Animals

Thursday, 9 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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Southern cassowary
They are speedy runners.
Adult cassowaries can run up to 50 km (31 mi) per hour.
Grey heron
They swallow small prey whole while larger ones are torn apart.
The large prey is taken to the shore, where the heron overpowers it and eats it piece by piece, peck ...
Sea otter
The female gives birth to one pup that weighs 1.4 to 2.3 kg (3 to 5 lbs).
Twins are very rare, occurring in only about 2% of all births. It is even less likely that both pups will survive.
Tiger sharks
Tiger shark is carnivorous.
It is not particular about the food it consumes. It basically feeds on anything, including small sharks, dolphins, seals, fish, crustaceans, birds, sea turtles, squids, and sea snakes.
European wildcat
In Europe, the wildcat is protected under the Bern Convention.
They are being hunted if mistaken for domestic cats. They are also endangered by crossbreeding with them.
European wildcat
Usually hunts on the ground but is also a good climber.
It can watch its prey from an elevated position and will pounce as soon as it is sure the attack will be successful.
Tiger sharks
They are listed as near threatened.
Apart from the fact that they repopulate at a very slow rate, their population systematically declin ...
Spotted hyena
Spotted crocs are found in large areas of Africa, south of the Sahara.
Their range extends from the Sahel (a geographic area stretching along the southern fringes of the S ...
Zebra mussel
They are excellent water filterers.
Thanks to their filtering efficiency, they clean water making it more transparent and allowing algae ...
Capybaras
Some representatives of this species lead the life of domestic pets.
Like their smaller cousins, capybaras also exhibit traits that allow them to be domesticated. They h ...