Animals Facts for Kids

Cats spend about 70% of their lives sleeping — that's around 13 to 16 hours every day.

A group of owls is called a parliament.

Butterflies taste with their feet so they can find the right plant to land on.

Crocodiles cannot stick their tongues out because they are attached to the roof of their mouths.

A flea can jump up to 150 times its own body length — that's like a human jumping over a skyscraper.

Polar bears have black skin under their white fur to help absorb heat from the Sun.

Some parrots can learn over 100 words and even use them in the right context.

A woodpecker can peck up to 20 times per second without getting a headache because of special skull bones.

Chameleons don't change colour just for camouflage — they also do it to communicate their mood.

A giraffe's tongue is about 20 inches long and is dark purple to protect it from sunburn.