Animals

Monday, 20 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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Bonobo
Bonobos engage in a variety of sexual encounters, copulating with different partners at every opportunity.
Copulation plays an important role in the herd and is mainly intended to reduce tension. It is pract ...
Octopus
Octopuses live in every ocean.
They live in different habitats depending on the species. Some octopuses live in the depths of the ocean and can be found at depths of 1000 meters. Others inhabit coral reefs or shallow tidal pools.
Hummingbirds
In most cases, female hummingbirds are larger than males.
The differences vary considerably from species to species. Birds of the Mellisugini tribe show a large difference in size between the two sexes, while such a difference is small in the Lesbiini tribe.
Butterflies
The wings of butterflies are made up of a transparent membrane with veins.
The scales, which are arranged in a tile-like pattern, are responsible for the color of butterfly wi ...
European mole cricket
The biggest threats to these insects are birds (rooks and starlings), moles, shrews, beetles and arachnids.
They used to be exterminated by humans as well, but their population has drastically decreased and they no longer pose much of a threat to crops.
Platypus
They developed special spurs on the ankles of their hind legs from which venom is secreted.
Only males possess the toxin.  Females pose no threat because their spurs disappear before the first ...
Insects
They live in many different environments.
Insects can be found both in water, on land, and in the air. Some live in droppings, carrion or wood.
Quokkas
Female quokkas developed a rather drastic survival instinct.
During an escape from a predator, a female quokka can drop joey carried in her pouch, so it attracts the predator with squeaking noises while she escapes.
Sloth
The biggest threat to sloths is the deforestation of South America.
South American Indians also hunt them for their meat.
Rice's whale
Rice’s whales are diurnal.
It is a common trait among all whales.