Animals

Saturday, 12 September 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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Great spotted woodpecker

During the breeding season, the pair remains in a monogamous relationship.

Before the next breeding season arrives, they often change partners.

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Bull snake

In the wild, they live up to 12 years on average. Captive animals can live up to 30 years.

In the wild, they fall prey to most birds of prey, coyotes, foxes, weasels and other snakes.

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Northern pike

The world record pike caught so far is 140 cm long.

Petar Filipov is an angler from Bulgaria who caught what appears to be the largest (but not heaviest) documented pike at 25.3 kg (55 lb 12.4 oz).

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Wolf spider

Wolf spiders are beneficial to ecosystem.

Thanks to their hunting skills they are excellent pest insects exterminators. So if you spot wolf sp ...

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Fossa

They are mostly solitary.

Groups are formed only for mating purposes.

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Capybaras

As representatives of the order of rodents, capybaras prefer a herd lifestyle.

They most often form groups of up to 30 individuals. They tend to increase the size of groups during ...

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Dodo bird

American scientists will recreate a species that became extinct in the 17th century.

Colossal Biosciences, a company specializing in biotechnology and genetic engineering, announced its ...

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European tree frog

The mating season begins in May or even late April and lasts until late July.

Males then gather on the banks of bodies of water or directly on their surface and begin their trail ...

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Amur leopard

Males are larger than females.

Males typically weigh between 32 to 48 kg, but their weight can exceed 75 kg. Females generally weigh between 25 and 43 kg.

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European mole cricket

Males, especially during warm spring evenings, make characteristic "crunching" sounds.

This is to lure females and to increase the loudness of the sounds they make, they build a special resonating chamber underground.

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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 ...