Animals

Saturday, 30 May 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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Black-headed python
They are rather docile and do not often bite.
When threatened, black-headed pythons may hiss and strike an opponent with their head. They rarely b ...
Northern pike
Juvenile fish have green skin and yellow stripes run along the body.
As the fish grows, the color changes to olive green and the stripes divide into smaller pieces that form a speckled pattern.
Slow worm lizard
They live at the edges of forests, or in the light parts of them.
They prefer deciduous forests rich in various types of hiding places.
Turtles
A naturally occurring turtle is the pond turtle.
They are small turtles that live in aquatic environments. In Central Europe, they rarely reach a bod ...
Spiders
Young spiders are by nature much more aggressive than mature ones. From a developmental point of view, this makes sense.
A spider that eats more food will grow larger as an adult. Therefore, we can hypothesize that the larger the spider we encounter (concerning representatives of its species), the more aggressive it is.
Vaquita
Females are slightly larger than males.
They grow up to approximately 150 centimeters long, while males usually do not exceed 140 centimeters in length.
Sea otter
Today, it is illegal to hunt sea otters, but the species is still threatened by human activities such as oil spills, pollution, and habitat degradation. 
Of all the threats, oil spills are the most deadly to sea otters, as contact with oil makes the otters' fur soak with water, leading to hypothermia.
Blue tang
Due to its common name, blue tang, it tends to get confused with the Atlantic blue tang.
They are, however, easily distinguishable, since the royal blue tangs have bright yellow tails.
Brittle stars
Despite they resemble starfish, they are different organisms.
Their body is symmetrical, divided into five segments. The Center of an ophiuroid most often resembl ...
Spotted hyena
Spotted hyenas are easy to tame, but difficult to train.
Kept in captivity, where they can live for 15-20 years, and they can be destructive.