Animals

Wednesday, 11 March 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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Guinea pig
The guinea pig's body temperature ranges from 38.6-39.4 degrees Celsius.
The average resting pulse rate is 275 beats per minute.
Asian elephant
It belongs to the genus Elephas and is its only existing species.
Crustacean
A characteristic feature of crustaceans is two pairs of feelers, and three pairs of mouth legs, and all but the first pair of feelers are two-branched (they separate into exopodite and endopodite).
In comparison, arachnids have no sensilla at all, and insects only have one pair.
Corn snake
Their natural predators are birds of prey, foxes, bobcats, opossums, weasels, and skunks.
Young corn snakes are the most favored food of kingsnakes and coral snakes.
Adelie penguin
They are very social, probably this helps them avoid predation.
They interact with others in colonies, stay close during breeding season. In winter, they gather in ...
Viper dogfish
The viper dogfish feeds primarily on bony fish, which it impales on the fang-like teeth.
It eats its prey whole, much like the snake.
Malaysian trumpet snail
Malaysian trumpet snails spend most of the day buried under the substrate.
They venture up the substrate once the light goes off.
Cabbage White butterfly
They are active during the day.
Adult butterflies spend days looking for a nectar of a plant. They tend to feed on flower species they're already familiar with.
Grey heron
During breeding, the color of the gray heron's beak becomes more intense.
It is yellow most of the year and turns orange for a short mating season.
Pterodactyls
Until the 1830s, many naturalists believed that Pterodactylus were marine amphibians that used their wings as flippers.