Animals

Sunday, 27 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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Sea otter
They are great divers and are capable of going for up to five minutes without breathing.
Sea otters usually do not need to dive for that long, as they live in shallow water down to 23 m (75 ft).
Aye-aye
Once it locates the chamber inside the tree, it chews a hole and extracts grubs using its narrow middle finger.
Common cuckoo
In the breeding season it inhabits Eurasia from the British Isles throughout central Europe and Scandinavia, Asia except for the polar zones, the Arabian Peninsula and India.
Ladybugs
Ladybugs have various colloquial and affectionate folk names in various countries.
In Poland and Russia, they are called Boża krówka, which translates to “godly little cow.” In certai ...
Axolotl
Axolotls stay primarily at the bottom of the lake.
When kept in captivity, they can suck the substrate from the aquarium along with their food, which c ...
Lemon shark
Lemon sharks do not have known natural predators.
Their pups tend to fall prey, however, to other sharks.
Lemon shark
They are commonly found in coastal subtropical waters.
They occupy mostly the eastern shores of both the Americas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and the western coast of north and central Africa.
Saola
They are herbivores.
They feed on fig leaves, fruit, berries, and seeds.
Guinea pig
The guinea pig's body temperature ranges from 38.6-39.4 degrees Celsius.
The average resting pulse rate is 275 beats per minute.
Mallard
Outside the breeding season, both sexes are similar.
The plumage color is creamy brown with a lighter throat. Through the eye is an orange-colored beak with black spots. The male has a yellow beak, rust-colored breast, and black supernumerary lids.