Animals

Friday, 13 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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Laughing kookaburra
They are territorial, marking their territory by singing as a chorus.
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Brown recluse spider
Its venom is necrotic.
Both male and female can inject venom. However poisonous, its bite is not deadly. People react diffe ...
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Alpaca
Alpacas were domesticated 4,000-5,000 BC in the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano region.
The development of alpaca breeding for fiber in other continents began in 1980.
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Coyote
The coyote has a stocky build. It is usually smaller than the gray wolf, but has longer ears and a relatively larger skull, as well as a leaner body and muzzle.
Males typically weigh between 8 and 20 kilograms, and females between 7 and 18 kilograms, although t ...
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Tiger sharks
Females birth up to 80 pups per litter.
However, the survival rate of youngsters varies from around 30% in the Atlantic Ocean to 62% in the Gulf.
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Spiders
There are over 49.800 described species of spiders divided into 129 families.
The division is not yet finally systematized, because since 1900, over 20 different classifications of these animals have appeared.
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Saola
Saola were first discovered in 1992 by Vietnamese biologist, Do Tuoc.
The discovery was officially announced by WWF on July 17th, 1992. It was not a living animal, howeve ...
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Adelie penguin
Their droppings, called guano, were used as fertilizer.
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Crustacean
The dugong is a crustacean that has survived to our time in an almost unchanged form for 220 million years. It is a living fossil dating back to the middle Triassic.
Considering that dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 245 million years ago, this result is impressive. The crossbill lives in temperate climates in western and central Europe.
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Bull snake
Bull snakes are diurnal reptiles.
They use sunlight to warm their bodies so can be encountered while basking in the sun. With proper body temperature they are ready to seek for food.
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28 facts about spiders
28 facts about spiders
One of the first creatures to appear on land
The first ancestors of today's specimens appeared on Earth about 400 million years ago. They evolved from marine organisms of the chelicera subphylum. ...
17 facts about dolphins
17 facts about dolphins
Very intelligent and social mammals
They live in both oceans and rivers. They often travel in large herds, sometimes exceeding 1000 individuals. They have their language, which we have n ...
41 facts about octopus
41 facts about octopus
Very intelligent animals with amazing abilities
Octopuses are cephalopods with eight arms. So far, about 300 species of octopuses have been identified. The first octopuses appeared on Earth about 32 ...
20 facts about earthworms
20 facts about earthworms
Very useful organisms that live in the soil
They are geographically very widespread organisms. They are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and northern parts of Africa. They inhabit all types ...
22 facts about crustacean
22 facts about crustacean
Armored invertebrates
They mainly inhabit aquatic environments where they live on the seafloor (a record-breaker has been found at a depth of 10.5 km) or float in the depth ...
19 facts about central bearded dragon
19 facts about central bearded dragon
Pogona vitticeps
This interesting lizard occurs only on the Australian continent. Although its appearance may be discouraging, in fact, it is a completely harmless ani ...
19 facts about grey heron
19 facts about grey heron
Ardea cinerea
This large and interesting water bird appears in Central Europe during the breeding season and only in the north-west of the country can it be found a ...
16 facts about tasmanian devil
16 facts about tasmanian devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
They used to inhabit the Australian continent, but for unexplained reasons, disappeared from there about three thousand years ago. Today, they can onl ...
20 facts about sperm whale
20 facts about sperm whale
A vital element of the marine ecosystem
In the depths of the oceans, where sunlight loses its meaning, reigns one of the most majestic and enigmatic inhabitants of the seas–the spermaceti sp ...
20 facts about mallard
20 facts about mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
The common mallard is the most popular game bird in Central Europe, i.e. Poland. It is very numerous and easily inhabits various environments to which ...
14 facts about Brazilian wandering spiders
14 facts about Brazilian wandering spiders
They travel stowaway, and on top of that they bite
These spiders are found in forested areas of South and Central America. They actively hunt small animals, which they then paralyze with their venom. T ...
19 facts about American mink
19 facts about American mink
Furry commando
The American mink is a species common in North America, where it lives in the wild. It was introduced to Europe in the 1950s and spread throughout Eur ...
13 facts about European mole cricket
13 facts about European mole cricket
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
They get their name from the fact that they often damage crops and cause losses. At least that used to be the case, as the population of these insects ...
17 facts about spotted hyena
17 facts about spotted hyena
Laughing hyena
The spotted hyena is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, also known as the laughing hyena. It is the largest living member of the hyena family, ...
20 facts about guinea pig
20 facts about guinea pig
Cavia porcellus
The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the domestic cavy, is a medium-sized rodent native to the Andean regions of South America. Where it co ...
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