Animals

Sunday, 7 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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Lemon shark
They show a tendency towards cannibalism.
It happens that an adult lemon shark will eat its own pups.
Rice's whale
It has been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Its population is estimated at 30 to 50 individuals.
Hummingbirds
Some species of hummingbirds can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h in flight.
The Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is considered the fastest moving species of hummingbird. It is ...
Arctic fox
Their sense of smell is exceptional.
They can smell carrion left by polar bears at a distance of 10 to 40 kilometers. They easily sense a ...
European mole cricket
Females are larger than males.
An adult female is about 70 mm long and a male is about 50 mm long.
Javan hawk-eagle
The mating season lasts from May to August.
There are recorded cases, however, of year-round breeding.
American mink
American minks are most active at night and at dusk.American minks are most active at night and at dusk.
During the day, they stay in earthen burrows up to 3 m long, which they have dug themselves. It also ...
Capybaras
Some representatives of this species lead the life of domestic pets.
Like their smaller cousins, capybaras also exhibit traits that allow them to be domesticated. They h ...
Slow worm lizard
They are slow eaters too.
 
It takes 10 to 15 minutes for a slow worm lizard to consume its prey.
European wildcat
Feeds mainly on rodents, although it sometimes hunts larger prey.
Its diet includes rats, moles, hamsters, voles, forest mice, but also martens, polecats, weasels and young deer, roe deer, chamois and ground-dwelling birds.