Animals

Saturday, 22 November 2025
27 facts about turtles
27 facts about turtles
The only vertebrates so armored
The first turtles appeared on Earth at the end of the Permian about 240 million years ago. Although the first ones had neither plastron nor carapace, ...

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Octopus
Octopuses are very intelligent.
During studies on these animals, the presence of both short and long-term memory was found.
Narwhal
We will not meet any narwhal outside their natural environment.
Attempts to breed narwhal in captivity ended with failure, because the animals die very quickly after being caught.
Aye-aye
Aye-aye is an endemic species native to Madagascar.
It occupies mostly the east coast of Madagascar, but can also be found in the north-west part of the island.
Adder
Adults feed on insects, lizard frogs, small mammals, and bird chicks.
Young adders mostly eat insects, snails, earthworms, young amphibians and reptiles. The viper attacks its prey by injecting its venom and then eats the dead one.
Tawny frogmouth
So, what differs frogmouths from owls?
First of all – legs. Owls have massive talons and strong legs because they catch prey with them. Fro ...
Kiwi bird
Kiwi’s egg is up to 20% of a female’s body weight.
It makes their eggs, in proportion to their body size, one of the largest of all birds.
Spiders
Their circulatory system is open.
This means that they do not have veins, but hemolymph (which performs the function of blood) is pump ...
Coyote
They sometimes come into conflict with humans.
They kill domestic animals, mainly sheep, as well as stray cats and small dogs. They also often look in household garbage cans for food.
Laughing kookaburra
Although laughing kookaburras are members of the kingfisher family, they are not associated with water.
Kingfishers are known for diving into ponds and streams to catch fish, but laughing kookaburras do not eat fish too often.
Pink river dolphin
They live for up to 30 years in captivity.
Their average lifespan in the wild, however, is still unknown.