Animals

Friday, 21 August 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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Earthworms
Their name is most likely taken from the term earthworm, which means rain. It is during rainfall that they most often come to the surface.
Moose
The Swedes used moose in the army as draft, pack, and riding animals.
Since the 1930s, attempts have been made to domesticate moose, initially to use them in the army (experimental moose farms were established in the USSR) and also in agriculture.
Adder
Adults feed on insects, lizard frogs, small mammals, and bird chicks.
Young adders mostly eat insects, snails, earthworms, young amphibians and reptiles. The viper attacks its prey by injecting its venom and then eats the dead one.
Turtles
The most endangered turtle species today is the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, commonly known as the Red River giant softshell turtle.
At present, there are only three representatives of this species on Earth one male and two individuals, the sex of which has not yet been verified.
Okapi
They lead a lonely lifestyle, and they only pair together during the mating season.
The okapi territory is usually a few square kilometers.In the case of males, the territory covers approximately 13 km², while females occupies 3 -5 km².
Corn snake
The breeding activity of captive corn snakes led to over 800 morphs.
The rarest is the scaleless corn snake, which costs approximately US$500.
Ocean sunfish
The newly hatched sunfish is tiny, measuring about 2,5 mm (0,1 in).
If they are lucky enough to survive and develop into fry, they need only 15 months to achieve a size of an adult.  To increase the chance of survival, juveniles swim in schools.
Red-necked wallaby
It is native to the east coast of Australia, with a significant occurrence in Tasmania.
Over the years, it has also been introduced to New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, and France.
Wolf spider
Not all of them live in burrows.
Of course some wolf spider species dig themselves a burrow but there are many species of this spider ...
Tasmanian devil
Tasmanian devils can swim and swim quite well.
They can cross rivers as wide as 50 meters in this way. Observations show that such swimming gives them pleasure even when the water is very cold.