Animals

Thursday, 27 November 2025
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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Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths life span in wild is approximately 10 years.
Black-headed python
They are not venomous and have strong toxin immunity.
Although they do not possess venom glands, they are immune to most toxins of other Australian reptil ...
Black-headed python
They reach sexual maturity at the age of 4 to 5 years.
Mallard
It is not an endangered species.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the common mallard as a species of least concern.
Turtles
They use sounds to communicate.
They most often make sounds during courtship and mating however, some species also make sounds to stay "in touch" during migration.
Southern cassowary
Southern cassowaries live in northeastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Tropical rainforests are their primary habitat, but they can also be found in wetlands or savanna. It is estimated that from 20,000 to 50,000 birds live in the wild.
Brazilian wandering spiders
They live in tropical and subtropical climates. They live in tropical and subtropical climates.
Their northernmost area of distribution is Costa Rica. Their range covers much of South America up to roughly the 25 °E parallel, or northern Argentina.
Horseshoe crab
Limulus living today are saltwater animals. Fossil specimens also inhabited freshwater enviroments.
Currently living horseshoe crabs evolved 244 million years ago and are now considered living fossils as they didn't change a lot since then.
European mole cricket
They are omnivorous, their main diet being plant roots.
However, they supplement it with meaty foods such as snails, earthworms, spider mites, and wireworms.
Sloth
They are medium-sized animals with a cylindrical body, thick and strong limbs, and a small, round head.
The length of their bodies varies from 48,5 to 75,5 centimeters, the tail is vestigial (reduced in t ...