Animals

Monday, 22 December 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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Spiders
The sizes of spiders vary significantly depending on the species.
The smallest species is Patu digua from Colombia, whose body length does not exceed 0.37 mm. The lar ...
Ocean sunfish
They are considered a delicacy, especially in Asia.
Sunfish are very popular in Japan and Taiwan. All parts of the fish are used in cooking, from the fins to the entrails.
Pterodactyls
Paleontologists determined Pterodactyls were not covered in feathers.
They were reptilian in appearance, however, some evidence suggests that there might have been separate genera, at least partially covered in hair-like structures.
Mallard
Outside the breeding season, both sexes are similar.
The plumage color is creamy brown with a lighter throat. Through the eye is an orange-colored beak with black spots. The male has a yellow beak, rust-colored breast, and black supernumerary lids.
Ocean sunfish
In search of food, they can dive as deep as 600 m (1 968 ft).
It is estimated that sunfish must eat 1% to 3% of their body mass a day. Foraging takes them usually about half a day. After a long presence in cold depths, ocean sunfish need to bask in the sun.
Saola
They reach 150 to 200 centimeters in length and weigh approximately 90 kg.
Manatees
They have only six cervical vertebrae.
Common kingfisher
They are not songbirds.
They use a few sharp sounds depending on the situation: the call for flight is a short, sharp whistl ...
Sea otter
They are polygynous, males have several female partners.
Their gestation period can vary greatly. It can last from four months to a year after copulation. Th ...
Earthworms
Deprived of food, they can fall into a state of numbness that can last for several months.
The cause of numbness in these animals can also be excessive dryness of the soil or excessive heat.