Animals

Tuesday, 3 March 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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Sea otter
They are polygynous, males have several female partners.
Their gestation period can vary greatly. It can last from four months to a year after copulation. Th ...
Snails
One of the most beautiful and impressive snails are nudibranch. These are shellless snails with very colorful colors and a symmetrical body structure.
Some of them feed on cnidarians, whose toxins do not harm the snail. Instead, the eaten cnidarians a ...
Tigers
Tigers hunt prey no matter its size.
The only animals capable of withstanding their voraciousness are adult, healthy rhinos and elephants. In the clash between a tiger and a brown bear, the tiger usually wins.
Manatees
Manatees often appear in children’s literature.
Pictured as friendly and pleasant, they promote respect for the environment and nature conservation.
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerhead species tend to swim in schools.
It is uncommon for sharks, however. During the day, hammerheads prefer company, but they hunt solitarily at night.
Brown recluse spider
It is approximately 6 – 20 millimeters (0.24 – 0.79 inches) tall.
Shoebill
They are food specialists.
They hunt only one type of animal, lungfish, which are between 15 and 50 cm long and weigh about 500 ...
Asian elephant
Calves are born after 18 to 22 months of gestation.
Given proper circumstances, the female can give birth to one calf every 2.5 to 4 years.
Stingrays
Stingrays are ovoviviparous.
Young are hatched from eggs stored within the female’s body.
Coyote
They sometimes come into conflict with humans.
They kill domestic animals, mainly sheep, as well as stray cats and small dogs. They also often look in household garbage cans for food.