Animals

Thursday, 1 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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Ball python
They feed on rodents and birds.
They are “used” as pest control in various rural communities.
Ocean sunfish
Females are able to produce as many as 300 million eggs.
Single egg measures 1,3 mm in diameter. Fertilization occurs in water, where released eggs are fertilized by sperm.
European pine marten
The european martens fall prey to the red fox, wolf, wildcat and golden eagle.
Of domestic animals, dogs pose the greatest threat to them.
Octopus
Octopuses have 3 hearts.
Their circulatory system is a closed system with one systemic (main) heart, pumping blood through th ...
Spiders
Each crotch leg is composed of seven segments (starting from the body, these are: coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus).
The tarsus ends with claws, the number and length of which vary depending on the spider species. Web-weaving spiders usually have three claws, while actively hunting spiders usually have two.
European mole cricket
Their populations are declining drastically as a result of agricultural activities.
Pesticides and wetland drainage are the main factors working against this species.
Viper dogfish
The viper dogfish feeds primarily on bony fish, which it impales on the fang-like teeth.
It eats its prey whole, much like the snake.
Axolotl
Axolotls have unique regenerative mechanisms.
Their wounds heal, and they can also regenerate their limbs, tails, fragments of the central nervous system, eye tissue, heart muscle and some parts of their brain.
Axolotl
Axolotls were one of the pillars of the Aztecs' daily diet.
Given that the Aztec civilization fed on everything that lived, it is easy to imagine that axolotls were common prey for fishermen.
Manatees
They live alone, in small groups, or herds of up to 200 individuals.
They are gentle, slow, and social animals. They establish bonds with each other through touch, verba ...