Animals

Wednesday, 29 July 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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Tasmanian devil
They can also establish their lairs in human buildings, usually abandoned or rarely visited by wooden sheds and barns.
When setting up such a lair, they often steal blankets, pillows, or clothing from human settlements, which they take to their new "headquarters."
Tiger sharks
Apart from food with nutritional value, tiger sharks are known for consuming manmade objects.
They devour trash dumped into the ocean, such as tires, food cans, and jackets.
True seals
Depending on the species, seals may use different foraging tactics.
Some are filter feeders and feed on krill, while others suck small prey into their mouths or grab la ...
Octopus
Octopuses can also breathe through their very thin skin.
According to research, while an octopus is resting, up to 41% of its oxygen needs can be met by cutaneous respiration.
Llamas
Territorialism
Llamas willingly and courageously defend their territory against intruders. Alpacas prefer to move away and hide rather than face an open confrontation.
Okapi
Okapi grow up to about 2.1 meters in length and from 1.5 to 1.7 meters at the shoulder.
Adder
Not every adder bite results in an injection of venom.
Venom is injected in about 50 percent of bite cases.
Sea lamprey
The spawned larvae find cover in the sand and mud, where they stay for three to four years, feeding on detritus and microalgae.
Lamprey's larvae (ammocoete) spend a few years in fresh bodies of water until they undergo metamorphosis.
Turtles
Since 1500, 7 species and 3 subspecies of turtles have become extinct.
The last extinct species is Chelonoidis abingdonii, whose last representative died on June 24, 2012. ...
Crustacean
The largest crustacean is the Japanese spider crab. The span of its legs can reach 3.7 meters, the cephalothorax is 40 centimeters long and the weight of an adult is about 19 kilograms.
Their body is mostly red with white spots, which allows them to camouflage perfectly against the bac ...