Animals

Monday, 22 June 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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Stingrays
They are carnivorous.
Their diet consists of small animals found on or under the sand. The typical meal comprises ray-finned fish, crustaceans, snails, shrimps, and worms.
Lemon shark
It is a skilled nocturnal predator, often preying on crustaceans, stingrays, and bony fish.
The amount of food ingested varies, as the lemon shark eats as long as it feels hungry.
Saola
Saola are mainly solitary.
They can, however, form herds of up to 7 individuals.
Adder
It is most common in cooler places like forest clearing, wet meadows, or forest edges.
Southern cassowary
They are speedy runners.
Adult cassowaries can run up to 50 km (31 mi) per hour.
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrikes are known for impaling their prey.
Often the prey is still alive while being impaled on wires, spikes, or thorns. Shrikes do it both to ...
European pine marten
They are omnivores.
Their diet is based on small mammals, birds, snakes, amphibians, insects, snails and fruits. In season, wild berries can make up as much as 30% of their diet. They may also feed on carrion.
Corn snake
Young hatchlings are 25 to 38 centimeters long and reach maturity within the first three years of life.
Adelie penguin
After hatching, both parents take care of the young for about a month.
They take turns in foraging. Later, young are brought to a creche where they mature with other juven ...
Shoebill
The Shoebill resembles a stork in appearance.
Its trunk is massive, and its legs are long and slender. The neck is slender and although it appears long, it is actually shorter than that of other wading birds (heron, crane).