Animals

Tuesday, 6 October 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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Central bearded dragon
Bearded agamas are omnivorous, although their diet changes with age.
Young animals eat meat more often, and when they grow up, they choose more plant food. They feed on beetles, mealworms, spiders, and moths, and most often choose vegetables and flowers from plants.
Octopus
Most octopuses are predators.
They feed mainly on crustaceans and polychaetes, although they do not despise other mollusks. The octopus menu also includes shrimp and fish.
Brown recluse spider
Brown recluse build irregular webs, but do not use them to capture prey.
They prefer to hunt at night, chasing their victims.
Toco toucan
The toco toucan is an extremely intelligent bird.
Virtually every major zoo in the world has toco toucans. They are a great attraction for zoos and ar ...
Tigers
Tigers have small, round pupils with yellow iris.
The retina of the tiger’s eye has six times the number of rods responsible for night vision than in ...
Quokkas
Quokkas are adapted for arboreal locomotion.
Initially, their musculoskeletal system was adapted for terrestrial bipedal saltation, common among marsupials. They are capable of climbing trees up to 1,5 meters.
Horseshoe crab
Horseshoe crab can grow up to 60 cm in length.
Females are approximately 20% - 30% larger than males.
Spotted hyena
Spotted crocs are found in large areas of Africa, south of the Sahara.
Their range extends from the Sahel (a geographic area stretching along the southern fringes of the S ...
Brittle stars
Larvae are tiny and are a part of the plankton.
Either way, the larva must undergo transformation to become an adult, bottom-dwelling individual with radial symmetry.
Octopus
Octopuses live in every ocean.
They live in different habitats depending on the species. Some octopuses live in the depths of the ocean and can be found at depths of 1000 meters. Others inhabit coral reefs or shallow tidal pools.