Animals

Sunday, 21 June 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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Portuguese man-of-war
They are a species of marine hydrozoan, found in every ocean, except for the Arctic Ocean.
Hydrozoans are predatory marine animals, colonizing mostly warm, saline waters around the globe.
Mallard
It inhabits a wide variety of habitats.
They can be found in both the Tundra and subtropical areas, in both fresh and brackish waters. They ...
Dik-dik
They are herbivores.
They mainly eat leaves, shoots, and fruits and sometimes feed on grass. They do not require constant access to water, as their food contains enough water.
Bull snake
In the wild, they live up to 12 years on average. Captive animals can live up to 30 years.
In the wild, they fall prey to most birds of prey, coyotes, foxes, weasels and other snakes.
Octopus
There are species of octopuses that are practically blind.
Individuals with this feature are, for example, representatives of the species Cirrothauma murrayi.
True seals
Unlike eared seals, seals do not bark for communication purposes.
Instead, they grunt and slap their fins against the water's surface.
Ball python
Ball pythons, along with corn snakes, are popular pets thanks to their docile nature.
They gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s.
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.
Common cuckoo
They reach sexual maturity at the age of two years.
At this time they give birth to their first brood. The female is polygamous.
Ocean sunfish
Colors vary from brown through grey to white.
Different patterns on the skin seem to be determined by the area of occurrence. While endangered or in stress, ocean sunfish can change skin coloration to darker.