Animals

Wednesday, 14 October 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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Tigers
Tigers venture only in the presence of a related individual.
For females, it’s a mother with a daughter.
Salamanders
Reproduction and eggs
While salamanders lay their eggs without shells and deposit them in a moist environment, lizards typ ...
Lemon shark
Lemon sharks are viviparous.
A Female gives birth to a living pup after 12 months of gestation.
Housefly
The size of a fly is not an indication of its age.
Whether a fly is large or small only indicates whether the insect fed adequately during the larval stage.
Syrian brown bear
The Syrian bear is threatened mainly by habitat loss.
This is usually related to the development of agriculture, where bears come into conflict with human ...
Housefly
Because of their ectothermic nature, they are most active in warm conditions.
The search for warmth explains why flies so eagerly seek shelter in human dwellings. 12 generations may hatch in temperate regions per year; in the tropics and subtropics, more than 20.
Alligator snapping turtle
It is easily distinguished from the common snapping turtle by three spiky ridges on its carapace, and a large, heavy, triangle-shaped head.
Tigers
Tigers live in southern and eastern parts of Asia and on Sumatra.
Small populations of these cats inhabit China, eastern Russia, and inland between India and Vietnam. ...
Great spotted woodpecker
They drink the sap of birch trees.
In spring, woodpeckers pierce the bark of birch trees and drink the sap that flows from the trunk.
Toco toucan
The Toco Toucan became famous as an advertising symbol for the Guinness Brewery.
Graphic artist John Gilroy's illustration of a toucan balancing on a glass of the brewery's product was first used in an advertisement in 1935.