Animals

Tuesday, 9 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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Spotted hyena
Spotted hyenas are easy to tame, but difficult to train.
Kept in captivity, where they can live for 15-20 years, and they can be destructive.
Arctic fox
The mating period begins in the spring.
During this time, polar foxes search for a place to start a family. Fertilization occurs in April or May. Arctic foxes are monogamous, and males and females share the care of the offspring.
Leeches
The young hatch fully formed and adapted to independent life.
Many leech species take care of their offspring by carrying the young on the abdominal side of the body for some time.
European wildcat
It is a carnivorous mammal of the cat family.
There are more than 20 subspecies of the European wildcat.
Narwhal
Narwhal's tusks are innervated.
Scientists say that thanks to this they receive various types of information from the environment, s ...
Dodo bird
The researchers revealed that the dodo bird had a highly developed sense of smell.
It is likely that a good sense of smell enabled the birds to find seeds buried deep in the ground. Their strongly built legs equipped with claws probably helped them do this.
Hyacinth macaw
In their natural habitat, Hyacinthine Macaws can live up to fifty and sometimes sixty years.
Their lifespan depends on many factors, but they are considered long-lived birds (their New Zealand cousins, Kakapo parrots, live up to 95 years).
Spiders
The chelicerae is composed of two or three segments.
They end with fangs, which the spider uses to tear open the body of its prey and also to defend itself. In many species, they end with the mouth of venom glands.
Snails
The snail shell has four basic functions.
It is an armor that protects the snail's soft body against external threats, protects it against excessive water loss, provides an attachment for muscles, and accounts for calcium storage.
Wolf spider
They have rather inconspicuous appearance.
To get food, wolf spiders need to hunt and chase their victims. In order to succeed they require rat ...