Animals

Monday, 20 July 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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Alligator snapping turtle
The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater species found in North America.
Housefly
The size of a fly is not an indication of its age.
Whether a fly is large or small only indicates whether the insect fed adequately during the larval stage.
Brown recluse spider
Brown recluse spiders lay eggs from May to July.
Pink river dolphin
They do not have natural predators, except for humans.
However, they can occasionally fall prey to anacondas, caimans, and jaguars.
Black Caiman
A typical male can weigh 450 kilograms, 360 kilograms on average.
Vaquita
They are carnivores.
They feed on fish, crabs, and prawns, but their favorite is squid.
Tiger sharks
Its coat comprises dark, vertical stripes and spots, resembling a tiger’s pattern.
It is where its name derives from. As the tiger grows, the pattern fades.
Cane toad
Bufotoxin can also be fatal to humans.
Deaths have been reported after contact with the toxin, but more commonly, poisoned individuals experienced hallucinations, vomiting, pain, and visual disturbances occur in poisoned individuals.
Wombat
Wombats usually feed at night.
They are the only marsupials in the world whose teeth are constantly growing, as they are worn down ...
Wolf spider
They can be found in many habitats.
Wolf spiders can be found in woodlands, meadows, gardens, shrublands and man-made structures. They are very eager to enter buildings especially in autumn, when it gets colder outside.