Animals

Wednesday, 29 July 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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Tigers
Tigers rarely climb trees.
They rest in the shade under trees, and on the Siberian steppes in rock clefts.
Okapi
The name okapi comes from the language of the local African tribe Mbuba from the word o'api.
Amur leopard
Males are larger than females.
Males typically weigh between 32 to 48 kg, but their weight can exceed 75 kg. Females generally weigh between 25 and 43 kg.
Sloth
Sloths are solitary, except for females with their young.
They are peacefully disposed to the surrounding world, and they do not need to defend themselves bec ...
Jellyfish
The smallest known jellyfish come from genera Eleutheria and Staurocladia.
They typically measure up to 0,5 millimeters in diameter.
Leopard geckos
Unlike most geckos, they have eyelids, which allow them to blink and sleep with their eyes closed.
French Bulldog
Their body composition makes them rather lazy companions when it comes to exercising.
Apart from breathing problems, Frenchies do not regulate their body temperature efficiently, thus prefer a daily walk, rather than excessive exercise.
American bullfrog
It is a successful invasive species.
It has been introduced to southern North America, where is considered a threat to native amphibian s ...
Wombat
The wombats include two contemporaneous genera.
Vombatus, whose only representative is the common wombat; Lasiorhinus, containing two species: northern hairy-nosed wombat, also called yaminon, and southern hairy-nosed wombat.
Red panda
The name “panda” refers to the bamboo diet.
It translates from Nepalese “nigalya ponya,” which means “bamboo eater.”