Animals
Rabbit
Rabbit Facts Rabbits a affectionate social animal which enjoy the company of other rabbits. Rabbits perform allogrooming where two individuals will simultaneously groom each other. Rabbits stand upright on their hind legs to give themselves a better vantage point to look for predators. They alert other rabbits to the presence …
Donkey
Donkey Donkey Facts Donkeys are related to horses and zebras. They are all members of the family ‘equus’, i.e. they are equines. The donkey is a descendant of the African wild ass, which is now rare in the wild and found in only a few remote parts of north-eastern Africa. …
Cheetah
Cheetah Facts The word “Cheetah” is derived from the Hindi word “Chita” meaning “spotted one”. It is known as the fastest mammal on Earth. It has long legs, a tall, slim build and its colors are tawny, black-spotted fur. The cheetah’s spots help to camouflage it in its environment. Unlike …
Goat
Goat Facts Goats were one of the first animals to be tamed by humans. They are a member of the cattle family and are believed to be descended from the wild goat, bezoar. Most goats can be found in Asia and the Mid-East. Goats do not have teeth in their upper …
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee Facts Chimpanzee belongs to the genus pan with the family of Hominidae and is sometimes also referred to as chimp. It is widely believed that chimps were split from humans some 4 – 6 million years ago. The arms of chimpanzees are longer as compared to its legs. The chimpanzees …
Camel
Camel Facts Camel is also known as Ship of Desert. They do not store water in their humps! They store fat in their humps. Camels do not chew the food and swallow it instead. They regurgitate and chew the cud later. They shed their coat each year. They can live …
Wolf
Wolf Facts Wolf is a highly intelligent animal with upright ears, sharp, pointed muzzles and sharp eyes. Wolves have ruffs of long hair framing the sides of their faces similar to sideburns. The name of a female one is referred to as a bitch. The name or offspring, or a …
Monkey
Monkey Facts Monkey is one of the most recognized animals in the world. They are often long-tailed, medium-sized. They never catch cold. They never eat a banana as it is, rather they peel it first and throw away the peel. A Monkey expresses affection and make peace with others by …
Lion
Lion Facts The lion is the second biggest cat in the world. The Lion is described as a large, carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo). Lions have a short tawny coat, and a tufted tail, and male lions have a heavy mane around the head and neck. Lions are native to …
Horse
Horse Facts Horses belong to the equus family. Equus comes from the ancient Greek word meaning quickness. Horses are mammals in the same family as zebras, mules and donkeys. A Baby Horse is Called a Foal. Generally, a foal is a baby horse. After it is weaned from its dam, …
Elephant
Elephant Facts The elephant is the largest animal that lives on land. Some male elephants can grow to be thirteen feet tall. That’s more than twice as tall as many human adults. They have tusks—long teeth made of ivory—that help them get food and carry heavy objects. Elephants eat grass, …
Walrus
Walrus Facts Walruses are pinnipeds. Pinni means wing or fin and pedismeans foot. Seals and sea lions are also pinnipeds. Walruses are the largest pinnipeds in the Arctic and Subarctic areas. They like to live in shallow water by ice floes or land. Their habitat is the entire polar basin. …
Sheep
Sheep Facts The sheep should not be confused with the goat. Sheep are different in many ways. Visual differences between sheep and goats include the beard and divided upper lip unique to goats Sheep has got thick coat of fleece on its body. It is in available in wide variations of colors. Wild …
Tiger
Tiger Facts Tiger is the member of cat family, with the Amur (Siberian) tiger weighing as much as 360 kg. Although it is found in a variety of habitats, tigers always requires dense vegetative cover, an adequate supply of large ungulate prey, and access to a reliable source of …
Zebra
Zebra Facts Zebras are members of the horse family (Equidae) and are medium sized. The animals have white coats with black (sometimes brown) stripes. No animal has a more distinctive coat than the zebra. Each animal’s stripes are as unique as fingerprints no two are exactly alike. zebras use stripes …
