Animals

Saturday, 14 November 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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Siberian roe deer
The Siberian roe deer are nocturnal.
Their activity happens after dawn, while they spend most of the day sleeping.
Tigers
The International Tiger Day is 29th July.
Sea lamprey
A single female of sea lamprey lays between 30,000 and 100,000 eggs.
After mating, both parents die.
Pink river dolphin
Their paddle-like flippers allow them to swim in circles.
Crustacean
Annual production of edible shellfish exceeds 10 million of which more than 8 million come from Asia.
China is the world's largest supplier of shellfish, with more than half of the animals in trade coming from there. These animals are obtained either by fishing or by farming in aquaculture.
Crested gecko
Although, like other lizards, crested geckos can swim, it is such a stressful activity they won’t swim until no other choice.
European wildcat
It resembles the European shorthair cat but is more massive.
It has brindle, long fur with a dark stripe running across its back.
Ball python
It inhabits savannas and grasslands but can be found in open forests.
Its habitat requires a source of running water for the snake to cool down.
Salamanders
Respiration
While lizards have only one organ responsible for respiration-the lungs, salamanders rely on skin, gills or lungs (or, in some species, the combination of skin and lungs altogether).
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 ...