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Do Megalodons Still Exist?

October 20, 2017
No one knows why Megalodons became extinct. Whether lack of food, drastic environmental changes or some other combination of factors led to the death of Megalodon’s pups, we just don’t know. Given the massive size of 52 feet, its presence would certainly have made it a lot fearsome for humans…

Can Sharks See Color? – Are Sharks Color Blind?

October 20, 2017
Unlike chimaeras and rays, sharks are unable to see colors and so they are color blind. There are essentially two kinds of specialized cells in the retina of an eye that can pick out light. These cells are called photoreceptors and the two main cell types in vertebrates are rods…
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What Do Snow Leopards Look Like?

October 20, 2017
Snow leopards are pretty tough cats. They live in icy cold habitats where only a few land animals would dare to survive. It has greyish white to smoky grey coat which is all covered with numerous rosettes. The snow leopard’s coat camouflages the cat as it blends into the rocky…
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What Do Snow Leopards Eat? | Snow Leopard Diet

October 20, 2017
Like other big cats, snow leopards are exclusively carnivores. They will hunt their prey rather actively. Generally leopards are opportunistic hunters and they will eat just about anything ranging from small rodents to a large Siberian ibex. They likely consume Himalayan tahr, bharal, argali, birds, markhor, and domestic animals such…
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How Long Do Snow Leopards Live? – Snow Leopard Lifespan

October 20, 2017
Like all other animals, the lifespan of a snow leopard in the wild is reasonably shorter than the captive specimen. There are quite many reasons to this short lifespan. The availability of food, potential predators, or other factors that are directly associated with the snow leopard lifespan. Let us study how long…
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