Animals

Sunday, 18 October 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
Cassowaries are not an endangered species, the IUCN lists them as LC (least concern).
Maine coon
Maine coon tail is its signature feature.
Their tails are very fluffy, and usually as long as the cat itself.
Earthworms
Earthworms, depending on the species, can reach a length of 1 centimeter to 1 meter.
Alligator snapping turtle
Eggs are easy prey for raccoons and birds.
Axolotl
Despite a drastic decline in the wild population, axolotls are unlikely to become extinct.
They are popular additions to house aquariums, where breeding is relatively easy – all that is neede ...
Fleas
Fleas prefer high-humidity environments.
They are adjusted to temperature fluctuation of 21 to 30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity of no less than 70%.
Wombat
Yaminon is the rarest of wombats, currently restricted to Epping Forest in Queensland.
Its wild population is critically endangered, with approximately 315 left.
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.
Blue tang
When it is time to breed, males and females congregate.
The fertilization is external: males expel the sperm, and females the eggs.
Luna moth
Adult moths escape the pupal case by splitting it and pushing the top upwards.
Then it cuts its way from the cocoon with serrated chitinous spurs located on the thorax near the forewings bases. Cocoon opening typically occurs in the morning.