Animals

Sunday, 14 June 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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Octopus
There are species of octopuses that are practically blind.
Individuals with this feature are, for example, representatives of the species Cirrothauma murrayi.
Common kingfisher
It is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
It occurs in southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia in a belt from the Decc ...
Wombat
The wombats include two contemporaneous genera.
Vombatus, whose only representative is the common wombat; Lasiorhinus, containing two species: northern hairy-nosed wombat, also called yaminon, and southern hairy-nosed wombat.
Turtles
They have a fairly good memory.
In a study conducted on representatives of the Pseudemys nelsoni species, it was proven that they ar ...
Northern pike
The high mortality rate forces the pike to grow rapidly.
Annual specimens living in a food-rich environment can reach body lengths of over 30 cm (11.8 in).
Asian elephant
There are approximately 150,000 muscles in their trunk.
Asian elephants can both push over a tree with their trunk, or pick up and shell a peanut.
Leopard geckos
The sex of their offspring is determined by the temperature within the first two weeks after an egg is laid.
In cooler temperatures like 26 °C - 29 °C (78,8 °F - 84,2 °F) more females will be produced, and more males in warmer temperatures like 34 °C - 35 °C (93,2°F - 95 °F).
Hammerhead sharks
The quaint structure of their hammer-like heads may have been an evolutionary way to enhance their vision.
Their eyes are located on the sides of their flattened heads, allowing them a 360-degree vision, apart from a blind spot in front of the shark.
Great spotted woodpecker
The nesting season begins in April and lasts until June.
Courtship begins as early as December. They breed one brood per year, the eggs being laid in the first weeks of May. A female can lay 5 to 7 white eggs, 26x19 mm in size.
Sperm whale
Sperm whales play a key role in the marine ecosystem.
They are nicknamed “marine ecosystem engineers.” When they surface, they excrete nutrient-rich faces ...