10. Cool cubs Amur leopards don’t have a specific breeding season, their gestation period last around 12 weeks and the females give birth to a litter of 2-3 cubs. The cubs are born blind and weigh ...

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1. They are pretty widespread and sociable There are 17 species of hedgehog and they are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. In the UK they can live in a variety of habitats including woodland, farmland ...

2. You can tell the three species apart by their ears There are three species of elephant: African Savanna (Bush), African Forest and Asian. The ears of African elephants are much larger than their ...

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Asia currently leads the global rise in energy demand. A successful energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables in this region is therefore critical to tackle climate change. The partnership ...

South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. Despite covering only around 1% of the planet’s surface, the Amazon rainforest is home to 10% of all the ...

8. But they do occasionally eat something other than bamboo A panda’s diet is 99% vegetarian, which mostly includes bamboo roots, stems, shoots and leaves. However their digestive system is typical of ...

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