Animals

Tuesday, 1 September 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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Fleas
An average female adult flea can lay between 40 and 50 eggs a day.
Fleas can remain dormant in pupae for months.
Platypus
Platypuses are equipped with electroreceptors, which makes them a phenomenon among modern mammals.
Thanks to them, they track their prey through changes in the electric field. The platypus can percei ...
Sperm whale
Sperm whales have ribs that flex after greater water pressure, which allows them to dive deep.
When diving, they keep their metabolism to a minimum and supply blood only to their most important o ...
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrikes are known for impaling their prey.
Often the prey is still alive while being impaled on wires, spikes, or thorns. Shrikes do it both to ...
Arabian oryx
All Arabian oryxes alive today are descended from just 1,970 animals.
Tiger sharks
Apart from food with nutritional value, tiger sharks are known for consuming manmade objects.
They devour trash dumped into the ocean, such as tires, food cans, and jackets.
Axolotl
The axolotl is native to Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco in the Valle de México, Mexico City.
Today, axolotls can be found only in the southern parts of Lake Xochimilco since Lake Chalco was artificially drained in the late 1860s to prevent flooding.
American robin
American robin is not a loyal husband.
Because they are migratory birds, they often seek for new partner each season. While trying to impre ...
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds have very short legs, which do not fulfill their usual role - because hummingbirds cannot walk.
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerhead sharks swim at a slight angle, due to differences in their fins length.
Their pectoral fin is shorter than their first dorsal fin, and tilting allows them to use longer fin to swim efficiently.