Animals

Saturday, 27 June 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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Clownfish
When clownfish lacks anemone, it can occupy soft coral or large polyp stony coral.
Sometimes they even prefer those corals over anemones. This happened in our editorial reef tank when ...
Hammerhead sharks
Hammerhead sharks swim at a slight angle, due to differences in their fins length.
Their pectoral fin is shorter than their first dorsal fin, and tilting allows them to use longer fin to swim efficiently.
Aye-aye
The aye-aye is omnivorous.
It feeds on larvae, insects, eggs, seeds, fruits, fungi, nectar, and honey.
Giant panda
The genome of the giant panda was sequenced in 2009.
Javan leopard
It measures up to 160 centimeters and weighs up to 70 kg.
Bird of Paradise
There are also males, such as the Raggiana bird of paradise, that perform their mating dance in a group of several to as many as 20 individuals.
So the females can choose. Unfortunately, the female is later left alone, the whole effort of raising the offspring falls on her.
Coyote
Coyotes were probably partially domesticated by various pre-Columbian cultures.
A coyote can be easily tamed as a puppy, but not as an adult. Tame coyotes are playful and trusting of their owners, wary and shy of strangers. They learn to fetch and point.
Ladybugs
Ladybirds’ main predators are birds.
They also fall prey to dragonflies, frogs, and spiders.
Hyacinth macaw
In their natural habitat, Hyacinthine Macaws can live up to fifty and sometimes sixty years.
Their lifespan depends on many factors, but they are considered long-lived birds (their New Zealand cousins, Kakapo parrots, live up to 95 years).
Spotted hyena
The spotted hyena is primarily a predator, not a scavenger.
It is the most carnivorous representative of hyenas, unlike other hyenas. Spotted hyenas hunt, mainl ...