Animals

Monday, 2 November 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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Brown recluse spider
An average lifespan of brown recluse varies from 2 to 4 years.
They reach adulthood within a year.
Giant panda
Although it is representative of carnivorous bears, the species became a food specialist about 2.4 million years ago and feeds almost exclusively on bamboo shoots and other plants. Occasionally, pandas also eat small mammals and fish.
Young panda cubs are born unable to digest bamboo and acquire this ability with the bacterial flora they receive from their mother's milk.
Javan leopard
It has yellowish-orange fur with black rosettes and characteristic steel-gray eyes.
European wildcat
It resembles the European shorthair cat but is more massive.
It has brindle, long fur with a dark stripe running across its back.
Earthworms
At the exit of the fleshy stomach is the intestine, which is responsible for the digestion and absorption of food.
Earthworms can spend quite a long time underwater, provided it is adequately oxygenated.
Javan hawk-eagle
The breeding usually happens every two years.
The young typically stay with their parents for a year after fledging.
Brown recluse spider
It is usually light or dark brown, but also in shades of grey.
Toco toucan
It's enormous beak is used for thermoregulation.
Various functions of the beak have been proposed. Charles Darwin believed that it was a sexual ornam ...
Boa constrictor
They are oviparous. Pregnancy lasts 100 to 120 days and litter size varies greatly.
There can be anywhere from 10 to 65 young (25 on average), some of which are unhatched or unfertiliz ...
French Bulldog
Many airlines forbid taking French Bulldogs aboard.
Their pushed-in snouts cause a wide range of breathing problems. There have been cases when Bulldogs ...