Animals

Saturday, 15 August 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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Southern cassowary
Well suited to avoid danger.
Those birds are excellent swimmers and can jump up to 2 m (7 ft) high to avoid a predator.
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Brittle stars
The disk can be round or pentagonal.
Depending on the species, its size may range from 3 mm to 15 cm in diameter.
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Housefly
Flies are a transmission vector for over 100 pathogens.
Because they can travel up to several miles from their breeding sites, they spread various diseases ...
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Sea otter
In the wild, they typically live from 10 to 20 years, while females tend to live 5 years longer than males.
Maximum recorded life span of sea otter is 23 years in the wild. The longest-lived specimen in captivity was 28 years old female.
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American flamingo
The beak of the young does not curve until 11 weeks after hatching.
It allows them to become self-fed. At the same time, chicks begin to grow their first darts. Pink plumage gradually replaces the gray plumage within two to three years.
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Viper dogfish
It was discovered in 1986 on the southern coast of Japan.
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French Bulldog
Dogs are slightly bigger and heavier than bitches.
They grow up to 27–35 centimeters and weigh an average of 9 to 14 kg. Bitches reach 24 to 32 centimeters in length and weigh an average of 8—13 kg.
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Grey heron
Both parents incubate the eggs.
About 25 days pass from laying the egg to hatching. After the young hatch, the male and female are a ...
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Corn snake
The mating season of corn snakes lasts from March to May.
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Spotted hyena
Spotted crocs are found in large areas of Africa, south of the Sahara.
Their range extends from the Sahel (a geographic area stretching along the southern fringes of the S ...
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28 facts about spiders
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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