Animals

Saturday, 30 May 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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Platypus
The structure of the platypus' eye indicates that over the years of evolution they have been adapted to an aquatic and nocturnal lifestyle.
The structure of the platypus eye resembles that of sea lions and otters.
Aye-aye
It is closely related to an extinct giant aye-aye (Daubentonia robusta).
It was 2,5-5 times heavier than aye-aye and occupied south-western parts of Madagascar.
European pine marten
They are omnivores.
Their diet is based on small mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, insects, snails and fruits. In season, wild berries can make up as much as 30% of their diet. They may also feed on carrion.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx was already known to the ancient Egyptians.
Images of oryxes were found in Sakkara on the facade of the burial chapel of an official of the roya ...
Common cuckoo
In 2003, a complete list of birds on which cuckoos parasitize was published by Alexander D. Numerov.
There parasite on 291 bird species.
Southern cassowary
The Male takes care of the young.
He is responsible for hatching the eggs and caring for the hatchlings. Hatching usually takes up to ...
Mallard
They make their nests on the ground or in trees, usually near the shore, although this is not the rule.
They build them mostly of grass and pad them with feathers.
Brazilian wandering spiders
These spiders are known in Europe mainly from the fact that they sometimes appear in bananas sold in markets.
Although they are dangerous to humans, it should be remembered that not every spider found in a bunc ...
Toco toucan
The distinctive feature of this bird is its huge bill. Not everyone liked its appearance, however. The French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon called the beak of the toco toucan a "gross monstrous" addition.
Beak is yellow-orange in color, tending to a deeper reddish-orange in the lower parts, with a black ...
Wolf spider
The many genera of wolf spiders range in body size from less than 10 to 35 mm (0.4 to 1.38 in).