Animals

Tuesday, 17 March 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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Javan leopard
Javan leopards can reach a maximum speed of 58 km/h.
Okapi
For unexplained reasons, okapis also eat charcoal from burned trees.
Saola
Saola give birth to one calf after 8 or 9 months of gestation.
Information about their reproductive behavior is scarce, however, since they can be hardly observed in the wild, and are very timid animals.
Guinea pig
The guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food, by tribes in the Andean region of South America (today's southern parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia).
Archaeological excavations in Peru and Ecuador have uncovered statues dating from around 500 BC to 5 ...
Hawksbill sea turtle
Their carapace shape depends on their age.
When young, their shell is heart-shaped and elongates when they mature.
Spotted hyena
Although rare, spotted hyenas can attack humans.
Like most predators, they stay away from humans, maintaining a distance of about 300 meters. However ...
Housefly
It is probably the most widespread insect in the world.
It is found in all populated parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, in the Arctic and in tropical equatorial forests, where it is widespread.
Slow worm lizard
Females are larger than males. The female's body length can reach 50 centimeters and the male's up to 40.
Adelie penguin
The Adélie penguin is one out of five penguin species that live in Antarctica.
It is also one of four penguin species that nest there. Outside the breeding season, they live on sea ice, largest population live in the Ross Sea.
Kiwi bird
Kiwis’ short, stout legs make up a third of their body.