Animals

Wednesday, 28 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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Capybaras
Their meat is also prized by humans.
Capybara meat has long been an ingredient in the food of South America’s indigenous peoples. Today, ...
Hammerhead sharks
Their length ranges from 0.9 to 6.1 meters, and their weight ranges from 3 up to 580 kilograms.
The biggest of the genus is the great hammerhead. The record holder is a female caught in 2006 who weighed almost 581 kilograms. The reason for her unusual weight, however, was pregnancy.
Earthworms
Earthworms that are not frost-tolerant die at around -2 °C.
Spring frosts can decimate earthworm populations in a very short time.
Snails
The circulatory system of snails is open. This means that hemolymph (equivalent to blood) is pumped into the body cavities surrounding the internal organs.
The oxygen carrier is hemocyanin and the copper it contains. Hemocyanin is blue.
European wildcat
It leads a solitary life and is territorial.
To date, researchers have not been able to gather much information about the social life of these an ...
Cane toad
Cane toads are omnivorous.
They prefer meat to plants but tend to eat some greens from time to time. Toads feed mainly on inver ...
Asian elephant
There are approximately 150,000 muscles in their trunk.
Asian elephants can both push over a tree with their trunk, or pick up and shell a peanut.
Okapi
The first okapi was born in captivity in 1919 in the zoo of Antwerp.
Otters
Otters can close their nostrils and ears while diving, preventing water from getting in.
Brown recluse spider
It is usually light or dark brown, but also in shades of grey.