Animals

Sunday, 29 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 ...

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Jellyfish
Jellyfish are considered a delicacy in various Asian countries.
They are widely consumed in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, and Korea. Usually, people consume it deh ...
Komodo dragon
In 1926, an American naturalist and filmmaker William Douglas Burden visited Komodo Island in search of the Komodo dragon.
Along with his first wife, Catherine, Burden set out to find the dragon from Komodo, which was label ...
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They fall prey to many animals.
Large birds like kookaburras and falcons, snakes, dingoes, foxes, feral dogs and cats are most common enemies of blue-tongued lizards.
Sloth
Sloths are the general name for two families of the Xenarthra: a three-toed Bradypodidae and a two-toed Megalonychidae.
Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals. The group, differing in form and lifestyle, includes armadillos, glyptodonts, pampatheres, anteaters, tree sloths, ground sloths, and aquatic sloths.
Javan hawk-eagle
The breeding usually happens every two years.
The young typically stay with their parents for a year after fledging.
Snails
The eyes of land snails are located on their antennae.
However, their location varies between species, some have them on the tips and others at the base of ...
Common kingfisher
The presence of kingfishers over some bodies of water confirms its standard.
The highest density of nesting birds is found in habitats with clear water, which provides optimal visibility of prey.
Snails
However, there are snails that do not have radula.
The only such representative of land snails is Careoradula perelegans (careo in Latin means missing) ...
Earthworms
At the exit of the fleshy stomach is the intestine, which is responsible for the digestion and absorption of food.
Earthworms can spend quite a long time underwater, provided it is adequately oxygenated.
Siberian roe deer
Even though they are commonly mistaken for the European roe deer, they can be distinguished by their antlers.
The Siberian roe deer have larger, more branched antlers.