Animals

Wednesday, 11 November 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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Platypus
The body temperature of a platypus is about 32 °C (90 °F) which is rather unheard of in other mammals, reaching 37 °C (99 °F)
This is an adaptive trait, resulting from the need to adapt to the conditions of the environment in which they live.
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrikes are carnivores.
They primarily feed on rodents, like lemmings, but also hunt for newts, salamanders, bats, fish, fro ...
Sloth
Sloths have nine cervical vertebrae, while most mammals have seven.
It allows them to rotate their head 180 degrees.
Manatees
These aquatic mammals have long stirred the human imagination and have been the source of many legends and stories in various cultures.
In Colombia’s Guajira region live the Wayuu Indian people. According to their legends, manatees were ...
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerheads are viviparous.
After a long gestation, females give birth to living, fully developed offspring. They reproduce once a year, and birth usually up to 15 pups. Great hammerheads can birth up to 40 pups per litter.
Red panda
Red pandas are native to southwestern Asia and the eastern Himalayas.
Kiwi bird
Kiwi's closest relative is the elephant bird.
Elephant birds are extinct species from Madagascar.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
Usually there are about 10 young lizards in single clutch.
There can be much more (up to 25), but this does not happen very often. Newborn skinks are self-sufficient and leave mother after few days to live their own life.
Adelie penguin
There are over 10 million adult Adélie penguins, and the total population is estimated at 14 to 16 million.
The Adélie penguin is listed by the IUCN as LC (least concern) species.
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.