Animals

Friday, 10 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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Crested gecko
It is native to southern New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Northern pike
The high mortality rate forces the pike to grow rapidly.
Annual specimens living in a food-rich environment can reach body lengths of over 30 cm (11.8 in).
Arctic fox
Arctic foxes are adapted to harsh and hostile weather conditions.
The difference between their body temperature and the ambient temperature can reach 212 Fahrenheit, ...
Malaysian trumpet snail
The average lifespan of the red-rimmed melania is one year.
Octopus
From ancient times, octopuses were considered sea monsters. They appear in Norse mythology as the Kraken or Gorgons in Ancient Greece.
Platypus
The image of a platypus is featured on the reverse of the Australian 20-cent coin.
Goblin shark
After death, skin color quickly turns dull brown or grey.
Siberian roe deer
The Siberian roe deer are vocal.
Scientists distinguished six different sounds they use to communicate: screaming, rasping, whining, barking, whistling, and squeaking.
Bird of Paradise
Carl Linnaeus in 1760 named the largest of the birds of paradise Paradisea apoda, meaning "legless bird of paradise."
At the time, no one in Europe had ever seen this marvelous bird alive. Linnaeus possessed only skins ...
Giant panda
Its natural habitat is forested, mountainous areas between 1600 and 2000 meters above sea level.
They do not build shelters like other bears, and during the winter season, they descend to lower altitudes where they live among trees or inhabit caves.