Animals Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about creatures big and small
Emperor penguins can dive to depths of over 500 metres and hold their breath for more than 20 minutes.
Crows can remember specific human faces for years and will warn other crows about people they consider threatening.
When tickled, rats let out tiny high-pitched giggles that are too high for humans to hear without special equipment.
Clownfish are all born male. When the dominant female in a group dies, the largest male changes sex and becomes the new female.
Some freshwater turtles can absorb oxygen through their rear end, allowing them to stay underwater for months during winter.
Puffins can hold up to 20 fish in their beaks at once, lining them up neatly using their ridged tongues.
The bombardier beetle defends itself by spraying a boiling-hot chemical mixture from its abdomen at predators.
Snow leopards cannot roar. Instead, they make a gentle puffing sound called a 'chuff' to greet each other.
Elephants hold what appear to be mourning rituals, returning to the bones of deceased family members and touching them gently with their trunks.
A group of crows is called a 'murder', and crows have been observed holding what scientists call 'funerals' for their dead.