Cheetahs are the fastest land animal on earth.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in cold temperatures.
Ladybugs can attach themselves to the ground via a sticky substance on their feet which also facilitates movement across objects.
Giraffes are ruminants which means that they have more than one stomach, they have four stomachs, which assist in digesting food.
Owls are territorial animals which hoot to announce their territory.
Raccoons can identify objects before touching them due to the vibrissae (specialized hairs or whiskers) located above their sharp, non-retractable claws.
Some frogs can jump over 20 times their own body length.
Hippopotamuses spend most of their time in water because they don’t have sweat glands.
The jaguar has the strongest bite of all the big cats, with a force of 2,000 pounds.
The ladybug is a symbol of good luck.
Bats can see in the dark using a special skill called echolocation.
The snail uses its shell as shelter.
Snakes can't bite food but have to swallow it whole.
Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
Only worker bees and the queen bee have stingers which are used for self- defense but since the queen bee never leaves the hive, she does not sting.
Spiders do not have an antennae while insects do.
Octopuses have three hearts.
Bats can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back to them.
All vital organs of the octopus are located in their head.
When chameleons get excited, they may display more colors, stripes or spots.
The koala bear is not a bear at all and is not related to any bear species.
Foxes have whiskers around their faces as well as on their legs which they use to help them find their way.
Spiders are arachnids, not insects.
The name rhinoceros means “nose horn”.
Pheromones which are chemical signals produced by the queen bee, facilitate recognition of bees when they are outside the hive.
It takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl.
Oysters filter water in and out of their protective shells in order to protect their vulnerable bodies.
Leopards can go one month without water.
Penguins take turns moving towards inside of the pack, where it is warmer, thereby sustaining the entire group.
Seahorses avoid predators by mimicking the color of underwater plants.
Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Dragonflies have serrated teeth.
Koalas are nocturnal and spend four to six hours a night quietly munching on leaves.
Kangaroos can hop up to 30 feet in one jump.
Penguins spend their entire lives on the ice or in the water.
The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair rather than bone or another substance.
The name hippopotamus means “river horse”.
Raccoons are smaller relatives of bears.
Turtles are able to hold their breath for hours at a time.
Leopards spend most of their lives high in the trees.
The owl is a very successful hunter because it can fly silently.
There are over 30,000 known species of fish.
Male deer have larger antlers than the female deer.
Alligators have a U-shaped jaw while crocodiles have a V-shaped jaw.
The color of the lynx’s fur depends on the season.
Parrots are thought to be one of the most intelligent bird species.
The snail quickly retreats into its shell in the case of danger.
About every 20 minutes, a dolphin must rise to the surface of water to breathe air which means they can never fully sleep.
Each bee hive has a specific smell which originates from pheromones, chemical signals produced by the queen bee.
It is believed that koi fish symbolize wealth, prosperity, love, successful career and good fortune.
Female lions hunt together, only occasionally helped by male members, but when the hunt is over, the adult males, generally 30 to 40 percent larger, eat first.
Male deer grow new antlers every year.
During warmer months, grizzly bears eat a massive amount of food in order to live off body fat during the winter, when food is scarce.
Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey.
Donkeys are related to horses and zebras.
Raccoons often place food in water before they start to eat it.
The color change of chameleons isn't to blend in with the environment.
Even though leopards are the smallest of the big cat family, they are pound for pound the strongest of the big cats.
The ink of an octopus contains a substance that dulls a predator’s sense of smell, making the fleeing octopus harder to track.
A lion’s roar can be heard for 5 to 6 miles.
The amazing mimic octopuses are capable of changing their body shape to mimic other animals.
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of the bird species.
The elephant’s trunk is able to sense the size, shape and temperature of an object.
When rabbits “binky”, this is an expression of joy.
A single elephant tooth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.
The bee is the only insect able to produce food that will be eaten by humans.
Tigers are the largest of the big cat family.
Mice are incredibly clean, tidy and organized.
The big hump on the grizzlies back is a mass of muscle, giving the grizzly bear the strongest front limbs of any animal in the world.
The snail’s body consists of a strong, muscular foot and coiled shell.
Bats are the only mammals capable of flying.
Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6.
Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet.
The elephant’s incredible trunk is actually an extended nose and upper lip.
Butterflies often have brightly colored wings with unique patterns made up of tiny scales.
The color change of chameleons is the result of the mood change, temperature, light and moisture in their environment.
Oysters don’t move once they are adults.
The elephant is the largest animal on land.
Polar bears spend the majority of their lives on water, rarely touching the true solid earth.
Penguins can dive deeper than any other bird and can stay under water for more than 20 minutes.
Some lizards change colors like the chameleon.
Snail-like animals that do not have a shell are usually called slugs.
The word “koala” is a term for “no drink” because the koala gets most of its hydration from the leaves it eats.
Cougars are the only big cats which can't roar but purr instead.
The kangaroo’s hind legs are designed to move together except when they are swimming.
Frogs don't drink but they absorb water through their skin.
The skill of echolocation by bats is when they make noises and wait for the sound waves to bounce back off objects producing an echo.
Due to their unusual body structure, kangaroos never move backwards and are always moving forward.
Bamboo makes up nearly the entire diet of the giant panda.
