Animals

Saturday, 14 February 2026
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 Arabian oryx has the ability to detect rain and follow its direction.
Oryxes have an uncanny ability to detect moisture. If they detect that there is a reservoir nearby, ...
Hedgehogs
Ancient Persians regarded hedgehogs as sacred animals.
They believed Ahura Mazda, god of the sky, created them as envoys of truth and light. They valued hedgehogs for consuming vermin that destroyed crops.
Saola
They reach 150 to 200 centimeters in length and weigh approximately 90 kg.
Tiger sharks
Tiger shark is an apex predator.
Apart from occasionally falling prey to killer whales, tiger sharks do not have natural predators.
Bird of Paradise
There is considerable variation in beak structure in birds of paradise of different species.
In some (riflebirds, sicklebills) it resembles a raven's beak, while in others it is thin and small ...
Brittle stars
Some of them can reproduce by fission.
They can split in half and regenerate afterward. It is easy to identify such individuals as they hav ...
Sperm whale
Sperm whales have ribs that flex after greater water pressure, which allows them to dive deep.
When diving, they keep their metabolism to a minimum and supply blood only to their most important o ...
Spotted hyena
The efficient digestive system of spotted hyenas makes them able to utilize all parts of the animal’s body, except the fur, and, according to some studies, also hooves and horns.
Thanks to their powerful teeth, they can break even thick bones. A group of 20-30 spotted hyenas can ...
Great spotted woodpecker
The nesting season begins in April and lasts until June.
Courtship begins as early as December. They breed one brood per year, the eggs being laid in the first weeks of May. A female can lay 5 to 7 white eggs, 26x19 mm in size.
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.