Animals

Sunday, 25 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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Saola
Saola are both diurnal and nocturnal.
However, they are believed to prefer to rest during the day. Their primary activity occurs during twilight.
Hummingbirds
The hummingbird's tongue is made up of two tubes that branch, stretch, and expose lamellae that "catch" liquid food during feeding.
Knowledge of how hummingbirds obtain their food only became widespread in 2011, following the public ...
Tigers
Tigers can mate with other wild cats.
The offspring of a male lion and tigress is called liger, and of a male tiger and lioness is called tigon.
Black Caiman
They do not show particular aggression towards humans but will attack when their territory is disturbed, especially during mating season.
There have been over 80 recorded attacks on humans, most of them fatal.
Sand lizard
They are very territorial.
They defend the territory they occupy and the burrow within it, which they can inhabit for life. The ...
Housefly
The size of a fly is not an indication of its age.
Whether a fly is large or small only indicates whether the insect fed adequately during the larval stage.
Gila monster
Although it is listed as a near-threatened species, it is protected by state laws in the U.S.
Mostly, it is prohibited to collect them from the wild, and in some states, it is illegal to possess one as a pet. In New Mexico, it is listed as Endangered and under full protection.
Octopus
Octopuses can also breathe through their very thin skin.
According to research, while an octopus is resting, up to 41% of its oxygen needs can be met by cutaneous respiration.
Tawny frogmouth
Famous Australian pest-control birds.
Due to their diet they are considered very effective in reduction of vermin animal population.
European tree frog
They are carnivorous.
They hunt mainly arthropods. Their prey is usually spiders, flies, beetles, butterflies, and caterpi ...