Animals

Sunday, 15 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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Southern cassowary
Well suited to avoid danger.
Those birds are excellent swimmers and can jump up to 2 m (7 ft) high to avoid a predator.
Alpaca
The alpaca reaches a length of 128-151 cm with a body weight of 55-85 kg.
The height at the withers is 80-100 cm.
Crustacean
Annual production of edible shellfish exceeds 10 million of which more than 8 million come from Asia.
China is the world's largest supplier of shellfish, with more than half of the animals in trade coming from there. These animals are obtained either by fishing or by farming in aquaculture.
Pink river dolphin
Their paddle-like flippers allow them to swim in circles.
Great grey shrike
It expresses serial monogamy.
Pairs bond for a specific mating season. Typically, the next-year mate is different from the one from a year before.
Amur leopard
The first mention of the Amur leopard dates back to 1857.
Hermann Schlegel, a German zoologist, discovered its pelt while on a survey in Korea.
Blue-Tongued Lizard
The body is covered with scales. Coloration varies among species.
Central blue-tongued lizards are brown to gray with stripes, some, like the Western blue-tongued liz ...
Red panda
They are rusty-colored, which helps them camouflage better.
Trees in their natural habitat are typically covered with reddish moss and lichens. Their underbelly is black, which adds to their camouflage when hidden on tree tops.
Fossa
A fossa is an endemic mammal of Madagascar.
It resembles a dog (thanks to its muzzle), a weasel (due to its ears), a cat (due to clawed paws), and a monkey (thanks to a tail that makes up approximately half of the fossa’s length).
Shoebill
Shoebills are sexually dimorphic.
Males are larger and have longer, more massive bills.