Animals

Thursday, 18 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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Great spotted woodpecker
Woodpeckers build their nests in the hollows of large trees.
They prefer damaged tree trunks as potential homes and treat digging a hole in a healthy tree as a l ...
European tree frog
Tree frogs traipse around in a tree.
This distinguishes them from frogs, which croak or retch. The jabber has a different sound, similar to that of a rattle. You can listen to it on the National Forest website.
Luna moth
Number of moth generations are conditioned by the climate.
The Canadian population is univoltine, which means they have one generation a year. Central populati ...
Okapi
Okapi forest is a mammalian member of Giraffidae family and the only representative of the genus Okapia.
Ladybugs
The final stage of larvae is called “pupa.”
Once they reach a proper size, they attach to a leaf with their tails and form a pupa, which transforms into a ladybird within a week or two.
Laughing kookaburra
Apart from the distinctive laughter, laughing kookaburras have a variety of different sounds.
It all depends on the occasion – the range of calls vary whether its purpose is to show aggression, find other family member or raise an alarm.
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.
American robin
There is a color named by robin egg color, it’s name is… what a surprise: robin egg blue.
It is a shade of cyan. The term was used first time in 1873.
Guinea pig
From around 1200 until the Spanish conquest in 1532, indigenous peoples used selective breeding of guinea pigs to develop many varieties that have become the basis for some modern domestic breeds.
Guinea pigs are still a source of food in the region. Many farms in the Andean highlands raise these animals, feeding them vegetable scraps.
Hammerhead sharks
Great hammerheads tend to engage in cannibalism.
As the most aggressive of the genus, great hammerheads occasionally eat their own species, even their own pups.