Animals

Wednesday, 23 July 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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Spinosaurus
It was one of the largest, if not the largest carnivorous dinosaur that ever lived on Earth.
By scientific estimations, it could be 15 to 16 meters (49 to 52 ft) long.
Javan hawk-eagle
It has a distinguished vertical crest.
It consists of up to four 12 centimeters long feathers.
Red panda
Red pandas have many alternative names.
They are called the lesser panda, firefox, and the red bear-cat.
Sand lizard
The body length can be up to 24 cm (9,44 in). Individuals from Eastern Europe can reach up to 28 cm (11 in). They have a compact, stocky body.
Both the legs and the snout are short. The paws end with long, clawed toes. The tail, in turn, is almost half its length, about 11 cm (4,3 in).
Quokkas
Quokkas are native to Western Australia.
They inhabit small islands of the Western Australia coasts, particularly Bald Island, and Rottnest Island, and the south western parts of the mainland.
Common Surinam toad
The mating season of the Surinam toad is during the rainy season.
During mating season, females emit a peculiar scent to attract males, and males emit a voice that resembles the ticking of a clock.
Wombat
The wombat resembles a badger in appearance, with a uniform gray coat.
Australian scientists have viewed wombats under ultraviolet light and found that their fur shimmers ...
Basking shark
Basking sharks have essentially no natural predators.
They are known to be attacked by orcas, but few predators hunt these sharks. There is some information that great white sharks feed on the carcasses of basking sharks.
Crustacean
Stomatopoda are also very dangerous marine crustaceans. About 450 million of these animals have been described so far.
Like pistol shrimp, they are capable of striking their victims with a modified second pair of legs. ...
Sand lizard
Mostly they fall prey to weasels, foxes, badgers, birds, and snakes.
Of the domesticated animals, cats and chickens pose the greatest threat to them.