Animals

Sunday, 30 November 2025
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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Basking shark
Basking sharks are considered by scientists to be an endangered species.
Due to its slow growth, long gestation period, low reproductive rate and late sexual maturity, the s ...
Bird of Paradise
By eating fruits whose seeds they do not digest, they help to spread them.
The seeds are excreted along with the droppings and germinate in moist soil - this makes wonderbirds brilliant jungle sowers.
Alpaca
Alpacas were domesticated 4,000-5,000 BC in the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano region.
The development of alpaca breeding for fiber in other continents began in 1980.
Llamas
Face
Alpacas have more hairy faces than llamas.
Aye-aye
Their peculiar external appearance encourages the Malagasy people to consider them bad omens.
There is a saying “Mangatambo hita, miseo tsy tsara”, which means that seeing the “beast” brings bad ...
Brittle stars
Most brittle stars reproduce sexually.
Gametes are being produced inside the central disc and released to the external environment when ful ...
Llamas
Coat structure
Llamas have coarse coat with fine hidden underneath. Alpacas are fluffy with a fine hair all over their bodies. Their fleece is very dense and fast-growing.
Brazilian wandering spiders
They are also known as banana spiders.
They are often found on plantations, where they hide in the hollows of banana tree leaves. With the ...
Black-headed python
Although this is not their natural habitat, they can also be found in trees.
They are good climbers although they do not often use this ability.
Red-necked wallaby
The population of red-necked wallabies is not threatened, and their numbers are stable.
There have been times when increased human hunting for meat and fur, as well as farmers' treatment o ...