Animals

Sunday, 25 October 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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Fossa
A fossa is an endemic mammal of Madagascar.
It resembles a dog (thanks to its muzzle), a weasel (due to its ears), a cat (due to clawed paws), and a monkey (thanks to a tail that makes up approximately half of the fossa’s length).
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.
American bullfrog
Their skin colors are typically green or greenish brown, with dark spots on the sides and on the back.
Lemon shark
It reaches an average length of 3 meters.
The largest shark ever caught was 3,7 meters long and weighed 184 kg.
Lemon shark
They show a tendency towards cannibalism.
It happens that an adult lemon shark will eat its own pups.
Ball python
They were once considered sacred.
People of the Igbo Tribe in Nigeria would throw funeral ceremonies for every individual accidentally killed.
Giant panda
To satiate themselves, an adult panda must eat between 9 and 14 kilograms (20 - 30 pounds) of bamboo shoots per day.
The digestive system is relatively short, and food passes through it quickly so that pandas can eat such large amounts of food.
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerheads are resistant to stingrays stings.
Stingrays are among the most preferred food of most hammerheads.
Alpaca
Under favorable conditions, alpacas can live from 15 to 25 years.
Bird of Paradise
Monogamists are also found among birds of paradise,  Paradisaea apoda and Lycocorax pyrrhopterus for example.
Both females and males have the same coloration, do not differ in appearance, live in permanent relationships and raise offspring together.