Animals

Saturday, 21 December 2024
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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Malaysian trumpet snail
Females can give birth to 70 young at a time.
Bull snake
Bull snake is a subspecies of the Gophersnake.
Its Latin name is Pituophis catenifer sayi and it’s a member of Colubridae family.
Basking shark
Basking sharks are generally solitary or gather in small schools.
At times, there can be an aggregation of more than 100 sharks. They move slowly, filtering plankton, ...
Common Surinam toad
It inhabits the northern part of South America from the island of Trinidad, through the Guyana Highlands, to the northeastern border of Peru.
Wolf spider
Characteristic feature of wolf spiders is carrying egg sacs attached to spinnerets.
This is unique feature among spiders, no other species carry spiderlings on their back. Despite of additional encumbrance female wolf spiders are still capable of hunting while carrying her babies.
Red-necked wallaby
The population of red-necked wallabies is not threatened, and their numbers are stable.
There have been times when increased human hunting for meat and fur, as well as farmers' treatment o ...
Sloth
A distinctive feature of sloths is the presence of three long fingers and toes, armed with three powerful, hook-shaped claws, thanks to which they can hang from tree branches.
Their claws are about 6 centimeters long.
Great grey shrike
It is a predatory songbird from the family Laniidae.
Sand lizard
The life expectancy of a sand lizard in the wild is 5 to 8 years.
Males can live up to 12 years and females up to 18 years, but this is rare due to predation.
Hyacinth macaw
One of the natural enemies of the hyacinth ara is the Toco toucan.
There is a connection between these birds, as the toco toucan eagerly eats manduvi fruit, thereby sp ...