Animals

Tuesday, 2 June 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 ...

Did you know?

European tree frog
Females lay 800 to 1000 eggs grouped in walnut-sized clusters in the water.
The eggs are 1.5 mm in diameter. After 10 to 14 days, tadpoles hatch from them. The earlier the eggs are laid, the larger and more adult the tadpoles will grow.
Leeches
Blood-sucking leech species carry pathogenic viruses and blood parasites.
By parasitizing fish, they cause significant damage to fish farming.
Bonobo
Bonobos are threatened with extinction.
Scientists predict that the species will become completely extinct within the next 100 years. The re ...
Sloth
A distinctive feature of sloths is the presence of three long fingers and toes, armed with three powerful, hook-shaped claws, thanks to which they can hang from tree branches.
Their claws are about 6 centimeters long.
Alpaca
Alpacas are members of the Camelidae family.
They are grass-eating, even-toed mammals related to llamas, vicunas, and guanacos. They feed on grasses, herbs, young shoots and twigs.
Gila monster
While the adult Gila monster eats approximately one-third of its body weight per one meal, the young eats around 50% of its body weight per one meal.
Amur leopard
Amur leopard is the only leopard species adjusted to a cold climate.
Spiders
A significant number of spiders experience cannibalism associated with the act of reproduction.
Most often, it is the male who falls victim to the female - usually during or after copulation. Case ...
Shoebill
Shoebills exhibit the phenomenon of siblicide. This is the elimination of weaker individuals by stronger siblings to eliminate food competition.
When the parents of hatched Shoebill chicks leave the nest in search of food, the stronger individua ...
Otters
90% of sea otters live on the coast of Alaska.