Animals

The vast majority of spiders reproduce sexually. Semen is not introduced into the female's body through the genitals, but stored in special containers located on the pedipalps.

Young hatchlings are 25 to 38 centimeters long and reach maturity within the first three years of life.

Two turtles circled the moon. This happened in September 1968 aboard the Zond 5 spacecraft.

Botos have two types of teeth.

By the early 1960s, the population of oryx had declined to between 100 and 120 individuals, and in 1972 the Arabian oryx was seen in the wild for the last time.

Most birds are sedentary, but some migrate in the fall.

Until the early 20th century, platypuses were eagerly hunted for their fur.

Although they live primarily in an aquatic environment, seals return to land or ice floes for reproduction.

Despite sharing the same name, it is not related to the sand tiger shark.

They are native to south and central Americas.