Animals

Friday, 16 October 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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Hippopotamus
These animals are becoming increasingly scarce in the world.
In 2006, hippos were classified as a species at risk of extinction in the IUCN Red List of Threatene ...
Javan leopard
It measures up to 160 centimeters and weighs up to 70 kg.
Basking shark
Basking sharks are considered by scientists to be an endangered species.
Due to its slow growth, long gestation period, low reproductive rate and late sexual maturity, the s ...
Grey heron
As the name suggests, their plumage is steel gray.
The neck and head are white, from the eyes to the back of the head there is a blue-black strip toppe ...
Clownfish
They often inhabit a symbiotical anemone which provides them with protection while clownfish feed it with feces and lure larger fish into its poisoning tentacles.
Clownfish also give protection to anemone fending off its predators and possible parasites.
European mole cricket
They can be found in commerce.
Some people breed them in terrariums to study their lives, while others use these insects as bait for catfish or pike.
Arabian oryx
The only natural predator of the oryx is the wolf.
In the fight against wolves, oryxes are favored by the difficult living conditions.
Malaysian trumpet snail
Females can give birth to 70 young at a time.
Slow worm lizard
The duration of the pregnancy period in slow worm lizards depends on the temperature of the environment but it can be assumed that on average it lasts from 11 to 13 weeks.
6 to 26 young are born in one litter.
Kiwi bird
Their natural predators are stoats, ferrets, cats, and dogs.