Animals

Friday, 19 December 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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Snails
The mouth of the snail has a grater (radula) used for scraping and grinding food.
It is a cartilaginous structure covered with a large number of tiny chitin teeth. It is set in motio ...
White-browed tit-warbler
At the end of the mating season, white-browed tit-warbler joins flocks of over 25 individuals.
Stingrays
Ancient Greeks used stingray venom as an anesthetic for dental procedures.
European pine marten
The marten is a predatory mammal of the Mustelidae family.
So far, eight subspecies of the forest marten have been distinguished. The Mustelidae family, in turn, includes about 60 species of animals.
Northern pike
They live in the northern hemisphere.
Their range extends from Alaska through Canadian territory, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Giant panda
The breeding season begins in March and lasts until May. Heat in females lasts two to three days and occurs only once a year.
Copulation can last from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, but these acts can be repeated when the male wants to ensure he has fertilized the female.
Sand lizard
Despite the high number of those reptiles, the population of the sand lizard has declined.
Progressing industrialization, which deprives the lizards of their habitat, can be considered the main reason.
True seals
Unlike eared seals, seals do not bark for communication purposes.
Instead, they grunt and slap their fins against the water's surface.
Crustacean
Annual production of edible shellfish exceeds 10 million of which more than 8 million come from Asia.
China is the world's largest supplier of shellfish, with more than half of the animals in trade coming from there. These animals are obtained either by fishing or by farming in aquaculture.
Mallard
The global population of the mallard duck is estimated at 19 million individuals.
There are between 900.000 and 1,2 million during the breeding season. The mallard is probably the most numerous duck species.