Animals

Monday, 26 October 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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Brazilian wandering spiders
The most common banana worm is Phoneutria boliviensis.
The body length of this species ranges from 30 to 40 mm (females are larger), and the leg span can r ...
American robin
Males are more colorful than females.
Juveniles can also be duller regardless of sex.
Housefly
Each leg ends in a pair of claws and pulvilli.
The pulvilli is an adhesive tab that allows the fly to move along walls using Van der Waals forces. ...
Javan leopard
It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia.
It inhabits the rainforest in West Java.
French Bulldog
French Bulldogs cannot swim.
Their body composition prevents them from being able to swim.
Stingrays
They are edible, and commonly consumed in various countries like Iceland, Malaysia, and Singapore.
While Malaysians and Singaporeans prefer their stingray barbecued, Icelanders eat it fermented.
Arctic fox
Although not as good as the red fox or dog, their hearing is good.
They can hear in the 125 – 16,000 Hz range. They can hear lemmings digging at a depth of 10 – 15 centimeters.
Mallard
They easily interbreed with other duck species.
Such mallards often remain fertile.
Octopus
Octopuses live in every ocean.
They live in different habitats depending on the species. Some octopuses live in the depths of the ocean and can be found at depths of 1000 meters. Others inhabit coral reefs or shallow tidal pools.
Blue tang
Due to its common name, blue tang, it tends to get confused with the Atlantic blue tang.
They are, however, easily distinguishable, since the royal blue tangs have bright yellow tails.