Animals

Thursday, 1 October 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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European tree frog
The mating season begins in May or even late April and lasts until late July.
Males then gather on the banks of bodies of water or directly on their surface and begin their trail ...
Octopus
Most octopuses hatch from eggs as paralarvae and function as plankton for the first weeks or months. These small octopuses feed on zooplankton, arthropod larvae, or copepods.
Adelie penguin
In the wild, Adélie penguins live from 5 to 16 years.
Adélie penguins are hunted primarily by leopard seals. Their eggs fall prey to south polar skuas and sheathbills. Orcas may also hunt them, but they usually prefer larger catches.
Lemon shark
It reaches an average length of 3 meters.
The largest shark ever caught was 3,7 meters long and weighed 184 kg.
Hedgehogs
They can climb and swim.
Their spikes possess air chambers that support swimming and ensure better buoyancy, allowing them to ...
Common Surinam toad
The incubation period lasts about 130 days.
After this time and complete resorption of the tail, the young leave the pockets in the mother’s ski ...
Blue-Tongued Lizard
Those animals live solitary life.
Most of the year those lizards spend alone, only in last quarter of year they bind in pairs. They are polygamous so one male can be a parent for many clutches.
Giant panda
Females are slightly smaller than males (10 to 20%).
Adults are 120 to 190 cm (47 to 75 in) long, of which about 10 to 15% is the tail. The weight of an ...
Brittle stars
The respiratory system is made of respiratory pockets and tube feet.
Respiratory pockets are located at the base of the arms. Their walls are equipped with muscles that contract and loosen to force water circulation.
Tiger sharks
Tiger sharks are ovoviviparous.
Eggs hatch inside the female’s body after approximately 16 months, and pups are born fully developed.