Animals

Sunday, 1 February 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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Maine coon
Maine coons are prone to genetic diseases.
The most common are polycystic kidney disease and hip dysplasia.
Brittle stars
Some species, however, are hermaphroditic or protandric.
Protandric animals produce male and female gametes at different times. Hermaphroditism is the occurr ...
Octopus
While swimming, the systemic or main heart stops working.
This causes the octopus to tire quickly and therefore the organisms prefer to move along the bottom using their arms.
Tawny frogmouth
Eggs are incubated for around 30 days.
Chicks hatch out with downy feathers and are being fed by both parents. After 25 to 35 days juveniles become fledlings and are ready to leave the nest.
Alpaca
Alpaca fiber is extremely fine and belongs to the group of special fibers.
It has excellent thermal insulating properties, warms much better than sheep's wool, and at the same ...
Common cuckoo
The males are slightly larger than the females.
The Common Cuckoo reaches a body length of 32 to 34 cm and the wingspan of these birds is 55 - 60 cm. The males weigh 114 - 133 g and the females 106 - 112 g.
American bullfrog
Their average lifespan is 7 to 10 years in the wild and up to 16 years in captivity.
Tawny frogmouth
Famous Australian pest-control birds.
Due to their diet they are considered very effective in reduction of vermin animal population.
Bull snake
Bull snakes are diurnal reptiles.
They use sunlight to warm their bodies so can be encountered while basking in the sun. With proper body temperature they are ready to seek for food.
Coyote
The coyote is a very fast mammal.
It can reach a top speed of 69 kilometers per hour in pursuit over a distance of about 300 meters. It is faster than the wolf, but less robust. It can jump a distance of 4 meters.