Animals

Monday, 19 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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Siberian roe deer
They are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Their numbers, however, are not known.
Crested gecko
It is native to southern New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Slow worm lizard
They are slow eaters too.
 
It takes 10 to 15 minutes for a slow worm lizard to consume its prey.
Amur leopard
It is the rarest wild cat in the world.
There are approximately 100 wild individuals alive.
Hammerhead sharks
The quaint structure of their hammer-like heads may have been an evolutionary way to enhance their vision.
Their eyes are located on the sides of their flattened heads, allowing them a 360-degree vision, apart from a blind spot in front of the shark.
Sperm whale
Sperm whales are the deepest-diving marine mammals.
They usually dive to depths of 300 to 800 meters, but sometimes it’s from 1 to 2 kilometers or even ...
Common Surinam toad
The Common Surinam toad is an anuran amphibian belonging to the ridge-tail family.
There are five genera and 33 species within the ridgeback family.
Dolphins
Dolphins are very social animals, they form groups of up to a dozen or so individuals.
Bonds in groups are not permanent, dolphins move from one group to another from time to time. In con ...
Mallard
As early as the Neolithic period in Greece, people hunted these birds. They fell prey to hunters more often than other species due to their large numbers.
They are most often prepared by stewing or roasting, accompanied by sweet accompaniments such as apples, pears, or cranberries.
Shoebill
They usually hunt alone.
A larger number of hunters can only be seen when a body of water dries up and all that is left is a small morass full of trapped fish.