Animals

Wednesday, 12 November 2025
15 facts about Javan leopard
15 facts about Javan leopard
Panthera pardus melas
The Javan leopard is one of the endemic animals of the island of Java in Indonesia. Due to habitat fragmentation, leopards are forced to breed within ...

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Arabian oryx
The only natural predator of the oryx is the wolf.
In the fight against wolves, oryxes are favored by the difficult living conditions.
Black Caiman
Black caimans are oviparous.
Females lay up to 60 eggs per clutch every two to three years, which hatch after approximately two months. Most juveniles do not survive past the third year of age.
Toco toucan
Toco toucan is the largest and probably best known member of the toucan family (Ramphastidae).
It is also called the giant toucan, and common toucan.
Vaquita
Although being part of cetaceans, they do not perform water acrobatics while surfacing.
They need to resurface to breathe, since lacking gills, but would rather emerge slowly, and dive quietly after taking a breath.
Wombat
Wombats are a solitary, territorial species, with each individual having a fixed range in which it lives and feeds.
They dig a burrow system with multiple exits in the ground or under limestone rocks. Burrows are dug ...
Hippopotamus
According to scientists, there are currently about 80 hippos in the region.
Their population has almost doubled since 2012.
Manatees
They are known for their distinctive way of swimming on their backs.
They raise their heads and front fins above the water level, which helps them with breathing, and their wide tails work like ballast to help them swim.
Sand lizard
When a lizard is threatened, it may shed its tail.
This behavior serves to distract the predator and allow the lizard to escape safely. After some time, the lizard's tail begins to grow back, although it rarely reaches its original shape and length.
Okapi
For unexplained reasons, okapis also eat charcoal from burned trees.
Narwhal
Narwhal was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Karol Linnaeus in his work "Systema Naturae".