Animals

Monday, 13 October 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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Otters
Their fur is waterproof, although not covered in a fatty layer.
European tree frog
They are excellent climbers.
They can climb even on vertical smooth surfaces and have been found as high as 10 meters.
Adder
It is most common in cooler places like forest clearing, wet meadows, or forest edges.
Komodo dragon
Its tail is half the size of its body length.
It has a large, wide head, thick and bulky neck, barrel-shaped torso, and long tail. Its skin is cov ...
Viper dogfish
Viper dogfish can be found in the Pacific in Japan, Taiwan, and Hawaii at the depth of 300 to 400 meters.
Hawksbill sea turtle
Hawksbills are omnivorous.
They feed on algae, sea sponges, mollusks, crustaceans, fish, jellyfish, and cnidarians.
Pink river dolphin
Their diet consists of 53 different species of prey.
They feed on catfish, small river fish, crabs, shellfish, crustaceans, snakes, and small turtles.
Mallard
They fly very well and can achieve a momentum of up to 90 km/h.
Horseshoe crab
Horseshoe crab can grow up to 60 cm in length.
Females are approximately 20% - 30% larger than males.
Goblin shark
Goblin sharks are unintentionally caught as bycatch.
They sometimes appear in fishnets and in this case are usually dried, salted and delivered to the ma ...