Animals

Sunday, 4 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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Brazilian wandering spiders
Their distinctive features are their heavily hairy noggin and massive long body.
When meeting, their behavior can also help in identification. When threatened, they raise their front legs high, straighten their body, and begin to sway from side to side.
American bullfrog
Bullfrogs are native to the eastern parts of North America.
They are referred to as bullfrogs in both the U.S. and Canada.
Luna moth
Adult moths escape the pupal case by splitting it and pushing the top upwards.
Then it cuts its way from the cocoon with serrated chitinous spurs located on the thorax near the forewings bases. Cocoon opening typically occurs in the morning.
American flamingo
The young have a lower survival rate than their parents, but a long life awaits them once they reach maturity.
The average lifespan in the wild is 25 years, with a maximum of up to 44. Flamingos kept in captivity live an average of 30 years.
Central bearded dragon
Environmental temperature can affect the sex of hatched lizards.
At temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius, some males may hatch as females. Despite having two male c ...
Aye-aye
A gestation period lasts for five months, after which one infant is born.
An infant does not leave the nest for a period of two months and stays with its mother for almost two years. It leaves once is ready to establish its own territory.
Asian elephant
They are herbivores.
They feed on roots, fruit, twigs, bark, and grasses. They can eat up to 140 kilograms of food every day.
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon’s range is limited to certain Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.
It is endemically found on the islands: of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami, wher ...
European mole cricket
During the breeding season, which takes place in late spring, the female lays between 100 and 350 eggs.
They are stored in a specially prepared underground chamber and watched over by the female. To raise ...
Javan leopard
The average lifespan of a Javan leopard is 14 years in the wild.