Animals

Wednesday, 7 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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Rice's whale
It has been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Its population is estimated at 30 to 50 individuals.
Ball python
The young hatch after 2,5 to 3,5 months of incubation.
Hatchlings are more colorful than adult ball pythons, and measure between 35 and 43 centimeters long. They feed on insects, small mammals, and small birds.
Luna moth
Its Latin name is Actias luna, and it’s a member of the Saturniidae family.
Gila monster
The average lifespan of the Gila monster is 20 years in the wild.
In captivity, they can exceed 35 years.
Shoebill
They are solitary and nocturnal, and only gather in loose groups when food is scarce and they are forced to forage side by side.
 During the breeding season, they form monogamous pairs, build the nest together, incubate the eggs, and care for the young.
Sea otter
Today, it is illegal to hunt sea otters, but the species is still threatened by human activities such as oil spills, pollution, and habitat degradation. 
Of all the threats, oil spills are the most deadly to sea otters, as contact with oil makes the otters' fur soak with water, leading to hypothermia.
Cabbage White butterfly
They are active during the day.
Adult butterflies spend days looking for a nectar of a plant. They tend to feed on flower species they're already familiar with.
Horseshoe crab
The chitinous armor of the horseshoe crabs is bisected, similar to that of scorpions.
It consists of an anterior part or prosoma and a posterior part or opisthosoma. Prosoma of horseshoe ...
Javan leopard
It has an exceptional sense of hearing.
European pine marten
They reach sexual maturity at the age of 14 months.
However, they rarely mate at this time and usually postpone reproduction until their second or third year of life.