Animals Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about creatures big and small
Albatrosses can sleep while gliding through the air, shutting down half their brain at a time during long ocean voyages.
Leafcutter ants are among the world's most sophisticated farmers — they grow underground fungus gardens by cutting and fermenting leaves, which is their only food.
Sea cucumbers breathe through their bottoms, drawing water in and out of their rear end to extract oxygen.
Gorillas share about 98.3% of their DNA with humans, making them one of our closest living relatives alongside chimpanzees.
There are estimated to be over 45,000 species of spider on Earth, and at any one time you are never more than about three metres from one.
Flamingos are born grey and white. Their famous pink colour comes from the carotenoid pigments in the algae and shrimp they eat.
Bats are the only mammals capable of true powered flight. Their wings are made of a thin membrane of skin stretched between elongated finger bones.
Some species of parrot, such as the macaw, can live for over 80 years — longer than many humans.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean, growing up to 12 metres long, yet it feeds almost entirely on tiny plankton.
Goats have rectangular pupils, which give them a wide field of view of nearly 340 degrees so they can spot predators from almost any direction.