Animals

Wednesday, 11 November 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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Horseshoe crab
Horseshoe crab has 10 eyes, including a pair of multi-lens eyes.
There are 1000 lenses in multi-lens eyes. In addition to the eyes, horseshoe crabs also have photore ...
Clownfish
Male is taking care of nest and hatchlings.
After the copulation he is responsible for taking care of the nest. He removes dead eggs with his mouth and uses pectoral fins to circulate water to provide it fresh and oxygen abundant.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx is the most famous symbol of wildlife in the Middle East.
The animal reaches a height at withers of 80 to 100 cm and a weight of 70 kg. It has a massive body, ...
Adelie penguin
Until the early 20th century, Adelie penguins were consumed by humans.
They were also used as a bait or for oil.
Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx is the first species to go from being classified as extinct in the wild to endangered by the world authority on endangered species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Spinosaurus
While hunting, it might have use its tail to harm or stun its prey.
Aye-aye
Their signature traits are their fingers.
Each finger serves a different purpose. Their third, thinnest finger is used for tapping, and their fourth, due to its length and hooked nail, is used to pull grubs from tree chambers.
Butterflies
Butterflies are found virtually all over the world except Antarctica.
Otters
Most of the otter species sleep on land, except for the sea otters that sleep floating in groups called rafts.
While sleeping, they entangle themselves in kelp to avoid floating away.
Portuguese man-of-war
They were named after a wooden warship at full sail, that the British sailors called Man of War.
The resemblance is questionable because they rather resemble a floating plastic bag.