Animals

Thursday, 2 April 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
It is the heaviest bird in Australia and the third heaviest in the world.
Heavier than it are only the Common ostrich and the Somali ostrich.
Slow worm lizard
They live at the edges of forests, or in the light parts of them.
They prefer deciduous forests rich in various types of hiding places.
Moose
The genus Alces (moose) includes two species: the Eurasian moose (Alces alces) and the American moose (Alces americanus).
The Eurasian moose is the largest living species of hoofed mammal, characterized by impressive antle ...
Arctic fox
The pregnancy of Arctic foxes lasts for 52 days.
A litter can contain up to 25 cubs, a record among all mammalian predators. Cubs leave the burrow after 3 – 4 weeks after birth, and the mother stops feeding them with milk after nine weeks.
Snails
The largest land snail is the black snail.
It occurs throughout Europe, where it was introduced in the 16th century. This snail can reach 20 cm in length.
Slow worm lizard
Slow worm lizards overwinter in groups. They choose sheltered spaces such as burrows as wintering sites. One wintering site can hold up to 100 individuals.
Sometimes they overwinter in the company of other lizards, snakes and amphibians.
Insects
Some insects have adapted to living alone while others form huge communities, often hierarchical.
The most common solitary insects are dragonflies, less commonly beetles. Insects that live in groups include bees, wasps, termites, and ants.
Amur leopard
Its name derives from the Amur river.
It is the tenth longest river in the world, flowing through China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Otters
Followers of Zoroastrianism believed otters to be sacred.
They considered otters sea dogs, helping with purifying water by eating dead animals before they sta ...
Laughing kookaburra
They have pale heads and chests, with dark patches over their eyes.