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Friday, 16 October 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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Ocean sunfish
They are being mistaken for sharks.
Because ocean sunfish often swim near the water's surface, their dorsal fin protrudes above the wate ...
Great spotted woodpecker
Both parents are responsible for hatching eggs and feeding the chicks.
Hatching lasts about 12 days from the day of laying the last egg. After hatching, the chicks remain in the nest for at least three weeks. The young are fed even after leaving the nest.
Arabian oryx
All Arabian oryxes alive today are descended from just 1,970 animals.
Narwhal
Currently, the narwhal population is estimated at around 80,000 individuals.
Formerly, they were an endangered species, due to intensive fishing. Currently, narwhal catch is unp ...
Turtles
Turtles currently living do not have teeth.
Instead, the insides of their mouths are overgrown with sharp horn-like protuberances used to cut, h ...
Lemon shark
The yellow or olive hue on their skin works as an excellent camouflage on the sandy seafloor.
Their underbellies are light yellow, and that is where their name comes from.
Coyote
Vitiligo is extremely rare in coyotes.
Of the 750,000 individuals observed, only two were albino.
Sea otter
When swimming, they can reach speeds of up to 9 km/h. They are very good swimmers but do not venture into open water.
 They are typically found up to 1 km (0.62 mi) from shore, where they can find cover among barrier reefs, rocks, and kelp forests.
Spinosaurus
It was discovered by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer.
He found fossilized bones of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus on Egyptian land in 1912 and described them in 1915.
Turtles
Each species of turtle has its own characteristic diet. Some are carnivorous, others herbivorous, and still others are omnivores.
Most terrestrial turtles are herbivores and aquatic turtles are carnivores, this is determined by th ...