Animals

Wednesday, 30 September 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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Black Caiman
It inhabits the Amazon River basin.
It can be sighted in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, and Colombia.
Turtles
Hearing is residually present in them.
They are most sensitive to sounds in the range of about 100Hz, and cannot hear sounds above 500 Hz.
Luna moth
Number of moth generations are conditioned by the climate.
The Canadian population is univoltine, which means they have one generation a year. Central populati ...
Clownfish
They are monogamic.
A clownfish colony is made of a single female, reproductive male and supporting juvenile males. Only a reproductive male takes part in the breeding process.
Salamanders
Juveniles
Newly hatched salamander is in a larval form that needs to metamorphose before becoming an adult for ...
Saola
They are herbivores.
They feed on fig leaves, fruit, berries, and seeds.
Brazilian wandering spiders
These spiders are known in Europe mainly from the fact that they sometimes appear in bananas sold in markets.
Although they are dangerous to humans, it should be remembered that not every spider found in a bunc ...
Bird of Paradise
Fortunately, most birds of paradise are not threatened with extinction.
Only three species are threatened with extinction. Birds of paradise were protected quite early.  Th ...
Cane toad
Their primary sense is vision.
When hunting, they rely on motion detection but support themselves with their sense of smell.
Hippopotamus
Hippos are very noisy.
Their sounds are reminiscent of a pig's quack, although they can also roar. Their voice can be heard during the day since they do not speak at night.