Animals

Wednesday, 11 February 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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Toco toucan
Toucans are active during the day.
When they go to sleep, they turn their heads so that their beaks are on their backs, then cover them ...
Glass frogs
Biggest threat to glass frogs eggs are wasps and flies.
Frog flies for example lie their own eggs among glass frog eggs. Flies’ eggs hatch faster so maggots start to consume embryos of a frog.
Basking shark
Despite their slowness, they are capable of sprinting and jumping completely out of the water.
These jumps may be an attempt to rid their bodies of ectoparasites, including sea lampreys that bite ...
Cabbage White butterfly
The female produces 300 to 400 eggs.
After conception, a female lays yellowish eggs singly on a leaves' underside.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
Those animals live solitary life.
Most of the year those lizards spend alone, only in last quarter of year they bind in pairs. They are polygamous so one male can be a parent for many clutches.
Bird of Paradise
Male birds of paradise are not monogamous. They use their colorful, fancy plumage to attract successive females.
Most males prepare an arena for mating dance  on the cleared of sticks ground or in the treetops. So ...
Fossa
There are some cases of fossas hunting together.
Scientists believe it is a remnant of the past when Madagascar was inhabited by a much larger prey than it is nowadays, and thus required a cooperative effort from predators.
Viper dogfish
Its skin is covered in nonoverlapping dermal denticles.
Tiger sharks
Tiger shark is the fourth largest shark on Earth.
It reaches a length of over 5 meters and weighs over 900 kg.
Turtles
They are among the longest-lived vertebrates.
The record holders are elephant tortoises, which live more than 100 years, and among them is a torto ...