Semi-aquatic reptiles like alligators must be around water. If you find yourself in one of these places, avoid them as much as you can. They are often faster on land than in water. Swimming and Alligators Alligators can swim well. Alligators excel at this skill, using their long tails to…
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Do you have any idea where do Komodo dragons live? The komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is named after the Komodo island. The dragon breeds on several islands such as Gili Dasami, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Rinca, Gili Montang, and the Lesser Sunda region in Indonesia. The komodo also inhabits…
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The saltwater crocodile is a typical crocodile species for it can spend days or even weeks in starvation. But the crocodile is not really selective in its feeding habits. It has a varied diet and rarely does it rely on a single prey animal. That indeed makes saltwater crocodiles less…
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Do you want to know what do komodo dragons eat in its natural habitat? Komodo dragons are opportunistic hunters. They are pure carnivores. Dragons are the heaviest lizards in the world. Komodo dragons have varied diet perhaps due to their greedy nature. Komodos will consume just about anything—from a tiny…
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The loggerhead turtles are highly nomadic marine turtles and their habitats are widely distributed throughout their lives. They undertake long migrations between their nesting sites and foraging grounds. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat Loggerhead turtles are found in tropical, temperate and subtropical coastal waters around the world. They do not, however,…
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The leatherback sea turtles are highly migratory species. They tend to migrate longest distances among all marine turtles. They are known to swim around 3,700 miles each way from the foraging ground to the breeding site. Leatherback Sea Turtle Habitat Leatherbacks are essentially pelagic turtles but they also frequent coastal…
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Leatherback sea turtles are voracious creatures and they tend to eat twice as much as their own weight. They have scissor-like jaws but feed mainly on soft-bodied animals like tunicates, siphonophores, cephalopods and salps. However, they usually feed almost exclusively on jellyfish which is strange because the jellyfish are made…
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For nesting, a female leatherback swims ashore. After digging a hole on a sandy beach, she deposits around 100 to 120 eggs. In every nest, there are about 80 fertilized and 30 unfertilized eggs. Each egg measures about the size of a billiard ball. The eggs are incubated for about…
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Do you know how long do white tigers live in the wild? This article is all about white tiger lifespan. White tigers are not true inbred nor do they exist in the wild—not any more at least. Currently they live in captivity. Therefore, it is not possible to estimate the exact…
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White tigers are neither true subspecies of a tiger nor are they true albinos. They are born as a result of inbreeding between individuals within the same family members such as father to daughter, brother to sister, and mother to son. The inbreeding occurs in orange Bengal tigers. Thus, we…
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