Animals

Wednesday, 30 September 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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Great grey shrike

Great grey shrikes are carnivores.

They primarily feed on rodents, like lemmings, but also hunt for newts, salamanders, bats, fish, fro ...

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Brittle stars

Some species, however, are hermaphroditic or protandric.

Protandric animals produce male and female gametes at different times. Hermaphroditism is the occurr ...

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American mink

The American mink is a species of a predatory mammal from the mustelid family.

Mustelids and martens (Mustelidae) are the most numerous family of predatory mammals, including smal ...

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Axolotl

Axolotls that undergo metamorphosis change their physiology.

Metamorphosis allows axolotls to adapt to terrestrial conditions. They develop eyelids, muscle tone ...

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Red panda

The internet browser “Firefox” is named after the red panda.

It is also in the browser’s logo.

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Bird of Paradise

Fortunately, most birds of paradise are not threatened with extinction.

Only three species are threatened with extinction. Birds of paradise were protected quite early. Th ...

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Giant panda

Newborn pandas are pink, blind, and toothless.

They weigh between 90 and 130 g and immediately begin feeding on their mother's milk. This feeding c ...

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Crustacean

The pistol shrimp is a marine terror of small fish and invertebrates. It hunts its prey in a very unusual way.

The right pincer of these animals has undergone a modification that allows them to attack their targ ...

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Luna moth

Both sexes are green with a long tail on hind wings.

Fore and hind wings have an oval spot, one per wing. Second and third generation moths have more yellowish-tinted wings.

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Otters

Sea otters are known to use tools.

They float on their backs with a rock placed on their belly they use to crack open clams and mollusks.

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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 ...