Animals

Monday, 16 February 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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Great spotted woodpecker
They drink the sap of birch trees.
In spring, woodpeckers pierce the bark of birch trees and drink the sap that flows from the trunk.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They can be found in all habitats of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea.
One of its subspecies are also present in Indonesia.
Arctic fox
It is the only land mammal found in Iceland.
It arrived in the area at the end of the last ice age, migrating over the frozen sea.
Salamanders
Ears and hearing
Unlike lizards, salamanders do not have external nor middle ears. That is why salamanders do not hea ...
Sea otter
In the wild, they typically live from 10 to 20 years, while females tend to live 5 years longer than males.
Maximum recorded life span of sea otter is 23 years in the wild. The longest-lived specimen in captivity was 28 years old female.
Pterodactyls
Until the 1830s, many naturalists believed that Pterodactylus were marine amphibians that used their wings as flippers.
Gila monster
Although its bite is painful, there are no reported deaths of humans.
Crustacean
Coconut crabs have the strongest grip of all animals.
Hence their name, their pincers are capable of splitting a coconut. The grip strength of an adult male is about 300 N, in comparison, the grip strength of a coconut crab's pincers is more than 1700 N.
Cabbage White butterfly
They originated from southeastern European regions of the Mediterranean sea.
Nowadays, it is widespread across Europe and Asia. It managed to reach North Africa, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Till now, this species didn't get to South America.
Turtles
There are currently 356 species of turtles in the world.
They inhabit all continents and oceans except Antarctica in circumpolar waters.