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Saturday, 25 April 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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Earthworms
Earthworms, depending on the species, can reach a length of 1 centimeter to 1 meter.
European pine marten
It lives throughout most of Europe and Asia Minor.
In Britain, it is found in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It inhabits all of continental Europe excep ...
Blue-Tongued Lizard
When posed to danger, they can shed tail to distract predator.
Skinks have an ability to regrow the tail, but size and shape may differ from the original.
Brittle stars
Larvae are tiny and are a part of the plankton.
Either way, the larva must undergo transformation to become an adult, bottom-dwelling individual with radial symmetry.
Alpaca
A typical family group consists of a dominant male, several adult females, and numerous offspring.
An alpaca's gestation period is approximately 335-340 days, and usually one offspring is born, weigh ...
Lemon shark
The yellow or olive hue on their skin works as an excellent camouflage on the sandy seafloor.
Their underbellies are light yellow, and that is where their name comes from.
Arctic fox
There are five subspecies of the polar fox.
Glass frogs
Glass frogs are amphibians from the family Centrolenidae.
There are over 120 species of glass frogs in 12 generas.
Hippopotamus
Two modern living species can be distinguished within the Hippopotamidae family - Choeropsis liberiensis, called pygmy hippopotamus, native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, and Hippopotamus amphibius, also called common hippopotamus, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Grey heron
Their natural habitat is areas near water bodies.
They live on lakes, rivers, ponds, ditches, floodplains, swamps, estuaries, and the seashore. They a ...