Animals

Thursday, 16 October 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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Komodo dragon
It was discovered in 1910.
First, rumors of a "terrestrial crocodile" reached Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek from the Dutch col ...
Javan hawk-eagle
It has a vibrant yellow iris.
Young Javan hawk-eagles have blue-grayish eyes that change color as they mature.
Guinea pig
In the West, the guinea pig was first described in 1554 by Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner.
The earliest known European illustration of a domestic guinea pig is a painting by an unknown artist ...
Luna moth
Wingspan of adult moths is 75 to 105 mm (2,95 to 4,13 in).
Males and females are similar in size. Antennae are also present in both sexes, but males have longer and wider ones. Female abdomens are larger because of deposited eggs.
Mallard
It is a medium-sized water bird. Males are larger and heavier than females.
Body length ranges from 50 to 65 cm and wingspan is 81 to 98 cm. The weight of adults is between 0.7 and 1.6 kg.
Amur leopard
The first mention of the Amur leopard dates back to 1857.
Hermann Schlegel, a German zoologist, discovered its pelt while on a survey in Korea.
Viper dogfish
It has a slender, black body, with a blunt snout at the end of a somewhat flattened head.
Its most recognizable trait is the triangular jaw, filled with fang-like teeth.
European wildcat
The mating season begins in January and lasts until March.
Heat lasts from 1 to 6 days and gestation from 64 to 71 days (average 68).
Brittle stars
Some of them can reproduce by fission.
They can split in half and regenerate afterward. It is easy to identify such individuals as they hav ...
Quokkas
Quokkas are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Their population systematically declines, mainly due to the loss of habitat as a result of logging. ...