Animals

Thursday, 13 November 2025
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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Corn snake
Corn snakes can withstand without food for up to a week.
They hunt once every few days in the wild and do not have to be fed every day in captivity.
Leopard geckos
Leopard geckos kept in captivity are bred selectively to achieve more color and pattern morphs than there are available in the wild.
Vaquita
Although being part of cetaceans, they do not perform water acrobatics while surfacing.
They need to resurface to breathe, since lacking gills, but would rather emerge slowly, and dive quietly after taking a breath.
European tree frog
They are excellent climbers.
They can climb even on vertical smooth surfaces and have been found as high as 10 meters.
Alpaca
The alpaca reaches a length of 128-151 cm with a body weight of 55-85 kg.
The height at the withers is 80-100 cm.
Hyacinth macaw
The Hyacinth Macaw is a diurnal bird.
It sleeps at night and flies out of the nest in the morning in search of food. 
Quokkas
“Quokka” derives from a Nyungar word “gwaga”, or “kwaka.”
Nyungar is an Australian Aboriginal language, spoken mainly by the Noongar community.
Quokkas
Quokkas give birth twice a year, single joey at a time.
A joey is born after a month of gestation. The tiny youngster resides in mother’s pouch for about si ...
Dolphins
The smallest dolphin is the New Zealand Tonin, also known as Hector's dolphin.
This endemic species lives in New Zealand around the South Island and west of the North Island. The largest individual measured so far was 150 cm long and weighed 57 kg.
Cane toad
Its Latin name is Rhinella marina, and it belongs to the family Bufonidae.
It has many common names like "marine toad," "giant toad."