Animals

Tuesday, 12 May 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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Earthworms
Earthworms belong to the scorpionflies.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx was once considered a subspecies of the Gemsbok (Oryx gazella).
Tasmanian devil
Only about 40% of pups reach adulthood.
Young devils reach sexual maturity at 2 years of age.
Red-necked wallaby
They are nocturnal animals, being most active at dusk and dawn.
During the day, they rest in darkened places, such as forests and ravines.
American robin
They are being hunted by hawks, snakes and domestic cats mostly.
Only 25 % of young birds survive the first year.
American mink
American minks are most active at night and at dusk.American minks are most active at night and at dusk.
During the day, they stay in earthen burrows up to 3 m long, which they have dug themselves. It also ...
Cane toad
Their poisonous skin protects an animal from predators.
When threatened, the cane toad produces a milky-white toxic liquid called bufotoxin.
Laughing kookaburra
Although laughing kookaburras are members of the kingfisher family, they are not associated with water.
Kingfishers are known for diving into ponds and streams to catch fish, but laughing kookaburras do not eat fish too often.
Syrian brown bear
It is omnivorous.
It eats fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, grass, maggots, and small mammals. It also eats crops and domestic animals in mountain villages, hence its conflict with humans.
Spiders
Each crotch leg is composed of seven segments (starting from the body, these are: coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus).
The tarsus ends with claws, the number and length of which vary depending on the spider species. Web-weaving spiders usually have three claws, while actively hunting spiders usually have two.