Animals

Wednesday, 19 November 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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Tawny frogmouth
Eggs are incubated for around 30 days.
Chicks hatch out with downy feathers and are being fed by both parents. After 25 to 35 days juveniles become fledlings and are ready to leave the nest.
Common kingfisher
The presence of kingfishers over some bodies of water confirms its standard.
The highest density of nesting birds is found in habitats with clear water, which provides optimal visibility of prey.
Otters
It belongs to the subfamily Lutrinae in the family Mustelidae.
They are related to skunks, wolverines, badgers, and weasels.
Crested gecko
Their toes and tip of tail are covered in small hair called setae.
It helps them climb various surfaces, even smooth, vertical ones.
Hippopotamus
"Cocaine hippos" have already spread about 100 kilometers from their original home.
Each season, their number in the Magdalena River basin grows more and more. Since residents of Medel ...
European pine marten
Males are slightly larger than females.
The body length of a european marten averages 53 cm (21 in) and the tail length is 25 cm (10 in). Adult martens can weigh between 1.5 and 1.7 kg (3,3 to 3,7 in).
Hammerhead sharks
In 2007, a bonnethead female reproduced without mating.
Although parthenogenesis occurs in vertebrate species, usually in reptiles, it was the first documented case in sharks.
Wombat
Wombats' lifespan is an average of 15 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.
The species is not in danger of extinction, except in the Victoria region. Nevertheless, hunting of these animals has been restricted.
Axolotl
The axolotl is an amphibian of the Ambystomatidae family.
This family contains more than 30 species of amphibians: Ambystoma – 32 species, and Dicamptodon – 4 species.
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.