Animals

Wednesday, 16 September 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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Mallard
During the breeding season, it is found in various regions around the world.
They occur in northern regions of North America, Greenland, northern Europe, and central Asia as far ...
Crested gecko
Their toes and tip of tail are covered in small hair called setae.
It helps them climb various surfaces, even smooth, vertical ones.
True seals
Seals are cold-loving animals; they live in circumpolar and temperate zone seas and oceans.
Although they spend most of their time in the water, they also need land to live, which is why they are found in coastal areas.
Fleas
Fleas prefer high-humidity environments.
They are adjusted to temperature fluctuation of 21 to 30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity of no less than 70%.
Ball python
The ball python is non-venomous.
It relies on 100 to 150 sharp teeth to disable its prey.
Black Caiman
It reaches a top speed of 48 km/h.
Aye-aye
A gestation period lasts for five months, after which one infant is born.
An infant does not leave the nest for a period of two months and stays with its mother for almost two years. It leaves once is ready to establish its own territory.
Pterodactyls
Pterodactyls were not dinosaurs.
They were identified as flying reptiles. It goes for the whole clade.
Leeches
Leeches are hermaphrodites.
They use cross-fertilization and developed complex mechanisms to prevent self-fertilization. Leeches ...
Sperm whale
The spermaceti sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothy predator.
In sperm whales, there is the greatest sexual dimorphism in terms of length and weight among all cet ...