Animals

Sunday, 26 April 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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Gila monster
The genus Heloderma dates back to the Miocene (23,3—5,333 mya).
Cabbage White butterfly
They live in a variety of habitats.
During spring, summer, and autumn, small whites can be seen in meadows, woods, clearings, bogs, and home gardens.
Hummingbirds
In order to retain their properties, hummingbird feathers must be systematically soaked.
Goblin shark
They are solitary creatures, that behavioral features are yet to be examined.
Research of those fish has to be made in ocean waters as no individual survived in captivity for more than a week.
Mallard
The young are nesters capable of swimming immediately after hatching.
They remain close to their mother, however, and begin to be independent after about 2 months. They reach sexual maturity at 14 months of age.
Leopard geckos
Its tail, which is as long as its body, serves as fat storage.
It comes in handy while food is scarce.
Sea otter
At least one million sea otters were killed before the hunting ban was imposed.
Sperm whale
They do not possess a dorsal fin.
The pectoral fins are small, and the caudal fin is a powerful, horizontal fin with a span of up to six meters. When diving, the sperm whale extends its caudal fin above the surface of the water.
Spiders
Spiders breathe using lungs or windpipes.
Lung tracheas evolved from the legs of aquatic arachnids. Tracheae, in turn, are bulges in the body ...
Jellyfish
There are over 2,000 known species of jellyfish.
It is estimated, however, that there might be over 300,000 species. To establish the current number ...