Turtles are reptiles. Turtles belong to the order Testudines, which is one of four groups of living reptiles. Turtles possess the typical characteristics of reptiles, being cold-blooded, egg-laying, scaly-skinned, vertebrate animals that breathe air with lungs.
Turtles are not amphibians; reptiles and amphibians are two different groups of animals.
Funny animals pictures and facts – a list of the world’s most amusing-looking species.
They may look hilarious to our eyes, but each of the animals on this page has developed its peculiar features in order to survive…
A complete guide to animals and the animal kingdom, plus links to essential animal information on Active Wild.
A new species of dinosaur, Chucarosaurus diripienda, has been discovered in Argentina.
A giant, even among dinosaurs, the new species belonged to a group known as Titanosaurs, which includes some of the largest dinosaurs ever to have lived.
The fossilized bones of Chucarosaurus diripienda were so big that the van carrying them tipped over while on its way to the laboratory!
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Different regions of Earth are categorized into biomes, depending on shared factors such as physical geography and climate. On this page we look at what a biome is, and the main types of biomes found on Earth.
A list of tundra animals with pictures and facts, plus interesting information on the tundra biome.
The world’s woodlands provide an important habitat for many different species. On this page is a list of woodland animals from all around the world, with pictures, facts, and links to further information.
Recent research has found that, like living elephants, male wooly mammoths experienced episodes of increased testosterone levels known as musth.
Examples of animals that hibernate include rodents such as the Alpine marmot, Arctic ground squirrel, eastern chipmunk, and groundhog; bats such as the big brown bat, gray bat and whiskered bat; and other mammals including the brown bear, black bear, and short-beaked echidna.
Non-mammalian animals that enter a state of dormancy similar to hibernation include the common box turtle, common garter snake and wood frog.
On this page, you’ll find out about the lifestyles of these and other animals that hibernate, plus interesting facts on hibernation and similar states of dormancy.
A new study has found that parrots can benefit from making video calls to one another. In the three-month study, the birds were able to initiate calls and select which of their friends they could chat to.
The research may solve problems of pet parrots showing signs of loneliness and boredom.
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