Cassowary & Emu Facts – Flightless Birds of Australia
Emu and cassowaries are the last remaining endemic large, flightless birds in Australia. Ostriches are also found here but are exotic, having been introduced for … Read more
Emu and cassowaries are the last remaining endemic large, flightless birds in Australia. Ostriches are also found here but are exotic, having been introduced for … Read more
Red Fox Facts Red foxes are native in North America and can be found throughout the United States and Canada except in the far north, … Read more
Is Your Dog Smarter Than a 2-Year-Old? Your pet dog is as smart as your two-year-old child when it comes to understanding words, counting, and … Read more
Intelligence of Cats Genetics, environment, and other trainability factors play a role in a cat’s level of intelligence. But much depends on how intelligence is … Read more
Amazing Facts About The Puffer Fish The pufferfish is one of the most poisonous animals in the world, but that’s not their only weapon when … Read more
All About Bats for Kids Find great teaching tools that can introduce children to bats through observation, online resources, and children’s books. Few people know … Read more
Ostrich’s eyes are bigger than its brain Ostrich eyes are indeed large (it is the biggest bird eye and even larger than that of many … Read more
Bunny Twitch It is true, the twitch, wiggle of a rabbit’s nose is a very obvious characteristic, and very important to its survival. Not only … Read more
Flitting boldly about the world’s coral reefs, the vibrantly colored and charismatic butterflyfish are helping provide an early warning system. This small, flat fish is … Read more
Living Dino-Fish The coelacanth (“see-la-kanth”) was found to be ‘alive and well’ in 1938 after millions of years of hiding, but is he really a … Read more
Facts About The Oceans Greatest Predator It has taken 300 million years of evolution to create such a formidable predator as the shark, and the … Read more
Yes, Fish Have Complex Personalities The study of animal personalities has become a hot topic in behavioral biology. Bring up the possibility of fish personalities … Read more
Endangered Reptiles From the Age of the Dinosaurs Tuatara are endemic to New Zealand, quite unlike other reptiles, and have become endangered through mammal predation. … Read more
Bioluminescence of Fireflies Bioluminescence is how fireflies and other living organisms produce light. Bioluminescence is an interesting phenomenon that occurs in organisms such as fireflies. … Read more
Facts about Leeches With sufficient preparation, travelers can learn to appreciate Madagascar’s leeches as part of the incredible rainforest experience. Slimy, black, amorphous creatures slink … Read more
The peacock mantis shrimp is an amazing creature with one of the fastest jabs and most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. The peacock mantis … Read more
Shocking accounts of how farm animals are treated in Ireland and how to raise people’s awareness in order to prevent it. Food is a vital … Read more
Secret Life of Sea Cucumbers Sea cucumbers are quiet and unassuming dwellers in our seas. But they are diverse, specialized, and critical to the world’s … Read more
According to recent studies, clouded leopards are not all created equal. Two distinct new species recently revealed. Can a leopard change its spots? Apparently so, … Read more
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