Animals Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about creatures big and small
The star-nosed mole has 22 pink tentacles on its nose containing over 25,000 tiny sensory receptors — it is the most sensitive touch organ known in any mammal.
Honeybees maintain their hive at a remarkably constant 35 degrees Celsius year-round, fanning their wings in summer and clustering together in winter.
Killer whales, or orcas, have distinct cultures passed down from mothers to calves, including unique hunting techniques and dialect calls used only within their pod.
The pistol shrimp snaps its claw so fast it creates a cavitation bubble that reaches nearly 4,500 degrees Celsius — briefly hotter than the surface of the Sun — to stun prey.
The blue-footed booby has brilliantly turquoise feet, and females choose mates based on how bright and blue their feet are — a sign of good health.
The glass frog has a transparent underside through which you can see its beating heart, intestines, and developing eggs.
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on Earth, reaching speeds of over 320 kilometres per hour when diving to catch prey.
A narwhal's tusk is actually a very long tooth — usually from the left upper jaw — that can grow up to three metres long.
Cats purr at frequencies between 25 and 150 hertz, which scientists believe can promote healing of bones and tissues — even in the cat itself.
Snakes smell the world using their forked tongue, which collects scent particles and delivers them to a special organ in the roof of their mouth called the Jacobson's organ.