Animals

Thursday, 7 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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Arctic fox
Most polar foxes do not survive the first year of their lives.
Dik-dik
Dik-diks are monogamous.
Mates spend about 64% of their time together. Their monogamous nature can be explained by an evoluti ...
Northern pike
The high mortality rate forces the pike to grow rapidly.
Annual specimens living in a food-rich environment can reach body lengths of over 30 cm (11.8 in).
Leopard geckos
Leopard gecko is the number one pet lizard.
It is the most popular choice for reptile lovers in the United Kingdom. The second most popular worldwide is the crested gecko, also known as the eyelash gecko.
Javan hawk-eagle
Javan hawk-eagle is monogamous.
There are an estimated 325 Javan hawk-eagle pairs in the wild.
American flamingo
The record holder in life expectancy was a female living at the Adelaide Zoo, Australia.
She was about 60 years old; unfortunately, due to deteriorating health, it had to be euthanized in 2018.
Giant panda
Unlike other bears, the giant panda does not go into hibernation.
Shoebill
Shoebills are among the quietest of birds, but you can sometimes hear their characteristic croaking, similar to that of storks.They croak when they feel threatened or as a welcome to the nest.
When hunting, the primary senses used by these birds are sight and hearing. To increase their field ...
Horseshoe crab
They swim mostly upside down.
When swimming, they tilt at an angle of about 30° to the horizontal plane and move at a speed of about 10-15 cm/s.
Vaquita
Vaquitas use sonar to communicate and navigate.