Animal Facts for Kids

Amazing Facts of Animals for Kids

The part of the body that helps a cricket hear is the knees.

The maximum a snail can sleep is 3 years.

The ratio of a person to the number of ants in the world is 1:1million.

The maximum number of hearts a worm can have is 10.

The number of noses a slug has is 4.

Dogs can be identified by nose prints.

Dogs perspire through tongue.

Singapore is the smallest of all breeds of cats. Its weight is 4 pounds.

Just like a human being can be identified by finger prints, similarly cats and dogs have 
unique nose prints. These are the source of their identification.

Most of the cats can survive a 30 feet fall.

The number of eyelids a duck has is 3.

Crocodiles replace their old teeth by growing new ones.

Bulls never get mad at the color of red. It’s the way the matador waves the cape that makes the bull wild. They are generally color blind.

The feathers of ducks are water proof. They have a gland in their body that produces oil which makes the surface water proof.

Average size of kangaroo infant is that of a coffee bean.

Unlike others ducks that quack, the Wood Duck squeals.

Pigs dislike mud. However, they sit in mud because it acts like a cooling agent.

The smallest of the dog family is the fox. They are considered as the nocturnal animals.

Fox is the sacred animal of Japan.

The color of a giraffe’s tongue is black.

The coat pattern of every giraffe is unique.

A giraffe does not need to lie down while it is sleeping. It can stand while sleeping.

A koala is marsupials and not bears.

The number of teeth a wolf has is 42.

1 elephant tooth can weigh an approximate of 9 pounds.

Elephants are good swimmers.

The elephant’s tusk grows continuously throughout life.

The memory of elephants is very sharp.