Animals

Wednesday, 31 December 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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Stingrays
Their pups are born fully independent.
They are capable of foraging their own food, hence, they do not require parental care.
Cabbage White butterfly
Larvae are green.
After the first stage, a yellow line running along the center of the back appears. A series of yellow spots emerge on each side, sometimes looking more like a dashed than a dotted line.
Toco toucan
Toco toucan is the largest and probably best known member of the toucan family (Ramphastidae).
It is also called the giant toucan, and common toucan.
Ocean sunfish
They do not have many enemies.
Those giants are hunted mostly by sea lions, killer whales and sharks. Juveniles may be also hunted by tunafish or common dolphinfish.
Octopus
The giant octopus feeds mainly on mussels and crabs.
Glass frogs
During mating season males are calling females.
When female approach, they mate on a leaf where eggs are being deposited during the process. Females ...
Goblin shark
They are known for their characteristic shape of the head, protruding jaws and pink-colored body.
They are equipped with five pairs of gill slits, gill openings are short and not extending onto dorsal surface of the head.
Earthworms
Earthworms that are not frost-tolerant die at around -2 °C.
Spring frosts can decimate earthworm populations in a very short time.
Sloth
They have feeble sight and hearing.
Their best-developed sense is taste.
Giant panda
Due to the nature of their diet, pandas defecate up to 40 times a day.
The food excreted by the panda is not well digested because the time spent in the digestive system is too short to undergo all the necessary processes.