Animals

Tuesday, 22 September 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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Common Surinam toad
The incubation period lasts about 130 days.
After this time and complete resorption of the tail, the young leave the pockets in the mother’s ski ...
Corn snake
The mating season of corn snakes lasts from March to May.
Northern pike
The northern pike is olive-green in color, with a yellow or white tint running along the belly.
Light spots run along the sides of the body forming a blotchy pattern. Dark spots are found on the fins, which are usually body-colored but may be reddish.
Bird of Paradise
Male birds of paradise are not monogamous. They use their colorful, fancy plumage to attract successive females.
Most males prepare an arena for mating dance  on the cleared of sticks ground or in the treetops. So ...
Spotted hyena
Spotted hyenas are social animals living in clans.
There are usually 15 to 80 individuals in a clan. Clans of spotted hyenas are more tightly knit and ...
Great spotted woodpecker
They spend winters in interspecific groups.
Then they are met in the company of other woodpeckers, tits, nuthatches, treecreepers, and goldcrests.
Hippopotamus
"Cocaine hippos" have already spread about 100 kilometers from their original home.
Each season, their number in the Magdalena River basin grows more and more. Since residents of Medel ...
Mallard
The young are nesters capable of swimming immediately after hatching.
They remain close to their mother, however, and begin to be independent after about 2 months. They reach sexual maturity at 14 months of age.
American bullfrog
They are commonly consumed worldwide.
Apart from being large, they are non-toxic to humans. Their legs are eaten grilled, fried, and boiled.
Syrian brown bear
The fur of the Syrian bear is usually light brown, straw-colored.
The hair at the withers is longer, with a grey-brown base, and is often a different shade than the r ...