Animals

Friday, 1 August 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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Pink river dolphin
It is the largest of the river dolphin species.
A full-grown dolphin measures up to 2,7 meters long and weighs approximately 180 kg.
Ball python
They feed on rodents and birds.
They are “used” as pest control in various rural communities.
French Bulldog
They are a brachycephalic breed.
The term derives from Ancient Greek and means “short head.” The well-known examples are Bulldogs, Pugs, Pekingese, and Persian cats.
Horseshoe crab
Horseshoe crabs are animals that are most active at night.
Wolf spider
The many genera of wolf spiders range in body size from less than 10 to 35 mm (0.4 to 1.38 in).
Lemon shark
They are commonly found in coastal subtropical waters.
They occupy mostly the eastern shores of both the Americas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and the western coast of north and central Africa.
Axolotl
Axolotls spawning season is in February.
Females can lay up to thousand eggs that hatch within two or three weeks. "Parents" do not tend to their offspring.
Yellow spotted lizard
There are four subspecies of yellow-spotted tropical lizards.
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum flavimaculatum, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum ophiophthalmum, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tehuanae, Lepidophyma flavimaculatum tenebrarum.
Housefly
The house fly is a small insect, reaching a size of 6 to 7 mm.
The wingspan is 13 to 15 mm. The female fly is larger than the male.
Sea otter
They have the densest fur of any animal.
Sea otters grow about 150,000 hairs per 1 cm2 (about 1 million per 1 square inch). It is made up of ...