Animals

Thursday, 29 January 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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Octopus
There are round suction cups on the inner surfaces of octopus arms.
They use the phenomenon of adhesion to grip or manipulate objects.
Slow worm lizard
They are ovoviviparous animals.
In the days leading up to birth, the female can often be seen basking in the sun on a warm road. That's when they often die being run over by a car or bicycle.
Shoebill
Shoebills are endemic to Africa.
They live mainly in the eastern and tropical zones of Africa. They are found from southern Sudan and ...
Arabian oryx
All Arabian oryxes alive today are descended from just 1,970 animals.
Slow worm lizard
They are slow eaters too.
 
It takes 10 to 15 minutes for a slow worm lizard to consume its prey.
Dolphins
Despite their empathetic nature, dolphins sometimes fight among themselves.
Fights are usually caused by females, for whose company males fight. During confrontations, blows an ...
Giant panda
Compared to other bears, the giant panda has a long tail.
The only bear whose tail is longer than the great panda is the sloth bear, whose tail can reach 17 cm (6,7 in).
American robin
Female lays from three to five eggs.
Eggs are blue and are incubated by female only. After 14 days of incubation young robins hatch. They ...
Platypus
They have many natural enemies: eagles, owls, hawks, snakes, warblers, crocodiles and hydromys.
Platypuses are not an endangered species, their mortality rate is not high, but nevertheless they are under protection.
European wildcat
Wildcats can live up to 10 years in the wild.
In captivity, they live between 12 and 16 years.