Animals

Wednesday, 20 May 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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Sand lizard
They are very territorial.
They defend the territory they occupy and the burrow within it, which they can inhabit for life. The ...
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerheads are viviparous.
After a long gestation, females give birth to living, fully developed offspring. They reproduce once a year, and birth usually up to 15 pups. Great hammerheads can birth up to 40 pups per litter.
Quokkas
It is illegal to keep quokka as a pet.
They are a protected species.
Asian elephant
It is significantly smaller than its cousin from Africa, the African elephant.
The Asian elephant has smaller, more round ears and one finger, instead of two, on the upper lip of its trunk.
French Bulldog
They are relatively easily trained, but some level of patience is required.
They tend to get stubborn at times.
Black Caiman
The mating season of black caimans happens between September and December, depending on the country.
The sole reason is for the eggs to hatch at the beginning of a wet season.
Slow worm lizard
They can live up to 30 years, even longer in captivity.
Record is held by a male lizard (we do not know at what age it was obtained) that lived at the Copenhagen Zoo from 1892 until 1946.
Adelie penguin
After hatching, both parents take care of the young for about a month.
They take turns in foraging. Later, young are brought to a creche where they mature with other juven ...
Tawny frogmouth
Its Latin name is Podargus strigoides and it’s a member of Podargidae family.
There are three subspecies of this bird: P. s. brachypterus, P. s. phalaenoides and P. s. strigoides.
Kiwi bird
Kiwis are nocturnal.
It is a common trait among the endemic fauna of New Zealand.