Animals

Saturday, 26 September 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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Giant panda
The giant panda is a species at risk of extinction.
Its status went up from endangered in 2014 when its population surpassed 1850. This was a 17 percent increase in numbers since 2003, when China's panda population was 1,600.
Pterodactyls
Neither Pterodactylus nor Pteranodons were the biggest of pterosaurs.
Quetzalcoatlus’ wingspan exceeded 12 meters. It is considered the largest avian animal ever to exist.
American flamingo
Flamingos living in the Galapagos differ from those living in the Caribbean.
They are smaller, lay smaller eggs, and exhibit more significant sexual differences.
Gila monster
The female Gila monster lays up to 13 eggs in a single clutch.
The average is five to six, however. The young hatch after four to five months of incubation.
Octopus
Octopuses can also breathe through their very thin skin.
According to research, while an octopus is resting, up to 41% of its oxygen needs can be met by cutaneous respiration.
Common cuckoo
Young cuckoos throw other chicks out of the nest to get enough food.
This is because a cuckoo chick is often larger than its host and could not be able to survive if other birds were fed in addition to it.
Pink river dolphin
They mate from November to late October.
Bull snake
They prefer to eat small mammals and are an ally of humans in controlling harmful rodents.
Rats, squirrels, gophers, moles, and mice are the bull snake's favourite food. They also eat lizards ...
Leeches
Hirudotherapy effectively treats or supports the treatment of many diseases.
These include: diseases of the cardiovascular system thromboembolic diseases atherosclerosis arteri ...
Tiger sharks
They exhibit cannibalistic tendencies.
Tiger sharks have no problem with consuming their own pups.