Snakes smell with their tongue and can locate their prey with it as well.
When the rabbit senses danger, it will stamp its feet to alert the other rabbits.
The dense bodies of hippopotamuses make it impossible for them to swim, even though they spend most of their time in the water.
The process of surfacing and breathing is automatic, and even a hippopotamus sleeping underwater will rise and breath without waking.
Skin on the back of crocodiles contain bony structures which make their skin bulletproof.
The elephant’s brain is the largest of all land mammals.
There are over 260 known species of monkeys, all of whom display their own distinct look.
Most birds have hollow bones which help them fly.
Each dolphin has a signature whistle used to identify itself.
Crocodiles open their jaws to cool themselves and release heat through their mouths because they don’t have sweat glands.
Sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies but instead they have a skeleton made up of cartilage.
The fox belongs to the canine family.
Octopuses are considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates.
The leopard’s tail is 90 percent of its body length.
Dolphins use a blowhole on top of their heads to breathe.
If an echo doesn’t bounce back during echolocation, bats can safely fly forward.
Penguins are flightless birds but their flippers allow them to be great swimmers.
The polar bear is the largest of the bear species and the largest land dwelling carnivore.
The hippopotamus’s teeth are only used for defense and fighting.
The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.
The lion is the only true social cat living in groups called prides.
Although the bill of a toucan is large, which may deter predators with its sheer size, it is useless as a weapon as it isn’t solid.
When confronted with a potential threat, the octopus camouflages itself and blends in with its surroundings.
Although it is believed that the term peacock applies to both male and female, it is actually a name that refers to males while females are called peahens.
Lizards are the largest group of reptiles with about 5,000 species.
Sharks never stop moving even when they are sleeping or resting.
The pelican has the largest bill of all birds.
The panda is one of the most adored and rarest of animals.
The ostrich is the largest and heaviest bird in the world.
Renowned for its majesty and nicknamed “the king of the jungle,” the lion possesses both beauty and strength.
Grizzly bears hibernate during the winter and their sleeping allows them to conserve energy.
The mature male of the cattle species is called a bull.
Fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water around them.
Flamingos can only eat when its head is upside down.
Sea turtles have special glands which help them to remove salt from the water they drink.
The mythological winged stallion, Pegasus was thought to be a bringer of thunder and lightning.
The ostrich’s significant weight prohibits the bird from flying.
When discovered, an octopus will release purple-black ink to obscure its attacker’s view, giving it time to swim away.
Hippopotamuses only eat grass.
Bees live in a highly organized society composed of worker bees, drones and a queen.
At an average height of around 16- 18 feet, the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world.
Cheetahs are the only big cats that don’t have retractable claws.
The eagle is one of the largest raptors in the world.
Female sharks are larger than male sharks.
The polar bear has specialized teeth, fur and foot structure which allows it to survive and flourish in very cold climate.
Pigs have a range of different oinks, grunts, and squeals which have distinct meanings.
Most snail species have a ribbon-like tongue called a radula that contains thousands of microscopic teeth which work like a file, ripping food up into tiny pieces.
Many turtle species can hide their heads inside their shells when attacked by predators except for sea turtles.
The chameleon’s ability to change color helps them to identify each other but also communicate with each other and can be used as camouflage.
Dolphins can hold their breath for up to 7 minutes.
Pelicans are heavy birds, but thanks to air sacs in their bones- buoyancy is not a problem.
Bees can be easily recognized even from a long distance via a buzzing sound that is consequence of 11,400 wing strokes in a minute.
Dolphins have sensitive skin which flakes off and gets replaced every few hours.
Zebras identify each other by smell and vocalization, not by their stripes.
Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world.
Hummingbirds are named after the humming sound which is produced by their wings during flight.
Although monkeys and apes are primates, the most obvious difference between them is that apes do not have tails.
A leopard can walk up to 47 miles.
The horns of the goat are made out of the substance keratin.
The color and body print of the boa constructor depends on the habitat.
There are around 10,000 different species of birds in the world.
Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head.
Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump.
Crocodiles don’t cry because they feel sorry for their prey, but because they swallow too much air which gets in touch with their glands that produce tears and forces tears to flow.
There are over 150 different varieties of the rabbit coat color.
Worker bees are the most numerous members of the hive as one hive can have up to 40,000 worker bees.
In the case of danger, the ladybug secrets a harmful substance from the knee joints that keeps predators on the safe distance.
Rabbits perform allo grooming where two individuals will simultaneously groom each other.
Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs.
Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.
Flamingos hold their breath while feeding.
Ostriches have the largest eyes in the whole animal kingdom.
The kangaroo gets from place to place by hopping or bouncing.
Dolphins are able to learn lots of tricks because they have a large brain.
Ostriches have the fastest maximum running speed out of all birds.
Underneath the bill, pelicans have a throat pouch that can hold 3 gallons of water which is mainly used for feeding but it can also be used as a cooling “device”.
Within their intricate underground homes, mice have specific areas for storing food and for shelter.
Black bears are not usually black.
Hummingbirds are known as “the flying jewels” because they are able to change the color of their feathers when they fly.
Seahorses prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together.
Hummingbirds can fly backwards and are the only birds which are able to do this.
