Animals

Monday, 12 January 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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Bonobo
Bonobos can communicate using sound signals and gestures.
They can also predict the behavior of other individuals in the herd. Scientists say bonobos may have ...
Turtles
All turtles lay their eggs on land, although copulation occurs in different environments.
Terrestrial turtles copulate on land while marine turtles copulate in the water and only the fertili ...
Red panda
The red panda has a pseudo-thumb.
At first, it evolved to aid with tree climbing but later adapted to support their bamboo diet.
Spiders
The sizes of spiders vary significantly depending on the species.
The smallest species is Patu digua from Colombia, whose body length does not exceed 0.37 mm. The lar ...
Syrian brown bear
The Syrian bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is a subspecies of the brown bear.
The subspecies was first described in 1828 by two German scientists: zoologist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Hemprich, giving it the name Ursus syriacus.
Coyote
The gestation period for a coyote is 63 days.
The average litter consists of six cubs. After birth, the cubs are completely dependent on their mot ...
Dik-dik
Dik-dik (Madoqua) is an African dwarf antelope.
It belongs to the antelope subfamily (Antilopinae) in the bovine family (Bovidae). The Bovidae also includes buffalo, bison, and cattle, among others.
Dodo bird
The researchers revealed that the dodo bird had a highly developed sense of smell.
It is likely that a good sense of smell enabled the birds to find seeds buried deep in the ground. Their strongly built legs equipped with claws probably helped them do this.
Hammerhead sharks
Pups are not taken care of after birth.
They are fairly independent, usually grouping with the rest of the pups in the warmer water, until they are large enough to survive on their own.
Arctic fox
Arctic fox's burrows are located on hills in unfrozen soil.
A complex of burrows can cover up to 1,000 square meters. Tunneling systems can function for decades ...