All about Animals!
Some animals are weird and strange. Others make us laugh and some make us want to take them home. Learn about the fascinating world of wildlife and bugs in our articles below.
Are Elephants Colourblind? Elephants have an awesome way of seeing the world! Yes, elephants are colourblind, which means they don’t see all the colours we
Ravens are like the super smart geniuses of the bird world. But they aren’t hunting specialists like some other birds so they use their intelligence and smart thinking and teaming up with wolves!
It’s only the ladies who have the hunger for your blood! What do they need it for? Learn more about mozzies and their love of fashion and your smelly feet.
One frequently asked question posed to veterinarians and searched on Google is, “Why does my dog eat its poop?” We think it is disgusting but clearly they don’t!
It might look just like another tree on the Serengti plains, but when you look close, you’ll see an intricate mutualistic relationship between these various species that are truly fascinating to observe.
Dining on poop is common if you are an animal. And sometimes it’s poop from another species. Why do they do this?
Birds don’t have noses, but do they need one? Do you know one of the ways that a homing pigeon find it’s way home?
Does an octopus have three hearts? Yes they do! And they have 9 brains and blue blood! Do octopus have emotions? Yes!
Is this a real life pokemon? Maybe! This rare dwarf flhying squirrel lives only on Hokkaido in Japan. It’s anime-like cuteness with it’s big expressive eyes is just adorable.
Digging for gold, pick and flick, picking a winner….we all have different names for it, but the formal medical term used to describe the act of
Horses feel anger, jealousy, sadness, happiness and get the “blues”. And they never hide their emotions. But do they cry?
Giraffes think and evaluate their opponent before a sparring match. It’s more like a play fight but it’s also practice for when they do have a serious fight.
Only wombats produce cubed-shaped poop! And they cleverly stack them up on top of each other, as the higher they are the more likely it will be found which means more chance of finding a mate.
…..No. It is an Arctic Fox! Photo: Kevin Morgans These Arctic foxes is looking rather bedraggled but it’s a usual sight around the middle of
Awww how cute! Bats are not usually described as cute and cuddly but these bats are quite different. The Honduran white bat also known as
This Praying Mantis species is an absolute master of disguise In 1879 a travel writer witnessed a bizarre event and described an orchid that catches
Birds put their vote in and the majority vote is the decider! Have you ever seen a flock of birds take off all at once?
The Brevard Zoo in Florida announced the birth of a Black-Handed Spider Monkey, but this newborn has a very unique marking! The mark on its
To call someone a sheep is to imply that they are weak, unintelligent, and easily led. But that comparison is somewhat inaccurate!
Sheep are really quite intelligent.
These incredible photos show wasps blowing bubbles or at least that is what it looks like! The photographer Lim Choo How spotted several of the
Kangaroos cannot jump or walk backwards. Kangaroos have large feet and a big tail which stops them being able to jump or walk backwards. Another reason
Himalayan Griffon Vulture plays tricks! This incredible photo taken by Husein Latif clearly shows the fake eyes on a Himalayan Griffon Vulture. On first glance,
Is your dog or cat a lefty or a righty? Can animals be right or left handed? Make that pawed! Yes! Many animals favour one
It’s super important to check the health of all zoo animals and one non-invasive way is to analyse their poo. Stress hormones, reproductive hormones, and
What an incredible looking snail! This stunning looking snail is endemic to a very specific mountainous forest area on the Malaysian Peninsula. The Fire Snail
Yes! It’s a yellow pengin! Yves Adams is a Belgian nature photographer and while he was on a two month expedition to the Antarctic peninsula
Elephants produce a lot of dung! Up to 220 pounds or 99 kilograms a day! That’s a lot of poop! Let’s get a perspective here.
Cockroaches are actually quite helpful! Cockroaches are very useful scavengers eating decaying vegetation and pretty much anything already decaying. So without cockroaches (and termites and
Did you know…… Guinea pigs have 20 teeth in total! Adult humans have 32! They have a tail vertebrae, but no tail! Baby guinea pigs
Don’t be afraid of sharks. They’re not the most dangerous animal! On average, sharks kill 10 humans every year. Yet, approximately 100 people die each
The hummingbird flaps its wings up to 75 times a second! To fuel this activity, it eats around twice its weight in nectar every day.
Reindeers survive in the cold because they eat moss! Moss is hard to digest and it has little nutritional value. But reindeer fill up on
