Animals

Friday, 13 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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Sea otter

At least one million sea otters were killed before the hunting ban was imposed.

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Brazilian wandering spiders

Even if the Brazilian wandering spider is brought to Central Europe and escapes into the wild, it has no chance of survival.

These spiders require high temperatures, which the European climate cannot provide for them.

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True seals

The largest seal is the Southern elephant seal, also known as the Mirounga leonina.

It lives in Antarctic waters and reaches an incredible size. The average body length of the Southern ...

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Goblin shark

Goblin sharks are unintentionally caught as bycatch.

They sometimes appear in fishnets and in this case are usually dried, salted and delivered to the ma ...

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Southern cassowary

Southern cassowary is most common of three cassowary species alive.

It is also the largest and heaviest one. Scientific name of southern cassowary is Casuarius casuariu ...

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Axolotl

Axolotls spawning season is in February.

Females can lay up to thousand eggs that hatch within two or three weeks. "Parents" do not tend to their offspring.

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Black-headed python

Typical adult individual measures from 1,5 to 2 meters in length. Females are slightly larger than males.

The largest specimens may reach 3,5 meters total body length. Adults weigh about 16 kilograms on ave ...

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Amur leopard

They can achieve a maximum speed of almost 65 kph.

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Goblin shark

Because of their protruding jaws, many encountered specimens were classified as different species.

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Hawksbill sea turtle

They fell prey to sharks, large fish, octopuses, and crocodiles.

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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 ...