Animals

Wednesday, 5 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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Glass frogs
Most of them are small with adults rarely exceeding 30 mm (1,2 in) body length.
Some species on the other hand can grow much larger up to 80 mm (3 in).
Corn snake
Young hatchlings are 25 to 38 centimeters long and reach maturity within the first three years of life.
Southern cassowary
They are speedy runners.
Adult cassowaries can run up to 50 km (31 mi) per hour.
Axolotl
Axolotls have unique regenerative mechanisms.
Their wounds heal, and they can also regenerate their limbs, tails, fragments of the central nervous system, eye tissue, heart muscle and some parts of their brain.
Common Surinam toad
Only eggs laid on the back of the female can develop. Those that have fallen to the bottom of the water body die.
In the first few days of development, some of the eggs that have been shallowly buried in the female’s skin are also pushed out by eggs deeper in the skin.
Javan leopard
It has yellowish-orange fur with black rosettes and characteristic steel-gray eyes.
Cane toad
Their primary sense is vision.
When hunting, they rely on motion detection but support themselves with their sense of smell.
Platypus
The image of a platypus is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20-cent coin.
European pine marten
It lives throughout most of Europe and Asia Minor.
In Britain, it is found in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It inhabits all of continental Europe excep ...
Blue tang
They live an average of 30 years in the wild.
Their average lifespan ranges from 8 to 20 years in captivity.