Animals

Friday, 10 October 2025
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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Hippopotamus
Aside from eating, the entirety of a hippo's life takes place in water.
They spend up to 16 hours a day in it - as a way to cool off. They live mainly in freshwater habitat ...
Pink river dolphin
Botos can rotate their head 180 degrees.
It is due to unfused vertebrae in their necks.
Shoebill
The Shoebill is a bird with a very distinctive appearance.
The most distinctive part of its body is a thick, wide beak adapted for foraging in mud. This beak r ...
Octopus
In the mouth of an octopus, there is a grater called a radula.
The radula is made of chitin and its task is to crush food that has entered the mouth.
Red panda
Red pandas reach sexual maturity at 18 months of age.
Vaquita
They are bulkier than other porpoises, with larger flippers and a round head with no snout.
Syrian brown bear
It is the only known bear in the world to have white claws.
In the wild, these animals live for about 20-25 years.
Southern cassowary
Adult cassowaries have a black body with a blue head, a reddish cape, and two red wattles hanging down around the throat. The head is protected by a large casque made of bone tissue.
The neck color can vary in different individuals due to the habitat in which they live.
Cane toad
Their strategy while attacked is to stand still, release toxin and wait until predator gets poisoned and die.
Meat ants are invulnerable to toad's poison, so they consume immobilized animals alive.
Rice's whale
Along with vaquita, it is considered one of the most endangered cetaceans.