Animals

Tuesday, 21 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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Butterflies
The body of a butterfly is made up of segments encased in a chitinous exoskeleton and connected by membranous joints.
This allows butterflies to move freely. The body of a butterfly consists of the head, thorax, and abdomen.
Dik-dik
The name “Dik-dik” is an onomatopoeia.
It reflects the alarm sound made by a frightened, fleeing animal, typically female. In contrast, the ...
Leopard geckos
The average lifespan of a leopard gecko is approximately 15 years.
They can live up to 20 years in captivity.
Sand lizard
Like most reptiles, their bodies are covered with scales.
They are smaller and rough on the back, while the abdomen is covered with larger and smooth ones that make it easier for the animal to move.
Luna moth
Both sexes are green with a long tail on hind wings.
Fore and hind wings have an oval spot, one per wing. Second and third generation moths have more yellowish-tinted wings.
Bull snake
They live in coniferous forests, fields, prairies, pastures, and savannas in sandy soil where rodents are easy to find.
Bullsnakes occupy rodent burrows or dig their own if they cannot find suitable shelter. They prefer dry environments.
Alligator snapping turtle
It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.
Crested gecko
Their toes and tip of tail are covered in small hair called setae.
It helps them climb various surfaces, even smooth, vertical ones.
Bonobo
There is no knowledge of the lifespan of bonobos in the wild.
They can live about 40 years in captivity, so it is presumed that they live much shorter lives in the wild.
American mink
Minks are a great threat, especially to seabirds that live in colonies, on islands several kilometers away from the mainland.
A mink can swim to an island and kill up to a hundred chicks in one night. A single individual can thus decimate a colony of several thousand birds.