Animals

Friday, 22 May 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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Crustacean
Their body can consist of two or three parts (tagm) and in some cases, it is simply impossible to distinguish the individual parts.
Some crustaceans have a head torso and abdomen, but there are some in which it is impossible to distinguish these elements. In this case, the structure of their body is divided into head and body.
Common cuckoo
The common cuckoo begins to lay eggs in early July.
During this time it is able to produce and lay 10 to 20 eggs. There are usually two days between egg ...
Common kingfisher
In Central Europe, it is a sedentary bird.
It migrates at night from areas with prolonged cold weather in winter. Most birds winterize in the s ...
Okapi
They are herbivores, the basis of their diet are leaves of trees and grass, but they also eat buds, fruits and mushrooms.
Komodo dragon
It was discovered in 1910.
First, rumors of a "terrestrial crocodile" reached Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek from the Dutch col ...
Komodo dragon
They are carnivorous.
However, it is claimed that they mostly feed on carrion, and they often attack living prey. They cha ...
Central bearded dragon
The bearded agama is a lizard from the agamaceae family.
There are about 350 species of Agamidae, divided into 50 genera.
Malaysian trumpet snail
The average lifespan of the red-rimmed melania is one year.
Giant panda
Compared to other bears, the giant panda has a long tail.
The only bear whose tail is longer than the great panda is the sloth bear, whose tail can reach 17 cm (6,7 in).
Red-necked wallaby
Their main predators include dingoes and wedge-tailed eagles.
They are also hunted commercially for their meat and fur.