Animals

Sunday, 2 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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Dolphins
Dolphins hunt in packs and feed on fish, squid, and crustaceans.
The diet varies depending on the species and where it occurs. The basis of their menu is fish and sq ...
Red panda
Despite its name, it is not related to the giant panda.
A giant panda is a species of bear. The name panda was given to the red panda first, as the giant panda was described approximately 50 years later.
Shoebill
Shoebills are nonmigratory birds that move periodically in search of food.
Sometimes the disturbance of their natural habitat by humans is the reason for their migrations.
Octopus
Octopuses were already observed by Aristotle.
He noticed that they could change their skin color and identified their sexual organs.
Hawksbill sea turtle
Their primary food sources are sea sponges.
They feed on selected sponges species, such as Tethya actinia, Aaptos aaptos, or Spheciospongia vesparium. Thanks to their pointed beaks, extracting sponges is easy.
Aye-aye
Their thinnest finger has a ball-and-socket metacarpophalangeal joint, which makes them unique in the animal world.
They also possess a sixth digit, called a pseudo-thumb.
Sea otter
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are the smallest marine mammals in the world. We distinguish three subspecies: Asian sea otter, northern sea otter, and southern sea otter.
The largest subspecies is the Asian sea otter, which lives in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The southern sea otter, which lives along the central and southern California coast, is the smallest.
Brown recluse spider
Brown recluse spider is native to southern and central United States.
European tree frog
They are excellent climbers.
They can climb even on vertical smooth surfaces and have been found as high as 10 meters.
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 ...