Animals

Friday, 15 May 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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Southern cassowary
Cassowaries are closely related to Kiwi birds.
They share a common ancestor that lived about 40 million years ago.
Basking shark
The basking shark's most distinctive feature is its five pairs of giant gill slits.
They encircle its body behind its head like a collar and almost meet at the top and bottom. 
Guinea pig
The domestic cavy is an herbivorous animal.
Guinea pigs living in the wild, due to the poor quality of their food, may be prone to coprophagia a ...
Manatees
Manatees chew their food with strong molars.
The young manatee is born with two vestigial incisors it loses as it matures. If the molars fall out, new teeth grow in their place.
Hedgehogs
An average lifespan is three and a half years.
Their mortality rate is mostly caused by predators, among which are badgers, dogs, or owls. The uppe ...
Quokkas
The average lifespan of a quokka is approximately 10 years in the wild, and up to about 15 years in captivity.
Quokkas can be found in various Australian zoos, including Sydney Zoo, and Perth Zoo.
Octopus
During mating season, octopuses can change their skin colors to signal to their partner that they want to mate.
Bull snake
They are not venomous.
To subdue and kill their prey they constrict it by wrapping around its body.
American mink
These animals are covered with thick, soft fur that is impermeable to water.
The fur is usually brown and the chin is white.
Mallard
Outside the breeding season, both sexes are similar.
The plumage color is creamy brown with a lighter throat. Through the eye is an orange-colored beak with black spots. The male has a yellow beak, rust-colored breast, and black supernumerary lids.