Animals

Sunday, 2 August 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
Despite being the smallest marine mammal, sea otters are the largest of all mustelids.
The Mustelidae family includes about 70 different species such as badgers, weasels, otters, and polecats.
Ocean sunfish
Colors vary from brown through grey to white.
Different patterns on the skin seem to be determined by the area of occurrence. While endangered or in stress, ocean sunfish can change skin coloration to darker.
Tigers
Tigers venture only in the presence of a related individual.
For females, it’s a mother with a daughter.
Hawksbill sea turtle
They are solitary.
They group solely for mating purposes.
Otters
Males reach sexual maturity at the age of three, and females at the age of two.
Narwhal
The average life expectancy of a narwhal is 30 - 40 years.
Dolphins
Dolphins are very social animals, they form groups of up to a dozen or so individuals.
Bonds in groups are not permanent, dolphins move from one group to another from time to time. In con ...
Pterodactyls
Pterodactyls spanned from the Late Jurassic (163,5 million years ago) through the Late Cretaceous (66 million years ago).
Alpaca
In the United Kingdom, alpacas are sometimes used as pasture guards.
Although they are rarely aggressive, they are attached to flocks of free-grazing sheep, where they w ...
Moose
The Swedes used moose in the army as draft, pack, and riding animals.
Since the 1930s, attempts have been made to domesticate moose, initially to use them in the army (experimental moose farms were established in the USSR) and also in agriculture.