Animals

Saturday, 20 December 2025
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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Coyote
The coyote keeps its tail down when running or walking.
The wolf keeps its tail horizontal.
Wombat
The common wombat inhabits an area of Australia from the borders of Queensland and New South Wales, along with the deserts of Victoria, to the southeastern tip of Australia and into Tasmania.
Its three subspecies are: Bass Strait wombat, found on Flinders Island, in Bass Strait Islands (bet ...
Saola
Their tails are short, brown-beige-black.
Brazilian wandering spiders
Depending on the species, Brazilian wandering spider can reach sizes from 17 to 50 millimeters.
The leg span varies from 13 to 18 centimeters.
Leopard geckos
Unlike most geckos, they have eyelids, which allow them to blink and sleep with their eyes closed.
Red-necked wallaby
Their long ears can turn 180 degrees independently.
Arabian oryx
The only natural predator of the oryx is the wolf.
In the fight against wolves, oryxes are favored by the difficult living conditions.
Fleas
Fleas are successful acrobats.
The first mention of a flea circus dates back to 1578, and a watchmaker Mark Scaliot, who created a ...
Goblin shark
Adult individuals feed on bottom-dwelling organisms, while juvenile ones prey on mid-water animals.
Among creatures found in their stomach are cephalopods, crustaceans, grenadiers and dragonfish.
Crustacean
The dugong is a crustacean that has survived to our time in an almost unchanged form for 220 million years. It is a living fossil dating back to the middle Triassic.
Considering that dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 245 million years ago, this result is impressive. The crossbill lives in temperate climates in western and central Europe.