Animals

Saturday, 27 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 ...

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Capybaras
Capybaras are very popular on social media.
Videos featuring these animals can be found on platforms such as Instagram, but they are making a re ...
Alligator snapping turtle
They need to resurface every 45-50 minutes to breathe.
Viper dogfish
Its skin is covered in nonoverlapping dermal denticles.
Sperm whale
They do not possess a dorsal fin.
The pectoral fins are small, and the caudal fin is a powerful, horizontal fin with a span of up to six meters. When diving, the sperm whale extends its caudal fin above the surface of the water.
Platypus
Platypuses spend about 12 hours a day foraging for food.
While diving they can stay underwater for about 40 seconds. Between one dive and another platypuses rest above the water surface for about 20 seconds.
Mallard
The young are nesters capable of swimming immediately after hatching.
They remain close to their mother, however, and begin to be independent after about 2 months. They reach sexual maturity at 14 months of age.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They fall prey to many animals.
Large birds like kookaburras and falcons, snakes, dingoes, foxes, feral dogs and cats are most common enemies of blue-tongued lizards.
Asian elephant
Asian elephants have six sets of small teeth.
They are all present in the elephant’s skull at birth. Since each set is larger than the previous one, their skulls grow throughout their lifetime to make space for the new set.
Quokkas
Quokkas are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Their population systematically declines, mainly due to the loss of habitat as a result of logging. ...
Brazilian wandering spiders
Depending on the species, Brazilian wandering spider can reach sizes from 17 to 50 millimeters.
The leg span varies from 13 to 18 centimeters.