Animals

Thursday, 22 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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Llamas
Coat structure
Llamas have coarse coat with fine hidden underneath. Alpacas are fluffy with a fine hair all over their bodies. Their fleece is very dense and fast-growing.
Saola
They are distinguished by two, 50 centimeters long, sharp-edged parallel horns.
Horns are present in both males and females.
Leeches
Leeches have a parasitic or predatory lifestyle.
Most are aquatic or amphibiotic (adapted to live both in water and on land); species that live on land are rare.
Grey heron
After breeding ends, the nest remains and can be used by other pairs in the following years.
Herons often expand old nests by adding fresh materials on top of the previous structure.
Brittle stars
Brittle star stomach is divided into ten pouches where food is digested.
The stomach makes up most of the ophiuroid disc.
Hedgehogs
Despite their ability to fend off most predators, hedgehogs are defenseless against badgers.
Badgers’ long and durable claws are not prone to injury while in contact with hedgehogs’ spikes. The hedgehog population in habitats domiciled by badgers is typically very small.
Alligator snapping turtle
The alligator snapping turtle belongs to the family Chelydridae.
Cane toad
It is considered an invasive species in over 20 countries.
Many examples of the cane toad moving into a new area lead to a decline in that territory's biodiversity.
Red panda
Red pandas eat 20-30 percent of their body weight in bamboo daily.
It is because of the digestive system of carnivores.
Common Surinam toad
The Common Surinam toad feeds on all small aquatic organisms.
It hunts primarily invertebrates, especially insects and their larvae, which it digs out of the silt with its thin fingers and rapidly places in its mouth.