Animals Facts for Kids

Tardigrades (water bears) are so tough they can survive in outer space, extreme heat, and freezing cold.

Horses can sleep standing up thanks to a special locking mechanism in their legs.

A narwhal's tusk is actually a giant tooth that can grow up to 10 feet long.

The mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a bullet — it's one of the fastest strikes in the animal kingdom.

Crows are so smart they can make and use tools, and they even hold grudges against people who upset them.

A garden snail has about 14,000 teeth on its tongue, which it uses to scrape food.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on Earth, diving at speeds over 240 mph.

Wombats are the only animals that produce cube-shaped poop so it doesn't roll away.

Male penguins search for the smoothest pebble to give to a female as a gift when proposing.

Goats have rectangular pupils that give them a nearly 340-degree field of vision.