Animals

Monday, 27 July 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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Clownfish
Most clownfish species have orange-colored bodies with one or more white bands.
Bands usually are outlined with a black line.
American flamingo
Freshly hatched flamingos are whitish or gray, with a straight red beak and pink legs.
Shortly after hatching, the chicks’ legs are swollen; the swelling subsides after about 48 hours. The beak colors black after about 1 to 1.5 weeks.
Dodo bird
Traditionally, the dodo bird is considered a massive, clumsy bird.
In old drawings, the dodo was depicted as an obese bird living in captivity (in the early 17th centu ...
Bird of Paradise
There is no information on the lifespan of birds of paradise in the wild.
In captivity, they survive about 30 years.
Arabian oryx
In 1982, Oman agreed to introduce some of the bred oryx to the Central Province and sought to establish a reserve and inscribe it on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Inscription on the World Heritage List UNESCO comes with certain obligations for the requesting stat ...
Spinosaurus
While hunting, it might have use its tail to harm or stun its prey.
True seals
Three species of seals are found in the Baltic Sea.
They are the Gray seal, the Harbor seal, and the Ringed seal. The most numerous species is the Gray ...
Portuguese man-of-war
It is believed that each colony has a specified sex.
Little is known about their procreation, only what scientists theorize. They suggest genozoids–repro ...
Axolotl
They can have organs transplanted from other individuals.
There are known cases when eyes or parts of the brain were transplanted from another axolotl, regenerating and gaining full functionality.
Shoebill
He is the sole representative of his family.
The visceral plover (Balaeniceps rex) is a species of bird in the visceral plover family (Balaenicipitidae).