Animals

Monday, 2 November 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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Leopard geckos

Their natural enemies include snakes, larger reptiles and foxes.

Foxes tend to prey on their eggs.

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Malaysian trumpet snail

The average lifespan of the red-rimmed melania is one year.

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Ball python

It is black or dark brown, with light brown blotches, and a cream underbelly.

Their colors and patterns vary so much, it is said there are no two identical ball pythons in the wild.

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Dik-dik

There are four species of dik-dik.

These are: the Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) the silver dik-dik (Modoqua piacentinii) the Kirk’s dik-dik (Modoqua kirkii) the Günther’s dik-dik (Modoqua guentheri)

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Sloth

The hair of the three-toed sloth grows in ventral to dorsal direction, undoubtedly due to the “hanging” lifestyle and the climate in which it lives.

Sloths develop bacteria and algae in their fur, which gives it its greenish color. The greenish colo ...

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Clownfish

When clownfish lacks anemone, it can occupy soft coral or large polyp stony coral.

Sometimes they even prefer those corals over anemones. This happened in our editorial reef tank when ...

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Aye-aye

Females reach sexual maturity at the age of approximately 3 to 3,5 years, while males at the age of 2,5.

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Horseshoe crab

Horseshoe crab has 10 eyes, including a pair of multi-lens eyes.

There are 1000 lenses in multi-lens eyes. In addition to the eyes, horseshoe crabs also have photore ...

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Stingrays

The short-tailed stingray is the largest of the species.

It reaches an average of 2 meters and weighs up to 360 kilograms.

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Goblin shark

Bizarre snout is probably the most distinctive body feature of those fish.

Goblin sharks have long and flat snouts, small eyes that lack nictitating membrane (which is unusual ...

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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 ...