Animals

Wednesday, 8 October 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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Dolphins
Orcas are the biggest natural enemies of dolphins.
Although they belong to the dolphin family, this does not stop them from hunting their smaller cousins.
Housefly
Flies have a liquid diet adapted mouthparts.
It is used to ingest liquids and the solid fraction previously dissolved with saliva.
Tigers
Tigers can run as fast as 60 km/h.
Blue tang
When it is time to breed, males and females congregate.
The fertilization is external: males expel the sperm, and females the eggs.
Alligator snapping turtle
It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.
Sand lizard
The sand lizard belongs to the family of true lizards.
It is an extensive family with about 300 species divided into 39 genera.
Central bearded dragon
Individuals may have different skin colors.
Most often it is a mixture of brown, reddish-brown, red, yellow, white, and orange. Their body is co ...
Giant panda
Its natural habitat is forested, mountainous areas between 1600 and 2000 meters above sea level.
They do not build shelters like other bears, and during the winter season, they descend to lower altitudes where they live among trees or inhabit caves.
Guinea pig
In the Andean countries, the cavy is still used in divination, as it was in Inca times.
From the appearance of their entrails, diviners predict the prognosis of illness, and the animal's fat is used in folk medicine as a treatment for earache or to ease nervous tension.
Yellow spotted lizard
They have dark black or brown skin with yellow spots.
The spots cover the upper side and sides of the body of the animal. Those running along the sides of the body are arranged in two rows. The belly may be light brown or light yellow with brown patches.