Animals Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about creatures big and small
A wolf's howl can be heard from up to 10 kilometres away and is unique to each individual, like a fingerprint.
Butterflies taste their food with sensors on their feet, so they know immediately whether a leaf is good to eat or lay eggs on.
All clownfish are born male. When the dominant female in a group dies, the leading male changes sex to become the new female.
A giraffe's tongue is dark bluish-purple in colour, which may protect it from sunburn while the animal spends hours reaching for leaves.
Crows can recognise and remember individual human faces, and they hold grudges against people who have treated them badly.
Hippopotamuses secrete a red, oily liquid from their skin that acts as both sunscreen and an antibiotic, protecting them from sunburn and infection.
Many migratory birds navigate using Earth's magnetic field, which they can detect through a protein in their eyes called cryptochrome.
A rhinoceros's horn is made entirely of keratin — the same protein that makes up your hair and fingernails.
Octopuses are so intelligent they can unscrew jar lids, solve puzzles, and even use tools such as coconut shells for shelter.
A cockroach can survive for several weeks without its head, because it breathes through tiny holes in its body rather than its mouth.