Animals

Friday, 25 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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Malaysian trumpet snail
Females can give birth to 70 young at a time.
Guinea pig
From around 1200 until the Spanish conquest in 1532, indigenous peoples used selective breeding of guinea pigs to develop many varieties that have become the basis for some modern domestic breeds.
Guinea pigs are still a source of food in the region. Many farms in the Andean highlands raise these animals, feeding them vegetable scraps.
Red-necked wallaby
Red-necked wallabies can reach a weight of up to 26 kilograms.
Their average weight is between 14 and 18 kilograms.
Komodo dragon
They live in hot and dry places in open grasslands, savannas, and tropical forests.
Active during the day, they spend nights in burrows of their own making. They hunt in the noon and s ...
Axolotl
Axolotls were one of the pillars of the Aztecs' daily diet.
Given that the Aztec civilization fed on everything that lived, it is easy to imagine that axolotls were common prey for fishermen.
Horseshoe crab
During the breeding season, horseshoe crabs migrate to shallow coastal waters.
The smaller male clings to the back of the larger female with specialized front claws and fertilizes the eggs, which are then deposited in the sand.
Capybaras
Naturally, capybaras inhabit areas of South America.
Their territory covers the north-central part of the continent up to the northern regions of Argenti ...
Luna moth
While caterpillars often fall prey to insect parasitoids, adult forms are being hunted by nocturnal birds and bats.
Attacked caterpillars make clicking noises with their mandibles. They are also able to release distasteful fluids capable of fending off insects and even a small rodent.
Bull snake
Female lays about 12 eggs in a hole and leave them without protection to hatch.
Bull snake eggs are 70 mm (2,7 in) in diameter, has an elliptical shape and leathery shell.
Sea otter
They are polygynous, males have several female partners.
Their gestation period can vary greatly. It can last from four months to a year after copulation. Th ...