Animals

Wednesday, 29 July 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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Spotted hyena
Hyenas, although dog-like in appearance, are more closely related to cats.
One of the most unusual features of the spotted hyena is the masculinization of females. The female’ ...
Pink river dolphin
Young stay with females for up to two years, until it matures fully.
Ball python
It is also referred to as the royal python.
It is believed that ball pythons were worn by ancient royals as jewelry.
Coyote
They have a reputation as scavengers.
Although they also feed on carrion (they like to cannibalize the corpses of individuals of the same ...
Alpaca
Alpacas are intelligent, they get used to their owners, learn quickly and adapt to new living conditions.
These animals are used for so-called alpaca therapy with healthy and handicapped children, as well a ...
Hawksbill sea turtle
They are commonly found in tropical coral reefs in three of five oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian.
The larger population lives in Australia and Solomon Islands–part of the Commonwealth with King Charles III as a Head of State, represented by a Governor-General.
Sand lizard
The life expectancy of a sand lizard in the wild is 5 to 8 years.
Males can live up to 12 years and females up to 18 years, but this is rare due to predation.
Hippopotamus
Two modern living species can be distinguished within the Hippopotamidae family - Choeropsis liberiensis, called pygmy hippopotamus, native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, and Hippopotamus amphibius, also called common hippopotamus, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Salamanders
Ears and hearing
Unlike lizards, salamanders do not have external nor middle ears. That is why salamanders do not hea ...
Central bearded dragon
Bearded agamas are omnivorous, although their diet changes with age.
Young animals eat meat more often, and when they grow up, they choose more plant food. They feed on beetles, mealworms, spiders, and moths, and most often choose vegetables and flowers from plants.