Animals

Monday, 27 October 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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Arabian oryx
All Arabian oryxes alive today are descended from just 1,970 animals.
Guinea pig
The guinea pig, compared to other rodents, is a fairly large animal.
It has a stocky body, a short neck, a short snout, and very short limbs; no tail, or a vestigial tai ...
Butterflies
The wings of butterflies are made up of a transparent membrane with veins.
The scales, which are arranged in a tile-like pattern, are responsible for the color of butterfly wi ...
Bull snake
It takes around 60 days for bullsnake to hatch.
Newborn snakes are 25 to 43 cm (10 to 17 in) long.
Common cuckoo
It is difficult to determine the maximum lifespan of the cuckoo.
The record holder lived 6 years, 11 months and 2 days, but there are reports that the cuckoo can live up to 15 years.
Komodo dragon
To protect the Komodo dragon, a Komodo National Park was established in 1980.
The Wae Wuul Reserve in the west of Flores and the Wolo Tado Reserve in the north of the island have ...
Red-necked wallaby
Their typical habitat consists of eucalypt forests, coastal scrub, and woodlands.
Dodo bird
The first mention of these birds in Europe comes from the second voyage of the Dutch fleet to the East Indies.
In 1598, during a storm, the ships separated and part of the fleet landed in Mauritius. The crew mem ...
Corn snake
Their name is probably associated with their bright colors, resembling Indian corn.
Bird of Paradise
Monogamists are also found among birds of paradise,  Paradisaea apoda and Lycocorax pyrrhopterus for example.
Both females and males have the same coloration, do not differ in appearance, live in permanent relationships and raise offspring together.