Animals

Saturday, 17 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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Hammerhead sharks
Their length ranges from 0.9 to 6.1 meters, and their weight ranges from 3 up to 580 kilograms.
The biggest of the genus is the great hammerhead. The record holder is a female caught in 2006 who weighed almost 581 kilograms. The reason for her unusual weight, however, was pregnancy.
Platypus
The cervical spine of the platypus consists, as in most mammals, of seven cervical vertebrae.
It has cervical ribs and additional bones in the shoulder girdle, such as the interclavicular bone, ...
Dodo bird
An egg allegedly belonging to a dodo bird is kept in the East London Museum in South Africa.
It was donated to the museum by its employee, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, whose aunt received the eg ...
Housefly
When conditions are optimal, the life cycle of a fly may be completed within seven to ten days after hatching.
Under less favorable conditions, it can take up to two months.
Great spotted woodpecker
It uses its tongue to catch insects that live under the bark of trees.
The woodpecker is equipped with a long and bristly tongue covered with sticky saliva. The bird can e ...
American robin
Its Latin name is Turdus migratorius and it’s a member of Turdidae family.
Blue tang
They live an average of 30 years in the wild.
Their average lifespan ranges from 8 to 20 years in captivity.
Arctic fox
Their sense of smell is exceptional.
They can smell carrion left by polar bears at a distance of 10 to 40 kilometers. They easily sense a ...
Black Caiman
Their lifespan in the wild is estimated at up to 80 years.
Komodo dragon
Their diet is nuanced.
It includes invertebrates, other reptiles (including smaller Komodo dragons), birds and their eggs, ...