Animals

Proboscis monkeys are one of Borneo’s most intriguing attractions. Here are some useful proboscis monkey facts. Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) might just be the most … Read more

Borneo pygmy elephants are a subspecies of the Asian elephant -but how did they find their way to an isolated corner of Borneo? Elephants were … Read more

The Zebra is a hoofed animal with black and white stripes all over its body. It has a horse-like body with a short, erect mane … Read more

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica … Read more

Gender is a range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity. Grammatical gender is defined as a system of noun classification. In languages with grammatical gender, … Read more

Brown recluse spiders are members of a spider species known as fiddleback spiders or violin spiders, due to a dark violin-shaped pattern on the dorsal … Read more

A Snake is a Reptile Because: Snakes have scaly skin Snakes are Cold-Blooded (not warm-blooded) Snakes lay eggs They don’t have hair They do have a backbone … Read more

If you love dogs you can find many amazing facts about them, such as that we’re the very first animals that humans domesticated. This article … Read more

Test the mental powers of dogs and cats. It takes some time, but inquiring minds want to know: which animal is really smarter? Testing animals … Read more

Want to see a caterpillar become a moth or a butterfly? Build a bug cage, find a caterpillar to babysit and watch the process first … Read more

Shell Science Is it possible to soften the hard shell of a snail? Learn what makes shells so tough! Try this experiment to find out. … Read more

Plenty of things “go in one ear and out the other,” but earwigs aren’t one of them. Okay, it’s possible—though not at all likely—that one … Read more

Menus for cockroaches can feature just about anything: rotting plants and animals, old clothes, shoe polish, ink, electric cords, toenails –, you get the idea. … Read more

When it comes to noise-makers, think cicadas (sih-KAY-duhs). The males are among the loudest insects on Earth. You can hear some species “singing” even when … Read more

Dinosaurs inhabited and reigned this world millions of years ago, but they were not the only animals that inhabited the planet, many of which have … Read more

There are many creatures that can bite or sting humans, pets, livestock or wildlife. Many of these bites or stings can cause pain, death or … Read more

Here are the top 10 unknown and interesting animal facts that are not known by many people in the world. If you are familiar with … Read more

FLASH…flash, flash…FLASH. Tiny lights are sending out a message in code: “Hey, I’m over here. I’m female, and I’m ready to mate.” The pattern of … Read more

Butterflies have a life cycle consisting of 4 stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) and adult. EGG The egg generally is about the size of … Read more

Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystem on our planet and are incredible as well as beautiful. They only cover around 6 percent of the Earth’s … Read more

As Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his slumber on Groundhog Day 2011, scores of Americans will watch eagerly as the little ground-dwelling furball predicts the demise … Read more

Sharks don’t have bones. All sharks have cartilage for their skeleton rather than bones. This is very different from humans and most types of land … Read more

The tongue of a blue whale weighs around 2.7 tons. Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed. They can grow up … Read more

Tardigrade (microscopic animal) is able to withstand temp. close to absolute zero and survive in open space for at least 10 days. In September 2007, … Read more

Hummingbirds are the only group of birds that can fly backwards. The flight of a hummingbird is more similar to an insect then a bird. … Read more

Platypus and echidnas are the only two mammals that lay eggs Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like … Read more

A frog that eats something distressing or poisonous may vomit the object in the same way humans do. However, some species do not have this … Read more

Due to the rough and abrasive properties of a dried up shark skin, also known as shagreen, before the invention of a sandpaper it was … Read more

The longest ever species of snake is the Python! Species of Python can be found all over the world originating from India to Burma and … Read more

Did you know that parrots can be trained to say up to 200 words and short phrases. In fact their ability to mimic human language … Read more

At just 5cm long and 2g in weight the smallest bird in the world is none other than the Bee Hummingbird. Found mainly in Cuba … Read more