Animals

Friday, 13 November 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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European wildcat
The European wildcat is found in Europe, the Caucasus and Asia Minor.
It is found in Scotland (where it has not been extirpated like the Welsh and English populations), I ...
White-browed tit-warbler
It was first described in 1873 by Russian naturalist, Nikolai Severtzov.
Quokkas
Quokkas are native to Western Australia.
They inhabit small islands of the Western Australia coasts, particularly Bald Island, and Rottnest Island, and the south western parts of the mainland.
Tiger sharks
Tiger shark is an apex predator.
Apart from occasionally falling prey to killer whales, tiger sharks do not have natural predators.
Alpaca
Alpacas have three eyelids.
The third eyelid is called the haw and moves horizontally.
Snails
One of the most beautiful and impressive snails are nudibranch. These are shellless snails with very colorful colors and a symmetrical body structure.
Some of them feed on cnidarians, whose toxins do not harm the snail. Instead, the eaten cnidarians a ...
Otters
They are very sociable and playful.
Otters are known for rubbing against each other, which refreshes their coats. They also wrestle with ...
Dolphins
Dolphin meat is eaten in some areas of Japan.
They are hunted aggressively and killed with harpoons. Despite the relatively high mercury content i ...
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They use blue tongue to fend off potential predators.
When disturbed, those lizards hiss and reveal their tongues.
Northern pike
The population of the pike has declined in recent years globally.
This is influenced by poaching, hobby fishing and inadequate fisheries policy. Factors limiting reproduction also include water pollution and a decrease in available spawning areas.