Animals

Saturday, 6 December 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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Otters
In southern Bangladesh, otters help humans in fishing.
They chase fish into the fishing nests and get a few fish to eat as a reward. This practice was once ...
Viper dogfish
To catch their prey, viper dogfish extend their jaws.
There are some who claim the process reminds them of xenomorphs. However, since the first individual ...
Jellyfish
Jellyfish reproduce both sexually and asexually.
While in a polyp stage, jellyfish can multiply themselves.
European mole cricket
It prefers moist areas where they dig well in the ground.
They can be found in meadows, agricultural fields, wetlands, and river valleys. They can also make their home in greenhouses.
Ocean sunfish
Ocean sunfish have a very peculiar appearance.
The body is tall, laterally flattened with a crescent-shaped tail that replaced the caudal fin in th ...
Southern cassowary
Southern cassowaries live in northeastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Tropical rainforests are their primary habitat, but they can also be found in wetlands or savanna. It is estimated that from 20,000 to 50,000 birds live in the wild.
European wildcat
Females are smaller than males.
The average adult male weighs 5 to 8 kg, while the female weighs about 3.5 kg. Weight can vary depending on the season. Body length ranges from 45 to 90 cm and the tail averages 35 cm.
Adder
The species is found from northwestern France to the eastern fringes of Siberia.
In the mountains, it can be found at elevations of up to 2000 meters above sea level.
Javan hawk-eagle
The Female lays a single egg that hatches after 48 days of incubation.
The young fledge around 2.5 months after hatching.
American mink
The elongated body of the American mink, 30-43 cm long, has short legs and a 13-23 cm long tail.
The head is small and quite flat, and the toes of the hind legs are webbed. Males differ in size fro ...