Animals

Tuesday, 7 April 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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Alligator snapping turtle
The alligator snapping turtle has an interesting hunting technique.
While remaining still, it points out its red, worm-like tongue appendage to lure potential prey, and once it is within a striking distance, the turtle snaps its jaws abruptly.
Tigers
The International Tiger Day is 29th July.
Southern cassowary
They are speedy runners.
Adult cassowaries can run up to 50 km (31 mi) per hour.
Hammerhead sharks
Pups are not taken care of after birth.
They are fairly independent, usually grouping with the rest of the pups in the warmer water, until they are large enough to survive on their own.
Red panda
Its tail can measure from 30 to 51 centimeters.
It helps them navigate tree branches, and is used as a blanket during sleep.
American flamingo
They are wading birds that are helped in their search for food by their long legs.
They use their feet to chase down aquatic creatures, then fish them out with their beak. Flamingos o ...
Bonobo
No cases of infanticide have been found in bonobos.
This phenomenon is typical of common chimpanzees, as well as other aggressive behaviors caused by the struggle for influence in the herd. In bonobos, such behaviors have not been observed.
Basking shark
Basking sharks feed on zooplankton.
To obtain food, they often swim below the surface with their mouths wide open. As they swim slowly, ...
American robin
There are seven subspecies of this bird:
the Eastern robin, the Newfoundland robin, the Southern robin, the Northwestern robin, the Western robin, the San Lucas robin, the Mexican robin.
Wolf spider
Most of wolf spider species are not endangered.
Endangered are those adapted to single habitats like Desertas wolf spider that lives only in one sin ...