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 ...

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 ...

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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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10. They need our help to protect their numbers The UK's puffin population is predicted to nosedive by up to 90% in the next 30 years Puffins are threatened by invasive species including predators, ...

5. They are under threat of extinction in the wild. Cheetahs were once widespread in Africa, and they also used to roam the Arabian Peninsula and into central India. However, they have disappeared ...

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10. They’re under threat from human activity There could be as few as 4,000 leopards in the wild, however the exact number is unknown as they are extremely elusive. The main threats they face are ...

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