Animals

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 many people in the world do not know. If you are familiar with the … Read more

10 Fascinating Firefly Facts for Kids to Spark Curiosity Fireflies are magical creatures that have fascinated people for centuries. These tiny insects are known for … 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