Animals

Tuesday, 22 September 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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Laughing kookaburra
Chicks are ready to fledge within 33 – 39 days.
However, they still rely on their family pack for food and protection.
Hummingbirds
They are the only birds that can fly backwards.
They owe this to the special design of their wings, which also allows hummingbirds to stop their flight at any time and hover in place.
Vaquita
In Spanish vaquita means “little cow.”
Sand lizard
They overwinter in their burrows, where they hibernate.
They burrow in about October and leave them in March or April. Their activity is closely related to the ambient temperature.
Brittle stars
They are widespread over the globe.
They can be found in cold, polar waters as well as in warm tropical environments.
American flamingo
The beak of the young does not curve until 11 weeks after hatching.
It allows them to become self-fed. At the same time, chicks begin to grow their first darts. Pink plumage gradually replaces the gray plumage within two to three years.
Southern cassowary
They are one of the biggest living birds.
Adults are about 1,7 m (5.6 ft) tall and weigh between 55 and 76kg (121 to 167 lb). Their beak can be very long, ranging from 9.8 to 19 cm (3,9 to 7,5 in). Females are larger than males.
Llamas
Coat structure
Llamas have coarse coat with fine hidden underneath. Alpacas are fluffy with a fine hair all over their bodies. Their fleece is very dense and fast-growing.
Sperm whale
The species was first described in 1758.
This was done by Swedish naturalist Charles Linnae in his landmark 10th edition of Systema Naturae, ...
Grey heron
Young herons become fledglings approximately 7-8 weeks after hatching, although they do not become fully independent yet.
They gain full independence around 10 weeks of age. Only about 30% of the young survive the first ye ...