Animals

Sunday, 23 March 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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Horseshoe crab
The blood of these arthropod is sterile, which means it has no microorganisms in it.
American robin
Their songs are really complicated and change regarding the time of the day.
Vaquita
They are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Within six years (1990—1996), they changed from Endangered to Critically Endangered. Their current p ...
Otters
90% of sea otters live on the coast of Alaska.
Ball python
Ball pythons fell prey to larger snakes, mammals, and owls.
Leopard geckos
Their natural enemies include snakes, larger reptiles and foxes.
Foxes tend to prey on their eggs.
Giant panda
The breeding season begins in March and lasts until May. Heat in females lasts two to three days and occurs only once a year.
Copulation can last from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, but these acts can be repeated when the male wants to ensure he has fertilized the female.
Ladybugs
They are beetles, not bugs.
They chew their food, while bugs’ diet is mostly liquid. Moreover, they undergo a complete metamorphosis, while bugs remain the same their entire life.
Hedgehogs
They can venture several kilometers while searching for food.
Wombat
They are herbivorous animals.
They have a digestive system adapted to eating thorny vegetation: a simple stomach, a wide short cec ...