Animals

Sunday, 21 June 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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Hawksbill sea turtle
They are sea turtles from the family Cheloniidae.
There are six species in the family Cheloniidae: green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, flatback sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
Great grey shrike
Great grey shrikes are known for impaling their prey.
Often the prey is still alive while being impaled on wires, spikes, or thorns. Shrikes do it both to ...
Glass frogs
Glass frogs are active during night.
Those nocturnal amphibians start to seek food as soon as it gets dark and are active during whole night. Mating also occurs at night.
Great grey shrike
It expresses serial monogamy.
Pairs bond for a specific mating season. Typically, the next-year mate is different from the one from a year before.
Fleas
An average female adult flea can lay between 40 and 50 eggs a day.
Fleas can remain dormant in pupae for months.
Dik-dik
It inhabits Africa.
Its natural habitat is two areas in Africa - the eastern and southern parts of the continent - from ...
Sea lamprey
Lampreys belong to a family of ancient fish that existed before the dinosaurs' time.
The first jawless fish appeared on Earth during the Silurian period between 443.8 and 419.2 million years ago.
Laughing kookaburra
They are approximately 39 – 42 cm tall and weigh between 196 and 465 grams.
Males are slightly smaller and lighter than females.
Stingrays
Stingrays use electromagnetic senses to hunt for food.
Not only their eyesight is poor, but their eyes are located on top of their body. Thus, they use amp ...
Bird of Paradise
Birds of paradise build nests from leaves and ferns, usually in the fork of a tree. The nest resembles a deep cup.
The female takes care of the offspring herself, and the male does not participate in nest building.