Animals

Friday, 26 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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Sand lizard
Sand lizard is carnivorous.
Invertebrates, spiders and insects form the basis of its diet. It also feeds on caterpillars. In add ...
French Bulldog
The average lifespan of a French Bulldog is 10 to 12 years.
Corn snake
They lack eyelids.
They do have, however, a skin layer over their eyes to moisturize them. Once the layer is dry, a corn snake will shed it, just as it sheds its skin.
Common kingfisher
The common kingfisher, also known as the river kingfisher or the Eurasian kingfisher, is a small bird in the family Alcedinidae.
The kingfisher family includes over 90 species of small birds with large heads, long, laterally flat ...
Brittle stars
To sustain life, the brittle star must have a central disc and at least three arms.
Regeneration of lost limbs requires a lot of energy, very often more than an animal can deliver by consumption. In many cases, it reduces fat deposit reduction and impairs gonadal function.
European wildcat
The European wildcat is found in Europe, the Caucasus and Asia Minor.
It is found in Scotland (where it has not been extirpated like the Welsh and English populations), I ...
Giant panda
Although it is representative of carnivorous bears, the species became a food specialist about 2.4 million years ago and feeds almost exclusively on bamboo shoots and other plants. Occasionally, pandas also eat small mammals and fish.
Young panda cubs are born unable to digest bamboo and acquire this ability with the bacterial flora they receive from their mother's milk.
Okapi
Both okapi and giraffes have small horns on their heads.
Lemon shark
Lemon sharks practice polyandry.
It means that females mate with multiple males throughout their lives.
Tiger sharks
They are also scavengers.
They feed on dead animals, including whales.