Animals

Friday, 19 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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Cabbage White butterfly
They are active during the day.
Adult butterflies spend days looking for a nectar of a plant. They tend to feed on flower species they're already familiar with.
French Bulldog
French Bulldogs cannot swim.
Their body composition prevents them from being able to swim.
Pterodactyls
Pterodactyl is a common name referring to two genera of the pterosaur clade.
A clade is a group of monophyletic organisms, meaning they share a common ancestor. Although it is n ...
Mallard
It has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand and South America.
It was also introduced to New Caledonia but the population there has died out. Due to its migratory nature, it can be found in the Caribbean.
Clownfish
Male is taking care of nest and hatchlings.
After the copulation he is responsible for taking care of the nest. He removes dead eggs with his mouth and uses pectoral fins to circulate water to provide it fresh and oxygen abundant.
Sea otter
Despite being the smallest marine mammal, sea otters are the largest of all mustelids.
The Mustelidae family includes about 70 different species such as badgers, weasels, otters, and polecats.
Red panda
Red pandas are native to southwestern Asia and the eastern Himalayas.
Cane toad
They are native to the Americas, from Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas through Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Amazonia up to southern parts of Peru.
They are also present on some islands near Venezuela like Margarita or Trinidad and Tobago.
Amur leopard
Its name derives from the Amur river.
It is the tenth longest river in the world, flowing through China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Hippopotamus
Nile hippos live in symbiosis with some birds.
They allow cattle egrets to sit on their backs since they rid their skin of parasites and insects that plague them.