Animals

Wednesday, 21 October 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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Pink river dolphin
There are three subspecies in the family: the Amazon river dolphin, the Bolivian river dolphin (found in the Madeira River), and the Orinoco river dolphin (found in the Orinoco basin).
There is also a debate about whether the Araguaian river dolphin (found in the Tocantins basin) shou ...
Horseshoe crab
Bacterial tests made from their blood are used on the International Space Station to check for the presence of unwanted microorganisms.
Lemon shark
The lemon shark is a species of the Carcharhinidae family.
The family includes many species, such as bull shark, tiger shark, grey reef shark, and blue shark.
Octopus
Octopuses are dioecious.
Quokkas
They can survive without food and water for long periods of time.
To do so, they rely on fat stored in their tails.
Insects
Insects breathe using tracheae, to which air is supplied through spiracles.
Tracheae are protrusions of the insects' body walls that branch into a system of tubes inside the body. At the ends of these tubes are liquid-filled tracheae through which gas exchange occurs.
Sloth
Sloths are the general name for two families of the Xenarthra: a three-toed Bradypodidae and a two-toed Megalonychidae.
Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals. The group, differing in form and lifestyle, includes armadillos, glyptodonts, pampatheres, anteaters, tree sloths, ground sloths, and aquatic sloths.
Lemon shark
They show a tendency towards cannibalism.
It happens that an adult lemon shark will eat its own pups.
Slow worm lizard
The tail of the slow worm makes up 2/3 of its body length. When threatened, it can shed its tail to distract predator.
The tail later regrows, however, has neither the original length nor the original shape again.
White-browed tit-warbler
Their average lifespan is up to four years.