Animals

Friday, 21 August 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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Tigers
Tiger eats 20 to 35 kilograms of meat in one stance.
When famished, an individual can devour up to 50 kilograms per meal. Some of the leftovers can be stored for the next meal.
Aye-aye
They share 93% of their DNA with humans.
It is common for all primates.
Spinosaurus
Spinosaur was a giant theropod dinosaur living in the Late Cretaceous period.
It was 99 to 93 million years ago in today's North Africa territory.
Bonobo
They do not become attached to their habitats.
Every day they establish their nests in the trees, and after spending the night in them, they do not return to them. They spend the day searching for food.
Leopard geckos
Since the temperature in their habitat drops during winter to harsh and freezing, leopard geckos enter a state of hibernation – brumation.
Leopard geckos hibernation depends on the ambient temperature, so, unlike mammals, the period of brumation is not fixed.
Brittle stars
Despite they resemble starfish, they are different organisms.
Their body is symmetrical, divided into five segments. The Center of an ophiuroid most often resembl ...
Red panda
They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
They suffer from habitat loss, climate change, and excessive poaching. Currently, their population in the wild is estimated at no more than 10,000 individuals.
Ocean sunfish
They are a predatory species, yet omnivore ones.
They eat a lot of small fish, squids, fish larvae, crustaceans, jellyfish and salps. From time to time, they vary their diet with eelgrass. As their food may lack nutrients, they need to eat a lot.
Pink river dolphin
They are sexually dimorphic.
Males are approximately 16% larger and 55% heavier than females. Their pink hue is also more vibrant.
European mole cricket
They are omnivorous, their main diet being plant roots.
However, they supplement it with meaty foods such as snails, earthworms, spider mites, and wireworms.