Animals

Monday, 17 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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White-browed tit-warbler
It was first described in 1873 by Russian naturalist, Nikolai Severtzov.
Lemon shark
Lemon sharks practice polyandry.
It means that females mate with multiple males throughout their lives.
Bull snake
Their active season begins in late April, when they awaken from hibernation.
Bullsnakes remain active until early October. They hibernate deeply burrowed below the frost line.
Kiwi bird
Kiwi are sexually dimorphic.
Females are approximately 20% larger than males.
Zebra mussel
They are excellent water filterers.
Thanks to their filtering efficiency, they clean water making it more transparent and allowing algae ...
Sea otter
The female gives birth to one pup that weighs 1.4 to 2.3 kg (3 to 5 lbs).
Twins are very rare, occurring in only about 2% of all births. It is even less likely that both pups will survive.
Stingrays
Stingrays use two types of respiratory systems.
Primarily, they use gills to filtrate oxygen from water taken in by their mouths, however, while hun ...
Lemon shark
It is a skilled nocturnal predator, often preying on crustaceans, stingrays, and bony fish.
The amount of food ingested varies, as the lemon shark eats as long as it feels hungry.
Axolotl
Axolotls are carnivorous.
They feed on mollusks, insects, arthropods, and small fish. They locate their prey using their sense of smell, and since having vestigial teeth, their primary feeding method is suctioning.
Guinea pig
The guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food, by tribes in the Andean region of South America (today's southern parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).
Archaeological excavations in Peru and Ecuador have uncovered statues dating from around 500 BC to 5 ...