Animals

Monday, 2 February 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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Tawny frogmouth
They build big nests.
Nests are usually located in forked tree branches and reach up to 30 cm (11.8 in) in diameter. They are built with twigs, grass and leaves. Structure is not very durable and can disintegrate easily.
Giant panda
Due to the nature of their diet, pandas defecate up to 40 times a day.
The food excreted by the panda is not well digested because the time spent in the digestive system is too short to undergo all the necessary processes.
Otters
Depending on the species, otters can be both monogamous and polygynous.
Promiscuous behavior is, however, more common.
Portuguese man-of-war
They consist of a floating, gas-filled bladder (pneumatophore), and submerged tentacles.
European tree frog
They can change their skin color, often doing so to adapt to their surroundings.
It takes these amphibians about 20 minutes to change color from light green to almost dark.
Coyote
They have a reputation as scavengers.
Although they also feed on carrion (they like to cannibalize the corpses of individuals of the same ...
Red panda
The red panda was first described in 1825.
It was done by a French zoologist, Frederic Cuvier.
European pine marten
The european martens fall prey to the red fox, wolf, wildcat and golden eagle.
Of domestic animals, dogs pose the greatest threat to them.
French Bulldog
There are nine standard colors of the French Bulldog.
These are white, white and brindle, brindle, brindle and white, white and fawn, fawn, fawn and white, fawn brindle, and cream.
Crested gecko
Crested geckos do not have external ears.
They can hear, however, and are extremely sensitive to loud sounds.