Animal facts for kids


Mystery - The Failure of Whales , Dozens of whales have been found buried in the desert! Researchers from Chile and the Smithsonian Institute in the United States faced a dilemma: how, tens of whales could die in the same place in the Atacama Desert?...

Spider Monkey

September 24, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Spider monkeys are not very popular in the world, are found only in the southern part of Mexico and some tropical regions of Central and South America. There are some debates in the scientific world regarding the exact number of species of spider monkeys:...

Facts about bears

September 18, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Bears are omnivorous mammals (brown bear), herbivores (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) or carnivores (polar bear) family Ursidae. This animals have a large body, bulky, covered with fur, omnivores or carnivores, they spread across the northern hemisphere and in...

Rino

August 3, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Ah yes... the rhino, that big, natural armor plated animal that still looks like it did 100 million years ago. I, personally, like this exciting animal, both when he is small, or a massive bull. But let's get to the facts. The most common rhino...

Types of sharks

August 3, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Even though i don't even like to read scientific articles, i'm going to write one right now. But don't worry, it'll be fun to read, because to only scientific thing in it will consist in some names. But look on the bright side: if you need a report for...

Porcupine

July 16, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Imagine a hedgehog. Now take his spines and put them on a pig. Add some fur, and there you have it: the porcupine. Porcupines are small mammals, also called quill pigs. They inherit more than 30.000 spiny quills. If you search hard enough, you can find...

Owl

July 16, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

I’m sure you all can remember a Scooby Doo episode. Almost certain, the action took place in a forest or at an old Mansion. What was the sound that spooked Shaggy and Scooby: the sound of an owl. Yes, that bird which didn’t make anything except owling...

Let me be honest: i'd like a turkey sandwich right now; probably two of them. I'm certain that you like turkey meat too, especially that big, roasted one from every Thanksgiving. But I think it's our duty to know a thing or two about this bird and it's...

All over the monkey world, the baboon surely has a special place. Not just because his funny behind, but it is known for its very aggressive behavior, when caught. The baboon is basically a large monkey that lives in savannahs and rocky hills in Africa...

The Koalas

April 16, 2012 | In: Animal facts for kids

Did you know that these cute, little bears that look like they always want to cuddle aren’t really bears, but marsupials? The koalas have somewhere between 25 and35 inches(70-90 cm), and a maximum weight of20 lb(10 kg). Koalas live in eucalypt...

The Antelopes are mainly African savannah animals that vary greatly in size, but all of them have horns and hooves. An antelope's horns are made of keratin and are permanently attached unlike a deer's antlers. There are many species of antelopes, all very...

Power-lifting is a competitive and inclusive sport for both man and women, young and old. The main rule in this sport is to lift as much weight as you can. But don’t get fooled by the fact that power-lifting is a human only sport. In fact, humans...