Animals

Monday, 20 July 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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Narwhal
They travel in groups of 15 - 20 individuals.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
They can be found in all Australian habitats, including urbanized areas.
They inhabit oceanic coastlines, mountainous regions, and lowlands. In urbanized areas, they may be harmed by humans or become prey for dogs and cats.
Javan leopard
Cubs are hidden in dense vegetation for the next eight months during which are cared for by their mother.
Grey heron
It lives in Eurasia and Africa.
He constantly resides in the British Isles and from France to Germany. In Asia, from India to the So ...
Bird of Paradise
It is not entirely known how many eggs the female bird of paradise usually lays, it seems that from 1 to 3.
The eggs are hatched for 16-22 days, and the young leave the nest after 16-30 days depending on the species.
Portuguese man-of-war
The number of their population is currently unknown.
Hyacinth macaw
One of the natural enemies of the hyacinth ara is the Toco toucan.
There is a connection between these birds, as the toco toucan eagerly eats manduvi fruit, thereby sp ...
Sand lizard
Depending on the population, the coloration of the sand lizard may vary.
Two lines composed of eye-like spots run across the side of the body. Body coloration ranges from li ...
Axolotl
Axolotls stay primarily at the bottom of the lake.
When kept in captivity, they can suck the substrate from the aquarium along with their food, which c ...
Malaysian trumpet snail
The red-rimmed melania is very tolerant of brackish water.
Despite being native to freshwater, they thrive in saline conditions.