathogens.
Because they can travel up to several miles from their breeding sites, they spread various diseases ...