Animals

Saturday, 30 May 2026
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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Kiwi bird
They are the only birds with nostrils at the end of their beaks.
Even though their beaks reach up to 20 centimeters, they have the shortest beaks of all birds, because beaks are measured from nostrils to the end of their beak.
Corn snake
They are considered an invasive species in Australia.
Corn snakes found their way outside the U.S. thanks to the illegal pet trade.
Hedgehogs
Depending on the species, hedgehogs can have between three and five thousand spikes.
Coyote
They have a reputation as scavengers.
Although they also feed on carrion (they like to cannibalize the corpses of individuals of the same ...
Slow worm lizard
Females are larger than males. The female's body length can reach 50 centimeters and the male's up to 40.
Insects
Insects breathe using tracheae, to which air is supplied through spiracles.
Tracheae are protrusions of the insects' body walls that branch into a system of tubes inside the body. At the ends of these tubes are liquid-filled tracheae through which gas exchange occurs.
Common Surinam toad
The body length of the Surinam toad ranges from 105 to 171 mm.
Females measure from 105 to 171 mm, while males measure from 106 to 154 mm.
Basking shark
Basking sharks are generally solitary or gather in small schools.
At times, there can be an aggregation of more than 100 sharks. They move slowly, filtering plankton, ...
Ball python
The young hatch after 2,5 to 3,5 months of incubation.
Hatchlings are more colorful than adult ball pythons, and measure between 35 and 43 centimeters long. They feed on insects, small mammals, and small birds.
Brown recluse spider
They feed on soft-bodied insects, not necessarily freshly killed.
They are also known for cannibalism.