Animals

Tuesday, 4 August 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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Bull snake
Bull snake is a subspecies of the Gophersnake.
Its Latin name is Pituophis catenifer sayi and it’s a member of Colubridae family.
Moose
The moose's head is large and elongated, ending with a wide muzzle.
Its upper lip is wide, elongated, mobile, and fleshy - it serves as a gripper. The sloping nostrils ...
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs are nocturnal.
They sleep through most of the day, hidden in bushes, scrubs, under rocks, or inside burrows. Exceptionally, they can venture out during the day after rainfalls.
Giant panda
One month after birth, baby pandas turn white and black.
Initially, their fur is delicate and soft and becomes stiff as they age.
Viper dogfish
Viper sharks fell prey to Bigeye tuna and the Sickle pomfret.
Adder
It comes in many color variants.
The puff adder can be dark brown, olive green, black, or gray.
Laughing kookaburra
They are territorial, marking their territory by singing as a chorus.
Ball python
It inhabits savannas and grasslands but can be found in open forests.
Its habitat requires a source of running water for the snake to cool down.
Boa constrictor
The boa will first attack its prey by sinking its teeth into it and then begin to wrap its body around it.
Only when the victim dies does the boa continue to eat, consuming its prey whole. Contrary to what t ...
Spiders
The vast majority of spiders reproduce sexually. Semen is not introduced into the female's body through the genitals, but stored in special containers located on the pedipalps.
Only after these containers are filled with sperm does the male set out to look for a partner. Durin ...