snail
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The Madeira government had asked the Chester Zoo experts to help with the snail conservation.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
And instead of simply asking fishermen to stop, it has helped develop snail farming as an alternative livelihood.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Some bee species burrow holes in wood or in the ground, or use empty structures for nests. Some species in Europe and Africa even build their nests in empty snail shells,"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
John Wyatt: The reason we had a snail mail list is because a lot of people at that time didn’t have an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Slowly, you straightened up, like a snail coming out of its shell, and let us haul you along.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
There’s another scene as well, where the kid comes home from school and she sits in his little place where he has his snails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Today, rows of giant African snails crawl inside wooden pens in Adjoa, a coastal community where fishing families are testing the new source of income.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
I walked around the five willows, trying to count the number of peacock snails Quinby ate.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
