Polar bears keep warm thanks to nearly 10 cm of blubber under the skin. |
Baby Giraffes can stand within half an hour and after only 10 hours can actually run alongside their family. |
Although roses can come in a wide variety of colors, a black rose is not actually black. It is a very dark red. |
The age of a fish can be determined by its number of fish scales. |
There are only about 700 mountain gorillas and they live high in the mountains in two protected parks in Africa. |
Alligator gars, fish with long double rows of sharp teeth, are found throughout much of coastal Southeast USA. |
The Tasmanian Devil is a real animal that is only found in the wild in Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. |
Japanese Crested Ibis is one of the rarest birds in the world. Fewer than 50 are alive today. |
Unlike most birds that sing, a woodpecker will drum its beak against a tree. |
There's a species of ant that enslaves other ants - it is known as "The Slave-Maker Ant". |