Animals

Monday, 13 July 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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Javan leopard
It feeds primarily on wild boar, monkeys, and apes.
The most common prey consists of barking deer, Java mouse-deer, silvery lutung, crab-eating macaque, ...
Gila monster
Its skin is black, with a pink, orange, or yellow pattern.
Quokkas
Their breeding capability begins at 18 months of age.
Zebra mussel
Zebra mussels live in water, attached to rocks, sunken logs, wrecks and manmade infrastructure.
It is a species that readily adapts to a variety of environmental and trophic conditions.
Luna moth
Mating usually starts after midnight and lasts for a few hours.
Females sit on a preferred tree and release pheromones that lure males.
American robin
There are seven subspecies of this bird:
the Eastern robin, the Newfoundland robin, the Southern robin, the Northwestern robin, the Western robin, the San Lucas robin, the Mexican robin.
Amur leopard
Amur leopards are perfect hunters.
Although they would feed on hares, badgers, or mice, they prefer larger prey, even three times their ...
Common kingfisher
Common kingfishers are highly territorial.
Each day they must consume approximately 60 percent of their body mass, which means they must contro ...
Leopard geckos
The average lifespan of a leopard gecko is approximately 15 years.
They can live up to 20 years in captivity.
Leopard geckos
Leopard geckos do not possess the ability to climb.
They lack adhesive lamellae – plate-like structures – on their toes, which are quite common for other gecko species. Instead, their toes end up with claws.