For the first time in nearly four decades, scientists have discovered tiny tree snails breeding in the wild in French Polynesia. The species is called Partula tohiveana, and they were previously ...
Romans ate snails, and sometime in their history—when is unclear—people in France started eating them, too. In fact, “escargot” means “snail” in French. Today, escargot is served in restaurants and at ...
Over 1,300 critically endangered snails, once thought extinct, were released on Bugio Island as part of a species recovery plan. Rediscovered after 100 years, the snails were bred in European zoos ...
The tiny, less-than-one-inch-long tree snail species known as Partula tohiveana is native to French Polynesia. There, these snails play an important role by eating decaying plant matter, thereby ...
It’s so popular that there’s no chance of getting a table without a reservation. Definitely recommended. The French are famous for eating anything that moves, which explains the snails. But, ...
ITV News' David Harper reports on how more than 1,300 pea-sized snails, previously thought to have been extinct, were bred at a UK zoo and released back to the wild on a remote island. Tiny snails ...