Animals Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about creatures big and small
Cuttlefish can hypnotise their prey by rapidly rippling waves of colour across their skin, distracting small crabs and shrimp before striking.
The lesser mouse-deer of Southeast Asia is the world's smallest hoofed animal, standing only about 20 centimetres tall at the shoulder.
No two tigers have identical stripe patterns. Their stripes are unique to each individual, just like human fingerprints.
Dragonflies are the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom, catching about 95% of everything they chase — far better than lions or sharks.
Salmon travel thousands of kilometres back to the exact stream where they were born to lay their eggs, guided by the unique scent of that water.
Seahorses are one of the very few species on Earth where the male carries and gives birth to the young.
Elephants are one of only a handful of animals that can recognise themselves in a mirror, suggesting a high level of self-awareness.
The bombardier beetle defends itself by firing a boiling-hot chemical spray from its abdomen at up to 500 pulses per second.
Homing pigeons can find their way home from hundreds of kilometres away, partly by sensing Earth's magnetic field and the angle of sunlight.
Komodo dragons have venom glands that prevent their prey's blood from clotting, causing the wound to bleed continuously after a bite.