Animals

Friday, 12 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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Basking shark
The basking shark's fat, large liver allows it to float in the water. It makes up about 25% of its body weight. 
The basking shark's body coloration is almost monochromatic - dark gray, gray-brown to black, with t ...
Cabbage White butterfly
They are active during the day.
Adult butterflies spend days looking for a nectar of a plant. They tend to feed on flower species they're already familiar with.
Brittle stars
They are widespread over the globe.
They can be found in cold, polar waters as well as in warm tropical environments.
Rice's whale
It can be typically spotted at depths of 100 to 500 meters.
Siberian roe deer
They are sexually dimorphic.
Males, called bucks, are larger and have widely spread three-tined antlers.
American flamingo
They are wading birds that are helped in their search for food by their long legs.
They use their feet to chase down aquatic creatures, then fish them out with their beak. Flamingos o ...
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are rich in nutrients, antioxidants, and protein.
It is also a great source of collagen.
Mallard
The breeding season lasts from April to July.
They usually form monogamous pairs but males can also interbreed with other females.
Stingrays
Female stingrays birth up to 6 pups a year.
Brittle stars
They can regenerate lost arms as long as they have at least one of them.
They can shed an arm anytime, like octopuses. This mechanism is used to distract the potential predator and gives brittle star an opportunity to edge away from danger.