Animals

Tuesday, 21 July 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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Axolotl
Axolotls are carnivorous.
They feed on mollusks, insects, arthropods, and small fish. They locate their prey using their sense of smell, and since having vestigial teeth, their primary feeding method is suctioning.
Sea lamprey
A single female of sea lamprey lays between 30,000 and 100,000 eggs.
After mating, both parents die.
Okapi
For unexplained reasons, okapis also eat charcoal from burned trees.
European mole cricket
Its body is dark brown with a yellowish tint to the underside.
Its body is covered with small, fine, velvety hairs that give it an iridescent reflex. It is translu ...
Asian elephant
Asian elephants have six sets of small teeth.
They are all present in the elephant’s skull at birth. Since each set is larger than the previous one, their skulls grow throughout their lifetime to make space for the new set.
Giant panda
Due to the nature of their diet, pandas are not very mobile animals.
They conserve energy whenever possible and only migrate when they feel threatened or when food is scarce in their current territory.
Butterflies
Butterflies are the second most numerous group of insects after beetles.
French Bulldog
French Bulldogs originate from England.
Bulldogs were bred in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the 19th century. Over time, some sm ...
Tasmanian devil
Tasmanian devils can devour their prey whole.
They leave neither fur nor skin, which they are excellent carrion eliminators. In the case of larger ...
Basking shark
Basking sharks can reach enormous sizes.
As an adult, the basking shark usually reaches a body length of 6.70 to 8.80 meters, but can reach 1 ...