Animals

Monday, 8 June 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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Manatees
Manatees do not have many natural predators.
In addition to humans, they are threatened by sharks, crocodiles, and alligators, but this is rare b ...
Salamanders
Respiration
While lizards have only one organ responsible for respiration-the lungs, salamanders rely on skin, gills or lungs (or, in some species, the combination of skin and lungs altogether).
American mink
This raises concerns among naturalists because the American mink has turned out to be a very destructive species for native zoocenoses.
Local populations of some birds and mammals have been destroyed. The expansion of the American mink is probably responsible for the population decline, including coot and muskrat.
Earthworms
Earthworms are used to compost organic waste.
Spotted hyena
These animals are characterized by high intelligence.
A 2012 study shows that spotted hyenas can solve puzzles. To achieve a goal, they experiment in many ...
Pink river dolphin
They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
They tend to get killed by fishermen to reduce the competition for catfish. They also face habitat l ...
Brown recluse spider
They are active from March to October.
Corn snake
They are often mistaken for venomous copperheads.
Corn snakes are brighter and more slender. Adult corn snakes typically have large red-blotchy patter ...
Clownfish
There are 30 species of clownfish. Twenty-nine belong to the Amphiprion genus and one to Premnas.
Great grey shrike
It can be sighted in most European countries, northwestern and northeastern parts of Africa, and eastern Asia.