Animals

Thursday, 8 October 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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Housefly
Flies as biological weapons were used during World War II.
The Japanese, under the leadership of Shirō Ishii, worked on entomological warfare techniques. They ...
Spotted hyena
The spotted hyena was the first described in 1777 by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben.
It was once thought that the mottled hyena’s name Crocuta came from the Latin word “crocutus,” which ...
Alligator snapping turtle
The mating occurs in spring.
Depending on their habitat, it may be either the beginning of the season or the end of it.
Octopus
Octopuses have a so-called black pouch.
This organ stores sepia, produced by a nearby gland. Octopuses use sepia to disorient a predator while escaping. They then spray a thick, characteristic black stain.
Ladybugs
Ladybugs is a name given to the Coccinellidae family by the Americans.
They are known under two main names–ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other English-speaki ...
European tree frog
The mating season begins in May or even late April and lasts until late July.
Males then gather on the banks of bodies of water or directly on their surface and begin their trail ...
White-browed tit-warbler
It can be found in Central Asia from the Himalayas to China.
Northern pike
Their behavior is closely affected with weather conditions.
On sunny and calm days pikes like to stay in the water thickets near the shore, while in windy weather they are found in deeper and more distant waters.
Ball python
Ball pythons fell prey to larger snakes, mammals, and owls.
Turtles
They have a fairly good memory.
In a study conducted on representatives of the Pseudemys nelsoni species, it was proven that they ar ...