Animals

Saturday, 18 July 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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Brittle stars

They can regenerate lost arms as long as they have at least one of them.

They can shed an arm anytime, like octopuses. This mechanism is used to distract the potential predator and gives brittle star an opportunity to edge away from danger.

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Wolf spider

Wolf spiders are beneficial to ecosystem.

Thanks to their hunting skills they are excellent pest insects exterminators. So if you spot wolf sp ...

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Bonobo

The pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) is a species of primate in the family of manes (Hominidae).

Humans (Hominidae) are a family of primates in the superfamily of anthropoids (Hominodea) that inclu ...

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Okapi

Adult okapi weights about 250 kilograms.

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Arabian oryx

Pregnancy of females lasts 240 days, a calf is born, which the mother nurses for 2.5 months.

Oryxes reach sexual maturity at the age of 2.5 to 3.5 years and live up to more than 20 years.

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Quokkas

Rottnest Island owes its name to the population of quokkas.

Willem de Vlamingh, captain of the Dutch fleet, upon arriving on the island in 1696, thought quokkas ...

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Hippopotamus

The culling of Escobar's hippos was considered but was opposed by the public.

Enrique Zerda Ordonez, a National University of Colombia biologist, believes that neutering these an ...

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Tigers

Their sense of smell is worse than dogs’.

They make auxiliary use of Jacobson’s organ for odor recognition.

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Arctic fox

The Pliocene Tibetan fox (Vulpes qiuzhudingi) is considered the ancestor of this species.

The Tibetan highlands experienced Pliocene (5 to 3,6 million years ago) climate conditions similar t ...

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Tawny frogmouth

So, what differs frogmouths from owls?

First of all – legs. Owls have massive talons and strong legs because they catch prey with them. Fro ...

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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 ...