Animals

Sunday, 18 January 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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Portuguese man-of-war
They are a species of marine hydrozoan, found in every ocean, except for the Arctic Ocean.
Hydrozoans are predatory marine animals, colonizing mostly warm, saline waters around the globe.
Pterodactyls
Most likely, pterodactyls walked on four limbs.
Paleontologists drew this conclusion from examining their fossilized footprints.
Javan leopard
It feeds primarily on wild boar, monkeys, and apes.
The most common prey consists of barking deer, Java mouse-deer, silvery lutung, crab-eating macaque, ...
European wildcat
Usually hunts on the ground but is also a good climber.
It can watch its prey from an elevated position and will pounce as soon as it is sure the attack will be successful.
Red panda
Red pandas reach sexual maturity at 18 months of age.
Common cuckoo
The cuckoo is a bird that stays away from people and does not come into the sight of humans unless it has to.
It often hides in the treetops and bushes where it is difficult to spot.
Cane toad
The bufotoxin produced by the toad's skin is very dangerous to animals and can kill them quickly.
Dogs tend to be poisoned because they often bite or lick cane toads. Exposure to the toxin can cause drooling, loss of coordination, head shaking and convulsions.
Tawny frogmouth
Their breeding season starts in August and lasts till December.
Both male and female participate in building nest.
Octopus
Octopuses live in every ocean.
They live in different habitats depending on the species. Some octopuses live in the depths of the ocean and can be found at depths of 1000 meters. Others inhabit coral reefs or shallow tidal pools.
American robin
While hunting, they rely mostly on vision.
Other senses used to locate prey are smell (olfaction) and hearing.