Animals

Wednesday, 24 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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Mallard
It has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand and South America.
It was also introduced to New Caledonia but the population there has died out. Due to its migratory nature, it can be found in the Caribbean.
Leeches
Leeches are found in inland freshwaters as well as in marine waters on all continents except Antarctica.
They can live in freshwater, brackish water, saltwater, and on land. Leeches prefer shallow, still, ...
Clownfish
Young clownfish hatch in 6 to 10 days after laying eggs.
This usually occurs at night, 2 hours after dusk.
Wolf spider
Most active at night or during cloudy days they can travel long distance in search for food.
Alpaca
Alpacas have the splitted upper lip characteristic of camelids and continuously growing teeth that must be trimmed.
Alpacas that feed on silica-rich plants partially wear down their teeth.
Capybaras
Capybaras are very popular on social media.
Videos featuring these animals can be found on platforms such as Instagram, but they are making a re ...
Bonobo
No cases of infanticide have been found in bonobos.
This phenomenon is typical of common chimpanzees, as well as other aggressive behaviors caused by the struggle for influence in the herd. In bonobos, such behaviors have not been observed.
Ocean sunfish
They are slow swimmers.
For many years researchers thought that ocean sunfish moves only by drifting with ocean currents. Wi ...
Red panda
Red pandas can undergo embryonic diapause.
The gestation can last for 93 days but can be delayed up to 156 days until the conditions are suitable enough to give birth to cubs.
Cabbage White butterfly
Larval stage of cabbage white is considered a serious pest and can do a lot of harm to agriculture.
They are very voracious and feed mainly on cabbages, kale, radish, horseradish, and broccoli. Annual damage done by caterpillars is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.