Animals

Friday, 6 March 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 ...

Did you know?

Pterodactyls
Pterodactyl is a common name referring to two genera of the pterosaur clade.
A clade is a group of monophyletic organisms, meaning they share a common ancestor. Although it is n ...
Spinosaurus
It is not yet determined whether Spinosaurus had bipedal or quadruped posture.
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.
Black Caiman
It reaches a top speed of 48 km/h.
Amur leopard
The average lifespan of the Amur leopard is 13 years.
In captivity, they can live up to 20 years.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They use blue tongue to fend off potential predators.
When disturbed, those lizards hiss and reveal their tongues.
Laughing kookaburra
Laughing kookaburras are sexually dimorphic.
There are different visual characteristics between the two sexes – males usually have blue-hued feathers and dark blue on their tails.
Central bearded dragon
They may slightly change their skin color for communication purposes.
They do this by changing the pigment present in their skin in organelles called chromatophores.
Hammerhead sharks
Great hammerheads tend to engage in cannibalism.
As the most aggressive of the genus, great hammerheads occasionally eat their own species, even their own pups.
Okapi
Okapi grow up to about 2.1 meters in length and from 1.5 to 1.7 meters at the shoulder.