Animals

Tuesday, 7 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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Hawksbill sea turtle
They are resistant to various toxins contained in several sea sponges species.
Because of that, there is little competition for food. It makes them also an essential part of the coral ecosystem.
Moose
Moose are herbivorous animals.
They forage and can eat many types of plants and fruits. The average adult needs to consume 9,770 kc ...
Axolotl
Axolotls reach sexual maturity usually at a year old.
Coyote
The coyote keeps its tail down when running or walking.
The wolf keeps its tail horizontal.
Kiwi bird
Kiwi birds are the smallest ratites in the world.
Their length ranges from 30 to 65 centimeters, and they weigh up to 3,5 kilograms.
Octopus
During mating season, octopuses can change their skin colors to signal to their partner that they want to mate.
Alligator snapping turtle
Its face resembles prehistoric creatures, namely dinosaurs.
Red-necked wallaby
The population of red-necked wallabies is not threatened, and their numbers are stable.
There have been times when increased human hunting for meat and fur, as well as farmers' treatment o ...
Yellow spotted lizard
They are not an endangered species.
IUCN classifies those animals as LC (least concern).
Clownfish
When clownfish lacks anemone, it can occupy soft coral or large polyp stony coral.
Sometimes they even prefer those corals over anemones. This happened in our editorial reef tank when ...