Animals

Thursday, 8 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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Hippopotamus
Thanks to drug lord Pablo Escobar, hippos have also found their way to Colombia.
The animals were brought to Escobar's private zoo at the Hacienda Napoles ranch in the 1980s. Initia ...
Hippopotamus
Hippos reproduce and are born in water.
Females reach sexual maturity at 5-6 years and males at 7.5 years. Copulation of the pair occurs in ...
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 ...
Dodo bird
Dodos became extinct about 350 years ago.
Undisturbed by anyone, the birds lived on an island uninhabited by humans from about 10 million year ...
Northern pike
Most individuals lead a solitary life.
Under certain conditions, however, it is better to cooperate. Divers reported that smaller pikes som ...
Arctic fox
Their sense of smell is exceptional.
They can smell carrion left by polar bears at a distance of 10 to 40 kilometers. They easily sense a ...
Sloth
A distinctive feature of sloths is the presence of three long fingers and toes, armed with three powerful, hook-shaped claws, thanks to which they can hang from tree branches.
Their claws are about 6 centimeters long.
Malaysian trumpet snail
The red-rimmed melania living in the waters of Israel has usually darker shells, allowing them to camouflage better against the basalt rocks.
Pterodactyls
Pterodactylus and Pteranodons were cold-bloodied.
Blue tang
They are omnivorous.
Primarily, they feed on plankton but will nibble on algae. In fact, they are crucial in keeping the ...