Animals

Monday, 23 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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European pine marten
In winter, they grow fur on their paws, similar to that of arctic foxes.
The winter fur begins to grow in August and molts in the spring. Young animals start to grow fur during the first winter.
Tigers
Their roar is audible from over three kilometers away.
Truth be told, the range of the roar is much greater because tigers can make infrasound at an even lower frequency than that heard by humans.
Corn snake
To scare off predators, they act as rattlesnakes.
They hit their tail on the ground, creating a rattling sound.
Fleas
Their average lifespan varies on the conditions of the environment.
Typically, an adult flea lives for two to three months. Given proper food supply, however, they can ...
Javan leopard
It is solitary.
It forms groups only for mating purposes.
Crustacean
Like all arthropods, crustaceans have an external carapace.
When crustaceans grow they must undergo moulting, they then go to a safe place where they shed their outer carapace after which they quickly increase in size before the next carapace hardens.
Earthworms
The stomach of earthworms is made up of two parts.
The first section is the goiter, which is responsible for storing food. The second section is the fleshy stomach, where the food is broken down mechanically.
Central bearded dragon
The female lays 11 to 30 eggs in a shallow nest dug in the sand.
The eggs are left unattended and after about 2 - 2.5 months the young hatch. The length of incubatio ...
White-browed tit-warbler
Their average lifespan is up to four years.
Sea otter
They forage on the bottom of coastal waters.
Their main food is clams and mussels, but they can also hunt squid, octopus and fish. In general, over 100 species make up their menu.