Animals

Thursday, 30 July 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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Syrian brown bear
The Syrian bear is threatened mainly by habitat loss.
This is usually related to the development of agriculture, where bears come into conflict with human ...
Spinosaurus
It lived near the shallow waters or in them.
Recent discoveries suggest that Spinosaur was too buoyant to submerge, so it had to choose environments with ground under their feet.
Cabbage White butterfly
Its Latin name is Pieris rapae, and it's a member of the Pieridae family.
Corn snake
Females lay from 10 to 30 eggs in a single clutch.
The eggs are not tended to by the female. The young hatch after approximately 10 weeks of incubation.
Hippopotamus
The culling of Escobar's hippos was considered but was opposed by the public.
Enrique Zerda Ordonez, a National University of Colombia biologist, believes that neutering these an ...
Cabbage White butterfly
They live in a variety of habitats.
During spring, summer, and autumn, small whites can be seen in meadows, woods, clearings, bogs, and home gardens.
Toco toucan
Toco toucan is the largest and probably best known member of the toucan family (Ramphastidae).
It is also called the giant toucan, and common toucan.
Alpaca
In the United Kingdom, alpacas are sometimes used as pasture guards.
Although they are rarely aggressive, they are attached to flocks of free-grazing sheep, where they w ...
Goblin shark
Goblin sharks are unintentionally caught as bycatch.
They sometimes appear in fishnets and in this case are usually dried, salted and delivered to the ma ...
Great spotted woodpecker
The nesting season begins in April and lasts until June.
Courtship begins as early as December. They breed one brood per year, the eggs being laid in the first weeks of May. A female can lay 5 to 7 white eggs, 26x19 mm in size.