Animals

Wednesday, 21 October 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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Narwhal
We will not meet any narwhal outside their natural environment.
Attempts to breed narwhal in captivity ended with failure, because the animals die very quickly after being caught.
Goblin shark
Bizarre snout is probably the most distinctive body feature of those fish.
Goblin sharks have long and flat snouts, small eyes that lack nictitating membrane (which is unusual ...
Crustacean
The world's smallest crustacean is Stygotantulus stocki.
These are parasites that live on copepods. The body length of representatives of this species does not exceed 0.1 mm.
Great grey shrike
On average, the great grey shrike measures up to 26 centimeters with an 11-centimeter long tail, and weighs approximately 70 grams.
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 ...
European pine marten
The territory of the marten can cover up to 20 km² (12,5 sq mi) for males (although it is usually four times smaller). Females require a smaller territory, from 1.5 to 6.5 km² (0,9 to 4,3 sq mi).
The territory is marked by the scent produced by special glands on the abdomen and the anus. In winter, the territory of the marten decreases.
Asian elephant
It can be found in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
It is the largest terrestrial mammal in Asia.
Arabian oryx
Oryx herds are mixed and consist of 12 to 18 animals, but in fertile valleys with trees and with considerable vegetation cover they may number up to 60 animals.
In each herd there is a dominant male and other immature males and females. Within the herd, oryxes ...
Ocean sunfish
They live in temperate and tropical oceanic waters around the globe.
They can be found in all oceans, where the temperature is higher than 10 °C (50 °F). Individuals mig ...
Spinosaurus
It had a long, flat, narrow skull resembling a modern crocodilian one.
Skull was about 165 cm (5.41 ft) long with straight, sharp and unserrated cone teeth.