Animals

Sunday, 16 August 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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Red panda
Red pandas have many alternative names.
They are called the lesser panda, firefox, and the red bear-cat.
Axolotl
Axolotls spawning season is in February.
Females can lay up to thousand eggs that hatch within two or three weeks. "Parents" do not tend to their offspring.
Manatees
Manatees are also present in Greek mythology.
Their mythology features the figure of charming woman Lamia, who gods transformed into a manatee as ...
American robin
It is common, that Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in robin nests.
Study shows that it’s not easy to fool a robin and, in most cases, future parent get rid of unwanted eggs from its nest.
Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are carnivorous birds.
They feed mostly on moths, spiders, snails, slugs but they will not despise other insects.
Laughing kookaburra
Apart from the distinctive laughter, laughing kookaburras have a variety of different sounds.
It all depends on the occasion – the range of calls vary whether its purpose is to show aggression, find other family member or raise an alarm.
Octopus
Octopuses have the so-called siphon, i.e. the organ responsible for gas exchange, removal of metabolic waste, and secretion of ink.
Sea otter
They have the densest fur of any animal.
Sea otters grow about 150,000 hairs per 1 cm2 (about 1 million per 1 square inch). It is made up of ...
Rice's whale
Along with vaquita, it is considered one of the most endangered cetaceans.
Syrian brown bear
The fur of the Syrian bear is usually light brown, straw-colored.
The hair at the withers is longer, with a grey-brown base, and is often a different shade than the r ...