Animals

Tuesday, 13 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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Crested gecko
Based on how long they were kept in captivity, crested geckos live approximately 15 – 20 years.
Their wild lifespan is not yet determined.
Narwhal
Narwhal is able to eat about 30 kilograms of food daily.
Brittle stars
The madreporite is a sieve plate with numerous holes that are a part of the skeleton of most echinoderms.
In most present-day species it is located at the apex of the upper side of the body, only in brittle stars, it is located beneath the body.
Capybaras
People raise capybaras not only for their meat but also for their skins.
The leather industry in South America using the skins of the great capybara is still going strong. Leather is used in the production of accessories such as handbags, belts, gloves, and shoes.
Black-headed python
Their most distinctive feature is a glossy black head.
The rest of the body may be yellow, light or dark brown. It is covered with irregular stripes that v ...
Javan hawk-eagle
Javan hawk-eagle is monogamous.
There are an estimated 325 Javan hawk-eagle pairs in the wild.
Octopus
Each octopus must gain experience on its own because immediately after hatching they are left by their parents.
Brittle stars
Bristle stars do not have eyes but some of them can sense light using lens-like structures made of calcite.
Slow worm lizard
They can live up to 30 years, even longer in captivity.
Record is held by a male lizard (we do not know at what age it was obtained) that lived at the Copenhagen Zoo from 1892 until 1946.
Luna moth
Mating usually starts after midnight and lasts for a few hours.
Females sit on a preferred tree and release pheromones that lure males.