Animals

Friday, 24 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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White-browed tit-warbler
It prefers dry shrublands of 2,000 to 5,000 meters.
Narwhal
They feed mainly on squids, shrimps and fish.
They do not chew the food, they swallow it whole.
Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are carnivorous birds.
They feed mostly on moths, spiders, snails, slugs but they will not despise other insects.
Luna moth
Favorite host plants for luna moths are broadleaf plants.
Northern populations often utilize white birch while southern pick walnuts, hickories, sumacs, sweetgum and persimmon.
American bullfrog
The breeding season lasts from late May to July.
Earthworms
There are species of earthworms that reproduce utilizing parthenogenesis, that is, directly from an egg that is not fertilized by a sperm.
Sand lizard
Like most reptiles, their bodies are covered with scales.
They are smaller and rough on the back, while the abdomen is covered with larger and smooth ones that make it easier for the animal to move.
Sperm whale
They do not possess a dorsal fin.
The pectoral fins are small, and the caudal fin is a powerful, horizontal fin with a span of up to six meters. When diving, the sperm whale extends its caudal fin above the surface of the water.
Crested gecko
Crested geckos do not have external ears.
They can hear, however, and are extremely sensitive to loud sounds.
Syrian brown bear
The fur of the Syrian bear is usually light brown, straw-colored.
The hair at the withers is longer, with a grey-brown base, and is often a different shade than the r ...