Animals

Sunday, 12 October 2025
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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Arabian oryx
The Arabian oryx was once considered a subspecies of the Gemsbok (Oryx gazella).
Housefly
Flies as biological weapons were used during World War II.
The Japanese, under the leadership of Shirō Ishii, worked on entomological warfare techniques. They ...
European tree frog
About three months after hatching, the tadpoles transform.
This usually takes place between late July and early August.
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.
Crested gecko
While in captivity, adult crested geckos should be kept in separate tanks.
Especially males and females.
Corn snake
Their natural predators are birds of prey, foxes, bobcats, opossums, weasels, and skunks.
Young corn snakes are the most favored food of kingsnakes and coral snakes.
Basking shark
An adult basking shark requires up to 500 liters of zooplankton per day to meet its nutritional needs.
It is capable of filtering approximately 1800-2000 tons of water per hour.
Tiger sharks
Tiger shark is an apex predator.
Apart from occasionally falling prey to killer whales, tiger sharks do not have natural predators.
Platypus
The image of a platypus is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20-cent coin.
Zebra mussel
Their mussel is triangle-shaped, beige with dark brown stripes.
In some populations, albino forms occur, sometimes in great numbers.