Animals

Friday, 4 September 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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Alligator snapping turtle
The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater species found in North America.
Syrian brown bear
The fur of the Syrian bear is usually light brown, straw-colored.
The hair at the withers is longer, with a grey-brown base, and is often a different shade than the r ...
Adelie penguin
They share common ancestor with gentoo penguins and chinstrap penguins.
Adélie separated from a common ancestor about 19 million years ago.
Ball python
Thanks to breeding in captivity, there are over 7,500 morphs of the ball python.
European pine marten
In winter, they grow fur on their paws, similar to that of arctic foxes.
The winter fur begins to grow in August and molts in the spring. Young animals start to grow fur during the first winter.
Moose
The Swedes used moose in the army as draft, pack, and riding animals.
Since the 1930s, attempts have been made to domesticate moose, initially to use them in the army (experimental moose farms were established in the USSR) and also in agriculture.
Common cuckoo
The first person to notice and describe the behavior of the cuckoo was Aristotle.
Adder
Not every adder bite results in an injection of venom.
Venom is injected in about 50 percent of bite cases.
Spotted hyena
Spotted hyenas are social animals living in clans.
There are usually 15 to 80 individuals in a clan. Clans of spotted hyenas are more tightly knit and ...
Platypus
The platypus has a large brain.