Animals

Friday, 28 August 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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Ball python
They are a victim of the illegal pet trade.
Over 3 million were exported from Africa. People pick up their eggs and breed them in captivity until they are ready to be sold.
Northern pike
The population of the pike has declined in recent years globally.
This is influenced by poaching, hobby fishing and inadequate fisheries policy. Factors limiting reproduction also include water pollution and a decrease in available spawning areas.
Hedgehogs
Contrary to folk superstitions and numerous fairy tales, hedgehogs do not eat apples.
Responsible for this myth is Pliny the Elder, a Roman philosopher, who claimed in the encyclopedic N ...
Hippopotamus
They obtain food mainly on land.
They spend four to five hours a day eating and can consume up to 68 kg of food at a time. They feed ...
Rice's whale
Rice’s whale was first described in 1965 by Dale Rice.
He cataloged it as a subpopulation of Bryde’s whale present in the Gulf of Mexico.
Turtles
They use sounds to communicate.
They most often make sounds during courtship and mating however, some species also make sounds to stay "in touch" during migration.
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.
Arctic fox
They are also scavengers.
When they lack food, they feed on carrion. Arctic fox usually finds animals left by other, more dangerous predators, such as wolves or bears.
White-browed tit-warbler
White-browed tit-warblers build their nests at an elevation of up to 4,800 meters.
The entrance to the nest is located atop.
Sperm whale
Sperm whales play a key role in the marine ecosystem.
They are nicknamed “marine ecosystem engineers.” When they surface, they excrete nutrient-rich faces ...