Animals

Sunday, 12 October 2025
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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Leeches
The young hatch fully formed and adapted to independent life.
Many leech species take care of their offspring by carrying the young on the abdominal side of the body for some time.
Vaquita
They are the smallest of all cetaceans.
Goblin shark
Typical goblin shark measures 3 to 4 meters in length.
The largest specimen so far has been caught in the Gulf of Mexico. Female measured at least 5,4 m, b ...
Ball python
It is also referred to as the royal python.
It is believed that ball pythons were worn by ancient royals as jewelry.
Arabian oryx
Unlike other oryx species, Arabian oryxes are characterised by marked aggressiveness of adult males toward humans.
At Riyadh Zoo, three adult males are kept indoors and are only allowed outdoors during the mating se ...
Dolphins
Dolphins like naps.
Because dolphins breathe atmospheric air, they cannot afford to sleep underwater for long periods. S ...
French Bulldog
A miniature version of the Bulldog gained so much popularity in France, it started being considered a separate breed, and received a name–the Bouledogue Français.
Okapi
The gestational period lasts from 440 to 450 days and usually the mother gives birth to one young in August or September.
The new-born okapi weighs between 14 and 30 kilograms and is 80 centimeters high.
Capybaras
As representatives of the order of rodents, capybaras prefer a herd lifestyle.
They most often form groups of up to 30 individuals. They tend to increase the size of groups during ...
Ocean sunfish
Ocean sunfish have a very peculiar appearance.
The body is tall, laterally flattened with a crescent-shaped tail that replaced the caudal fin in th ...