Animals

Monday, 13 October 2025
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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Ocean sunfish
Despite the fact they are quite big, they pose no threat to humans.
Ocean sunfish are docile creatures that have no interest in humans. Sometimes they can hurt people when jumping out of the water and landing on boats.
Turtles
They use sounds to communicate.
They most often make sounds during courtship and mating however, some species also make sounds to stay "in touch" during migration.
Aye-aye
It is the only member of the genus Daubentonia.
It belongs to the rarest and most endangered primates. When it was discovered, it was confused with ...
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerheads are common in warmer waters along coastlines worldwide.
Stingrays
Their numbers systematically decline.
Most species are listed as threatened or vulnerable to extinction, which is primarily caused by unregulated fishing and habitat loss.
Saola
In Vietnamese, Saola means “spindle horns.”
Fossa
They are both diurnal and nocturnal.
Hedgehogs
They can scream terrifyingly loudly in a very unfavorable, threatening situation.
Hedgehogs make lots of sounds: trotting in search of food, they make a snarling voice, purr or cough. Upset, they puff, snort, and even growl loudly.
Hammerhead sharks
There are a total of ten species of hammerhead sharks.
There are:Winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii), Scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona), Carolina hammerh ...
Maine coon
There are 75 color and pattern variations of Maine coons.