Animals

Saturday, 10 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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Snails
Most snails are herbivorous, but there are also carnivorous and carrion-eating species.
Terrestrial animals feed mainly on plants, although there are predators among them. Predatory land snails hunt other slowly moving organisms, so they prey on other snails or earthworms.
Lemon shark
Lemon sharks practice polyandry.
It means that females mate with multiple males throughout their lives.
Alligator snapping turtle
There are two species of snapping turtles: alligator snapping turtle, and common snapping turtle.
European tree frog
The European tree frog is under strict species protection in Poland.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has revised the species’ endangered status severa ...
Arctic fox
They are also scavengers.
When they lack food, they feed on carrion. Arctic fox usually finds animals left by other, more dangerous predators, such as wolves or bears.
Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are native to Australia mainland and Tasmania.
Insects
They share several anatomical features that allow them to be easily distinguished from other animal groups.
Each insect has a body composed of three segments (tagmas): head, thorax, and abdomen. Their body is ...
Bonobo
Bonobos engage in a variety of sexual encounters, copulating with different partners at every opportunity.
Copulation plays an important role in the herd and is mainly intended to reduce tension. It is pract ...
Aye-aye
They are polygamous animals, mating with multiple mates.
Mating is preceded by aggressive fights among males who answered a female call.
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.