Category: Mammals
Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates that breathe air, grow hair or fur and feed their young on milk. The group ranges from tiny shrews to blue whales, the largest animals that have ever lived. Explore facts about big cats, bears, primates, whales, elephants and many more.
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What Do Hyenas Eat in the Wild | Hyenas Diet
Hyenas have always been skillful hunters and they can simply pull down large animals as antelopes or wildebeests. They are not choosy as they will consume almost anything ranges from birds, lizards, insects, to snakes. Hyenas also feed on zebras and gazelles. Hyenas exist in large numbers which is why they often outrun their competitors…
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Types Of Wolves | Three Wolf Types
Though there are many subspecies of wolf but generally there are three types of wolves namely red wolf, gray wolf and Ethiopian wolf. Let’s study each of these three types of wolves in detail. Three Types Of Wolves Red Wolf Facts For Kids | Facts About Red Wolf Red wolf belongs to the dog family…
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Hyena Facts For Kids | Hyena Behavior, Hunting, Diet, and Habitat
Hyenas (Hyaenidae) are doglike medium-sized carnivores which have massive skulls and obvious sagittal crest for attachment of extremely dominant jaws; the blunt premolars along with 32 – 34 robust teeth specialized for cracking bones. Three of the hyena species are known to us: the Brown hyena (Paralnyaena brunnea), the Spotted or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta)…
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Hamster Facts For Kids | Hamster Diet, Behavior, Lifespan and Habitat Requirements
It’s time to enjoy some of the most fascinating hamster facts for kids including hamster diet, habitat, lifespan, and reproduction. Hamsters (Cricetidae) are seed-eating (granivorous) rodents that belong to the order of Rodentia. Around 20 hamster species are classified into separate subfamilies; out of which 6 species are found in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, these…
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What Do Camels Eat in the Desert – Camel Diet
Let us learn some of the significant insights as to what do camels eat in the desert. The ship of the desert, camel (camelidae) is one of the only few mammals which can go by couple of weeks without eating food. The adaptations of a camel allow it to live and survive in extreme climates…
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What Do Elephants Eat in the Wild
Elephants generally forage for several hours and they consume more than 100 different kinds of plants. They browse through an excessive proportion of grass in regions where there is short grass and this happens both in wet season as well as dry season. In these regions during the dry season, elephants confine themselves to sedges…
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Jaguar Facts For Kids | Jaguar Diet, Behavior, & Habitat
Though all cats have long been admired for their fearful nature and remarkable ability, but only jaguar (Panthera onca) seems to have conquered the culture and religion of a continent. Scientists have unearthed some of the oldest sculptures of jaguar predating five thousand years old in Peru. It is believed that sculptures that belong to…
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Zebra Facts For Kids | Zebra Diet, Habitat, Behavior, and Characteristics
Being a member of horse family zebra (Equidae) exhibits certain characteristics that are mostly common in donkeys and horses. Like a horse, zebra is a medium-sized herbivore displays slender legs and elongated heads. It is a single-hoofed ungulate largely built for speed and long-distance movement. Some of the zebra species are endangered while few are…
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Lynx Facts for Kids – Appearnce, Diet, Hunting, Reproduction & breeding
Lynx is a representative of big cats’ family that has pretty remote area of distribution from its closest relatives in Africa and Asia. In particular, the essential habitat of this specie features Scandinavian Peninsula, Balkans and Carpathian mountains. As one would guess, these cats prefer mountainous forests and rocky hills. The environmental conditions in which…
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What Do Rats Eat in the Wild | Facts about Rats Diet
It won’t be an exaggeration if we say that rats have the most varied diet of all animals. It is believed that whenever rats are provided with two or more foods, they will not limit themselves to a single food item, but at least sample all of them. I have gathered some of the most…
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What Do Killer Whales Eat in the Wild
The killer whale or orca, is second only to humans as the most widely distributed mammal on the planet earth. Killer whales typically hunt prey underneath the water surface that is why conservationists seldom see them hunting in the wild. Nonetheless, some killer whales are beyond this rule and they are often found hunting as…
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Information About Polar Bears For Kids
The Polar bear is not only the largest species in the bear’s family but also the largest land carnivore. The adult males reach up to 6.5 – 8.5 feet (2 – 2.5 meters) in length, and may reach 9 feet (2.7 meters) stand erect on their hind legs; it has a shoulder height of 5.5…
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Information About Cheetahs For Kids
Here I’m bringing you some of the most fascinating information about cheetahs for kids. The information embraces all essential facts about cheetah’s diet, habitat, migratory behavior, and its hunting technique. Cheetah, the fastest land animal on earth, can sprint up to 96 km/h (60 mph) for a short part of its chase. A handful number…
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River Otter Facts | Top 20 Interesting Facts about North American River Otters
I am going to offer some of the most interesting and rarely known river otter facts and that includes river otter habitat, diet, reproduction, and behavior. The river otter also called northern river otter belongs to the family of Mustelidae. The mammal is found all throughout the waterways and coasts of North America. Common otter…
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Sea Otter Facts For Kids | Top 20 Amazing Facts about Sea Otters
The sea otter is the second smallest marine mammal and is the largest member of the weasel family. These animals are native to the coasts of eastern and northern North Pacific Ocean. Sea otters normally weigh around 14 to 45 kg (31 to 99 lb). They have the thickest coat in the entire animal kingdom…
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