Animals

Monday, 13 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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Manatees
Manatees of the family Trichechidae, also known as sea cows, are marine mammals.
They represent three of four species in the order Sirenia. Manatees occupy a special place in the ec ...
Platypus
They developed special spurs on the ankles of their hind legs from which venom is secreted.
Only males possess the toxin.  Females pose no threat because their spurs disappear before the first ...
Ladybugs
Ladybugs have various colloquial and affectionate folk names in various countries.
In Poland and Russia, they are called Boża krówka, which translates to “godly little cow.” In certai ...
Turtles
Turtles currently living do not have teeth.
Instead, the insides of their mouths are overgrown with sharp horn-like protuberances used to cut, h ...
Common Surinam toad
The incubation period lasts about 130 days.
After this time and complete resorption of the tail, the young leave the pockets in the mother’s ski ...
Black-headed python
Their most distinctive feature is a glossy black head.
The rest of the body may be yellow, light or dark brown. It is covered with irregular stripes that v ...
Axolotl
The axolotl is native to Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in the Valle de México, Mexico City.
Today, axolotls can be found only in the southern parts of Lake Xochimilco since Lake Chalco was artificially drained in the late 1860s to prevent flooding.
Kiwi bird
Kiwis’ short, stout legs make up a third of their body.
European tree frog
The mating season begins in May or even late April and lasts until late July.
Males then gather on the banks of bodies of water or directly on their surface and begin their trail ...
Tigers
Females reach sexual maturity within the first three to four years, males a year later.
A female gives birth to three to four cubs after an average of 104-106 days of gestation.