Animals

Thursday, 30 October 2025
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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Viper dogfish
It was discovered in 1986 on the southern coast of Japan.
Snails
Some aquatic snails can completely regenerate lost eyes.
These include freshwater ones from the Ampullariidae family and marine ones from the Strombus genus.
Clownfish
When clownfish lacks anemone, it can occupy soft coral or large polyp stony coral.
Sometimes they even prefer those corals over anemones. This happened in our editorial reef tank when ...
Portuguese man-of-war
They were named after a wooden warship at full sail, that the British sailors called Man of War.
The resemblance is questionable because they rather resemble a floating plastic bag.
Mallard
They make their nests on the ground or in trees, usually near the shore, although this is not the rule.
They build them mostly of grass and pad them with feathers.
Ocean sunfish
In 2005, a relatively small, 30 kg sunfish landed on a family boat, injuring a 4-year-old boy.
The accident occurred off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Wolf spider
There are about 2400 wolf spider species divided into 124 genera.
Scientific name for the family is Lycosidae.
Yellow spotted lizard
Yellow spotted lizards give birth in June and July.
Typically, five to eight young are born in a single litter.
Ball python
The ball python is non-venomous.
It relies on 100 to 150 sharp teeth to disable its prey.
Hippopotamus
The uncontrolled presence of these giant animals can significantly disrupt the local ecosystem.
According to studies, hippopotamus droppings change oxygen levels in water bodies, negatively affect ...