Animals

Monday, 3 August 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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Portuguese man-of-war
They can sting even once the tentacle is severed, or while washed ashore.
Glass frogs
They are arboreal animals.
This means that glass frogs spend most of their lives in the trees where they are able to blend with environment to avoid being eaten.
Gila monster
Although its bite is painful, there are no reported deaths of humans.
Common cuckoo
It lives in wooded or shrubby areas.
It is not comfortable in dense forests, so it usually chooses forest edges, parks, gardens, trees in fields and meadows, marshes and dunes.
American mink
This raises concerns among naturalists because the American mink has turned out to be a very destructive species for native zoocenoses.
Local populations of some birds and mammals have been destroyed. The expansion of the American mink is probably responsible for the population decline, including coot and muskrat.
Komodo dragon
It was discovered in 1910.
First, rumors of a "terrestrial crocodile" reached Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek from the Dutch col ...
Saola
The average lifespan is believed to be 9 to 11 years in the wild.
They do not do well in captivity. In fact, every individual ever kept in captivity died of an unknown cause after a short period of time.
Dolphins
There are nearly 40 species of dolphins in the world.
Most of them live in shallow ocean waters in the tropical zone.
Manatees
They are known for their distinctive way of swimming on their backs.
They raise their heads and front fins above the water level, which helps them with breathing, and their wide tails work like ballast to help them swim.
Sloth
Sloths are very resistant to infections.
Even serious injuries do not end with an infection, unlike other animals or humans under these clima ...