Animals

Saturday, 11 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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Common Surinam toad
Young Surinam toads only reach the size of adult specimens after several years of growth.
The body dorsum of young specimens is uniformly gray and only after two weeks is there a concentration of dark pigment.
Hawksbill sea turtle
They are sea turtles from the family Cheloniidae.
There are six species in the family Cheloniidae: green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, flatback sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
Pink river dolphin
Although solitary, they seek human attention.
They are friendly toward humans and are said to push them back ashore when they go too far in the river.
Sea otter
They are great divers and are capable of going for up to five minutes without breathing.
Sea otters usually do not need to dive for that long, as they live in shallow water down to 23 m (75 ft).
Saola
In Vietnamese, Saola means “spindle horns.”
Quokkas
Quokkas can develop muscular dystrophy, a disease weakening their muscles.
Tiger sharks
They are also scavengers.
They feed on dead animals, including whales.
Horseshoe crab
Horseshoe crabs breathe using book gills.
This organ is made of gills covered with large surface area for absorbing oxygen. It's located in the rear part of the animal body between the legs and the telson.
Wolf spider
Not all of them live in burrows.
Of course some wolf spider species dig themselves a burrow but there are many species of this spider ...
Red panda
Although their diet consists of both meat and herbs, they are classified as carnivores.
It refers to their biological order since their diet is mostly vegetarian. The majority of the diet ...