Animals

Saturday, 11 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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Slow worm lizard
In the region of Central Europe, slow worms are active from February to October.
Octopus
The largest representative of octopuses is the Giant Octopus.
It was first described in 1910. The largest octopus of this species ever encountered weighed 272 kil ...
Common cuckoo
They reach sexual maturity at the age of two years.
At this time they give birth to their first brood. The female is polygamous.
Southern cassowary
Well suited to avoid danger.
Those birds are excellent swimmers and can jump up to 2 m (7 ft) high to avoid a predator.
Spiders
If there are any protrusions on the spider's abdomen, these are the silk glands.
They are used to spinning silk thread from which spiders build their webs. Most often, spiders have ...
Boa constrictor
The boa will first attack its prey by sinking its teeth into it and then begin to wrap its body around it.
Only when the victim dies does the boa continue to eat, consuming its prey whole. Contrary to what t ...
Hyacinth macaw
They are gentle and social birds.
They are usually found in pairs or larger groups. Hiacynth Macaws usually mate for life and will bec ...
Crustacean
Coconut crabs have the strongest grip of all animals.
Hence their name, their pincers are capable of splitting a coconut. The grip strength of an adult male is about 300 N, in comparison, the grip strength of a coconut crab's pincers is more than 1700 N.
Octopus
Octopuses of the species Amphioctopus marginatus collect coconut shells and use them to build their hiding places.
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.