Animals

Monday, 10 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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Common Surinam toad
The flattened shape of the ridge is a natural adaptation for reproduction.
Ocean sunfish
While in danger, they can speed up.
When being pursued, those fish can accelerate rapidly and even jump over the water surface.
True seals
The largest seal is the Southern elephant seal, also known as the Mirounga leonina.
It lives in Antarctic waters and reaches an incredible size. The average body length of the Southern ...
Sloth
Sloths are herbivores, and their diet consists of leaves, flowers, fruit, and shoots.
Their stomachs are multichambered and inhabited by cellulose-eating bacteria. Digestion is very slow. Sloths descend to the ground to defecate, but it happens only once a week.
Ocean sunfish
They are considered a delicacy, especially in Asia.
Sunfish are very popular in Japan and Taiwan. All parts of the fish are used in cooking, from the fins to the entrails.
Red panda
The red panda was first described in 1825.
It was done by a French zoologist, Frederic Cuvier.
Black-headed python
Their lifestyle has a beneficial effect on the environment.
The burrows they create then become a shelter for other animal species.
Arctic fox
In extreme situations of food scarcity, they also feed on feces.
They are able to survive harsh winters and food shortages due to their exceptional energy-storing fa ...
Sperm whale
The spermaceti sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothy predator.
In sperm whales, there is the greatest sexual dimorphism in terms of length and weight among all cet ...
Salamanders
Respiration
While lizards have only one organ responsible for respiration-the lungs, salamanders rely on skin, gills or lungs (or, in some species, the combination of skin and lungs altogether).