Animals

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

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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Pink river dolphin

Unlike other dolphins, they do not have a dorsal fin, but a long dorsal ridge.

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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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Hyacinth macaw

The coloration of the Hyacinth Macaw is uniform - cobalt blue.

Only around the dark brown eyes and at the base of the bill is there bare yellow skin. There is basi ...

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Northern pike

Pike can be found in still and flowing waters, both fresh and saline.

The only saltwater habitat northern pike can be found is the Baltic Sea and the mouths of rivers flo ...

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Common kingfisher

The common kingfisher, also known as the river kingfisher or the Eurasian kingfisher, is a small bird in the family Alcedinidae.

The kingfisher family includes over 90 species of small birds with large heads, long, laterally flat ...

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Turtles

The most important sense in turtles is vision.

Their eye has rods adapted to both low-light conditions and cones that allow them to see in the full ...

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Zebra mussel

They are excellent water filterers.

Thanks to their filtering efficiency, they clean water making it more transparent and allowing algae ...

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Alpaca

Alpacas are bred for their wool, which is the primary raw material obtained.

Alpacas are shorn once a year, yielding 3 to 5 kilograms of fiber.

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Aye-aye

Their natural predator is a fossa, a cat-like mammal endemic to Madagascar.

A fossa is the largest predatory mammal living in Madagascar.

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True seals

Ringed seals are the smallest of all species.

They inhabit the polar zones in the Arctic Sea, the coasts of Greenland, and Spitsbergen. An isolate ...

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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 ...