Animals

Monday, 13 April 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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Northern pike
They live in the northern hemisphere.
Their range extends from Alaska through Canadian territory, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Goblin shark
Goblin shark was discovered in 1898 in Japanese waters.
It was described by American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan, who recognized it not only as a new species but also as a new family and genus.
Giant panda
The giant panda is a predatory mammal of the bear family.
It is the only living representative of pandas; in addition to the great panda, four more extinct species have been classified.
Javan hawk-eagle
It has a vibrant yellow iris.
Young Javan hawk-eagles have blue-grayish eyes that change color as they mature.
Corn snake
Their name is probably associated with their bright colors, resembling Indian corn.
Red-necked wallaby
Their long ears can turn 180 degrees independently.
Sloth
Sloths are herbivores, and their diet consists of leaves, flowers, fruit, and shoots.
Their stomachs are multichambered and inhabited by cellulose-eating bacteria. Digestion is very slow. Sloths descend to the ground to defecate, but it happens only once a week.
Tigers
Females reach sexual maturity within the first three to four years, males a year later.
A female gives birth to three to four cubs after an average of 104-106 days of gestation.
Lemon shark
It is a skilled nocturnal predator, often preying on crustaceans, stingrays, and bony fish.
The amount of food ingested varies, as the lemon shark eats as long as it feels hungry.
Spiders
Work is underway to use the venom of some spiders to create an ecological pesticide.
Such a toxin would be able to protect crops from harmful insects without polluting the natural environment.