Animals

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

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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Clownfish

When clownfish lacks anemone, it can occupy soft coral or large polyp stony coral.

Sometimes they even prefer those corals over anemones. This happened in our editorial reef tank when ...

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Shoebill

Shoebills are endemic to Africa.

They live mainly in the eastern and tropical zones of Africa. They are found from southern Sudan and ...

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Wombat

They reach sexual maturity at 18 months of age.

The mating season lasts from April to June. After a gestation period of 20-30 days, one young is bor ...

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Shoebill

They are solitary and nocturnal, and only gather in loose groups when food is scarce and they are forced to forage side by side.

During the breeding season, they form monogamous pairs, build the nest together, incubate the eggs, and care for the young.

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Cane toad

Juvenile cane toads have dark, smooth skin.

They lack the large parotoid glands of adults, so they are usually less venomous.

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Boa constrictor

Although they are quite effective predators themselves they also have many natural enemies.

Most often, boa constrictors fall prey to eagles, hawks, alligators and caimans, as well as humans.

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Otters

90% of sea otters live on the coast of Alaska.

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Otters

Otters can close their nostrils and ears while diving, preventing water from getting in.

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Octopus

Octopuses can camouflage themselves.

Thanks to special cells in their skin, they can adjust their skin color to the environment like a chameleon. Camouflage is used by these animals both for hunting and hiding from predators.

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Hippopotamus

Hippos have been known to historians since ancient times.

The first images of these animals were cave paintings in the mountains of the central Sahara. One of ...

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...