Animals

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

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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Quokkas

The average lifespan of a quokka is approximately 10 years in the wild, and up to about 15 years in captivity.

Quokkas can be found in various Australian zoos, including Sydney Zoo, and Perth Zoo.

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Hedgehogs

An average lifespan is three and a half years.

Their mortality rate is mostly caused by predators, among which are badgers, dogs, or owls. The uppe ...

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Zebra mussel

They are excellent water filterers.

Thanks to their filtering efficiency, they clean water making it more transparent and allowing algae ...

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Guinea pig

The domestic cavy is an herbivorous animal.

Guinea pigs living in the wild, due to the poor quality of their food, may be prone to coprophagia a ...

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Tigers

Within the last 100 years, their historical habitat has shrunk to 6%.

As recently as the 19th century, tigers were spread from eastern Turkey through the South Caucasus t ...

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Common kingfisher

Females can establish several broods, each with six to eight eggs.

Eggs are hatched by both parents for about 20 days. Chicks leave the nest after 22-27 days, once the ...

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Insects

Most insects reproduce sexually and by laying eggs.

They are fertilized internally using external genitalia. The design of the genitalia can vary signif ...

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Crested gecko

While in captivity, adult crested geckos should be kept in separate tanks.

Especially males and females.

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Housefly

Flies have a liquid diet adapted mouthparts.

It is used to ingest liquids and the solid fraction previously dissolved with saliva.

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Cane toad

Its Latin name is Rhinella marina, and it belongs to the family Bufonidae.

It has many common names like "marine toad," "giant toad."

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28 facts about spiders

One of the first creatures to appear on land

The first ancestors of today's specimens appeared on Earth about 400 million years ago. They evolved from marine organisms of the chelicera subphylum. ...

17 facts about dolphins

Very intelligent and social mammals

They live in both oceans and rivers. They often travel in large herds, sometimes exceeding 1000 individuals. They have their language, which we have n ...

41 facts about octopus

Very intelligent animals with amazing abilities

Octopuses are cephalopods with eight arms. So far, about 300 species of octopuses have been identified. The first octopuses appeared on Earth about 32 ...

20 facts about earthworms

Very useful organisms that live in the soil

They are geographically very widespread organisms. They are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and northern parts of Africa. They inhabit all types ...

22 facts about crustacean

Armored invertebrates

They mainly inhabit aquatic environments where they live on the seafloor (a record-breaker has been found at a depth of 10.5 km) or float in the depth ...

19 facts about central bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

This interesting lizard occurs only on the Australian continent. Although its appearance may be discouraging, in fact, it is a completely harmless ani ...

19 facts about grey heron

Ardea cinerea

This large and interesting water bird appears in Central Europe during the breeding season and only in the north-west of the country can it be found a ...

16 facts about tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

They used to inhabit the Australian continent, but for unexplained reasons, disappeared from there about three thousand years ago. Today, they can onl ...

20 facts about sperm whale

A vital element of the marine ecosystem

In the depths of the oceans, where sunlight loses its meaning, reigns one of the most majestic and enigmatic inhabitants of the seas–the spermaceti sp ...

20 facts about mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

The common mallard is the most popular game bird in Central Europe, i.e. Poland. It is very numerous and easily inhabits various environments to which ...

14 facts about Brazilian wandering spiders

They travel stowaway, and on top of that they bite

These spiders are found in forested areas of South and Central America. They actively hunt small animals, which they then paralyze with their venom. T ...

19 facts about American mink

Furry commando

The American mink is a species common in North America, where it lives in the wild. It was introduced to Europe in the 1950s and spread throughout Eur ...

13 facts about European mole cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

They get their name from the fact that they often damage crops and cause losses. At least that used to be the case, as the population of these insects ...

17 facts about spotted hyena

Laughing hyena

The spotted hyena is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, also known as the laughing hyena. It is the largest living member of the hyena family, ...

20 facts about guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the domestic cavy, is a medium-sized rodent native to the Andean regions of South America. Where it co ...