Animals

Wednesday, 12 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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Sperm whale
Sperm whales have fifty large, conical teeth.
They are located in the mandible, and there are vestigial teeth in the jaw, which are covered with g ...
Aye-aye
On average, they grow up to 90 centimeters and weigh slightly over 2 kg.
Arctic fox
There are five subspecies of the polar fox.
Alpaca
Alpacas are herd animals.
The bond that binds alpacas to the rest of the herd is so strong that individuals raised separately quickly decline in health and show signs of emotional disturbance.
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 ...
Crested gecko
Their toes and tip of tail are covered in small hair called setae.
It helps them climb various surfaces, even smooth, vertical ones.
Okapi
For unexplained reasons, okapis also eat charcoal from burned trees.
Ocean sunfish
They do not have many enemies.
Those giants are hunted mostly by sea lions, killer whales and sharks. Juveniles may be also hunted by tunafish or common dolphinfish.
Red-necked wallaby
Their body reaches up to 90 centimeters in length, and their tail can range from 60 to 87 centimeters in length.
Males are larger than females.
Spiders
Almost all spiders are poisonous.
Although there are so many of them, only some species pose a threat to humans. There are also spiders that do not have venom glands at all, such as spiders from the Uloboridae family.