Animals

Friday, 24 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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European tree frog
They are small amphibians, with females being slightly larger than males.
Their bodies are slender and equipped with long legs, enabling rapid and long leaps. A typical male ...
Tigers
The coloration of tigers depends on the season and the subspecies.
It ranges from yellow to red-orange with distinct black stripes. Their bellies and head sides are white.
Quokkas
Quokkas give birth twice a year, single joey at a time.
A joey is born after a month of gestation. The tiny youngster resides in mother’s pouch for about si ...
Snails
Most snails are herbivorous, but there are also carnivorous and carrion-eating species.
Terrestrial animals feed mainly on plants, although there are predators among them. Predatory land snails hunt other slowly moving organisms, so they prey on other snails or earthworms.
Crested gecko
Crested geckos do not have external ears.
They can hear, however, and are extremely sensitive to loud sounds.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are considered a delicacy in various Asian countries.
They are widely consumed in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, and Korea. Usually, people consume it deh ...
Bird of Paradise
Carl Linnaeus in 1760 named the largest of the birds of paradise Paradisea apoda, meaning "legless bird of paradise."
At the time, no one in Europe had ever seen this marvelous bird alive. Linnaeus possessed only skins ...
Aye-aye
They share 93% of their DNA with humans.
It is common for all primates.
European pine marten
Males are slightly larger than females.
The body length of a european marten averages 53 cm (21 in) and the tail length is 25 cm (10 in). Adult martens can weigh between 1.5 and 1.7 kg (3,3 to 3,7 in).
Tiger sharks
Tiger sharks are ovoviviparous.
Eggs hatch inside the female’s body after approximately 16 months, and pups are born fully developed.