Animals

Tuesday, 24 February 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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Gila monster
The Gila monster has an excellent sense of smell.
It uses it primarily to hunt for prey. It picks up the scent with its tongue, transferring it to the Jacobson organ—an olfactory organ located in the nasal cavity in many tetrapods.
Glass frogs
Most of glass frog species are not endangered.
As they are arboreal creatures, deforestation is the biggest threat to them.
Platypus
They are active during dusk and night.
During the day, they can only be found when the sky is clouded over.
Cane toad
Their primary sense is vision.
When hunting, they rely on motion detection but support themselves with their sense of smell.
Hawksbill sea turtle
The young hatch after 60 days.
It is the most dangerous time of their lives. They are preyed upon by gulls and crabs while on their way from the nest to the ocean.
Basking shark
Basking sharks are considered by scientists to be an endangered species.
Due to its slow growth, long gestation period, low reproductive rate and late sexual maturity, the s ...
Javan hawk-eagle
It is carnivorous.
Its diet consists of birds, bats, lizards, snakes, and small mammals, which are their prey of choice, especially squirrels, rats, and tree shrews.
Arabian oryx
All Arabian oryxes alive today are descended from just 1,970 animals.
Ocean sunfish
They are considered a delicacy, especially in Asia.
Sunfish are very popular in Japan and Taiwan. All parts of the fish are used in cooking, from the fins to the entrails.
Maine coon
They are one of the most common examples of polydactyl cats.
Approximately 40% of Maine coons carry the polydactyly gene. However, breeders are actively taking steps to remove this harmless genetic anomaly.