Animals

Friday, 9 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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Laughing kookaburra
Although laughing kookaburras inhabit mainly forest and woodlands, they are a common sight in urban and suburban areas.
They are not afraid of humans and are known for snatching food from their hands.
Blue tang
Due to its common name, blue tang, it tends to get confused with the Atlantic blue tang.
They are, however, easily distinguishable, since the royal blue tangs have bright yellow tails.
Wombat
The common wombat inhabits an area of Australia from the borders of Queensland and New South Wales, along with the deserts of Victoria, to the southeastern tip of Australia and into Tasmania.
Its three subspecies are: Bass Strait wombat, found on Flinders Island, in Bass Strait Islands (bet ...
Brazilian wandering spiders
Although bananas are transported in refrigerated trucks, conditions are not so unfavorable as to kill them.
The optimal temperature for transporting bananas is 13.2 - 14 degrees Celsius, and will not cause death but only slow down vital functions.
Southern cassowary
Cassowaries are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs.
They appeared on Earth about 60 million years ago, 6 million years after the Cretaceous-Paleogene ex ...
Tawny frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are native to Australia mainland and Tasmania.
Javan hawk-eagle
It has a vibrant yellow iris.
Young Javan hawk-eagles have blue-grayish eyes that change color as they mature.
Southern cassowary
The Male takes care of the young.
He is responsible for hatching the eggs and caring for the hatchlings. Hatching usually takes up to ...
Sea otter
The greatest threat to sea otters is human activity. Although it is illegal today, sea otters were once hunted in large numbers for their pelts. Massive fur hunting began in the 18th century.
The species was saved by the enforcement of a Treaty for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seal ...
Gila monster
Its skin is black, with a pink, orange, or yellow pattern.