Animals

Monday, 22 June 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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Giant panda
One month after birth, baby pandas turn white and black.
Initially, their fur is delicate and soft and becomes stiff as they age.
Clownfish
The most popular clownfish species is Amphiprion ocellaris, which is eagerly kept in reef tanks throughout the entire world.
It might be the most popular saltwater fish. Here is some detailed information on Ocellaris anemonef ...
Crustacean
Crustaceans are readily consumed by humans, especially those living in the seas and oceans.
Most of those that end up on plates are decapods, i.e. crabs, lobsters, shrimp and crayfish.
Leeches
The vast majority of leech species are parasites, the rest being predatory species.
Parasitic species, which are permanent external (rarely internal) parasites, feed on the blood of ve ...
Glass frogs
Glass frogs are amphibians from the family Centrolenidae.
There are over 120 species of glass frogs in 12 generas.
Coyote
The coyote is a species of least concern.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has placed it in this category due to its populat ...
Axolotl
Axolotls can often be cannibalistic.
Cannibalism is widely observed shortly after hatching since larvae are voracious and require frequent feeding. In addition, axolotls kept in groups can bite each other's limbs and tail fins.
Ocean sunfish
They are a predatory species, yet omnivore ones.
They eat a lot of small fish, squids, fish larvae, crustaceans, jellyfish and salps. From time to time, they vary their diet with eelgrass. As their food may lack nutrients, they need to eat a lot.
Horseshoe crab
They feed on clams, polychaetes, small fish and decayed organic debris.
The mouth opening is located on the underside of the body between the legs. They move the food into the mouth with chelicerae—a pair of small appendages.
Fleas
Fleas carry various diseases.
They include murine typhus, tapeworms, mycoplasma haemofelis, and cat scratch disease. The disease is transmitted by leaving small samples of saliva on the host body.