Animals

Saturday, 25 April 2026

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

Nile hippos live in symbiosis with some birds.

They allow cattle egrets to sit on their backs since they rid their skin of parasites and insects that plague them.

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Snails

However, there are snails that do not have radula.

The only such representative of land snails is Careoradula perelegans (careo in Latin means missing) ...

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Central bearded dragon

They may slightly change their skin color for communication purposes.

They do this by changing the pigment present in their skin in organelles called chromatophores.

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Guinea pig

There is sexual dimorphism in the domestic jackdaw.

Males are noticeably larger than females. Representatives of both sexes have one pair of nipples, ea ...

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Rice's whale

Rice’s whales eat approximately 660 kilograms of food a day.

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Hawksbill sea turtle

Females chose the same place they hatched as their nesting grounds.

They dig a hole with claws on their flippers and lay an average of 140 eggs, which then they cover with sand and leaves. After the process is done, females return to the ocean, leaving eggs behind.

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Coyote

It is a carrier of diseases and parasites.

Among North American carnivores, coyotes are probably the carriers of the greatest number of disease ...

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Axolotl

On October 2021, the Bank of Mexico introduced a new 50-peso note containing the image of an axolotl.

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Hummingbirds

During the day, a hummingbird's heart beats up to 1,260 times per minute, while at night the rate drops to between 50 and 180 beats per minute.

Their flight requires huge amounts of oxygen, which the heart must pump at a tremendous rate. The br ...

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Syrian brown bear

The Syrian bear is also present in culture.

It has been mentioned several times in the Bible as a symbol of a mother's care for her young.

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28 facts about spiders

One of the first creatures to appear on land

The first ancestors of today's specimens appeared on Earth about 400 million years ago. They evolved from marine organisms of the chelicera subphylum. ...

17 facts about dolphins

Very intelligent and social mammals

They live in both oceans and rivers. They often travel in large herds, sometimes exceeding 1000 individuals. They have their language, which we have n ...

41 facts about octopus

Very intelligent animals with amazing abilities

Octopuses are cephalopods with eight arms. So far, about 300 species of octopuses have been identified. The first octopuses appeared on Earth about 32 ...

20 facts about earthworms

Very useful organisms that live in the soil

They are geographically very widespread organisms. They are found in Europe, Asia, North America, and northern parts of Africa. They inhabit all types ...

22 facts about crustacean

Armored invertebrates

They mainly inhabit aquatic environments where they live on the seafloor (a record-breaker has been found at a depth of 10.5 km) or float in the depth ...

19 facts about central bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

This interesting lizard occurs only on the Australian continent. Although its appearance may be discouraging, in fact, it is a completely harmless ani ...

19 facts about grey heron

Ardea cinerea

This large and interesting water bird appears in Central Europe during the breeding season and only in the north-west of the country can it be found a ...

16 facts about tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

They used to inhabit the Australian continent, but for unexplained reasons, disappeared from there about three thousand years ago. Today, they can onl ...

20 facts about sperm whale

A vital element of the marine ecosystem

In the depths of the oceans, where sunlight loses its meaning, reigns one of the most majestic and enigmatic inhabitants of the seas–the spermaceti sp ...

20 facts about mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

The common mallard is the most popular game bird in Central Europe, i.e. Poland. It is very numerous and easily inhabits various environments to which ...

14 facts about Brazilian wandering spiders

They travel stowaway, and on top of that they bite

These spiders are found in forested areas of South and Central America. They actively hunt small animals, which they then paralyze with their venom. T ...

19 facts about American mink

Furry commando

The American mink is a species common in North America, where it lives in the wild. It was introduced to Europe in the 1950s and spread throughout Eur ...

13 facts about European mole cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

They get their name from the fact that they often damage crops and cause losses. At least that used to be the case, as the population of these insects ...

17 facts about spotted hyena

Laughing hyena

The spotted hyena is one of Africa’s most recognizable animals, also known as the laughing hyena. It is the largest living member of the hyena family, ...

20 facts about guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the domestic cavy, is a medium-sized rodent native to the Andean regions of South America. Where it co ...