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This is where you’ll discover fun (and furry!) animal facts about our planet’s incredible wildlife. From majestic mammals and soaring birds to super sea creatures and curious creepy crawlies – it’s an animal lover’s dream!

Discover rare and unusual species, brilliant bears, fierce felines, awesome reptiles and incredible marine life, just to name a few.

Learn animal facts about habitat, behaviour, speed and appetite (beware, the great white shark!) and most importantly, discover the threats that many of these amazing animals face today.

Ready for an adventure, gang? Click about to get started!

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General Animals

SNOW LEOPARDS COMING TO CHESTER ZOO!

Get ready to get up close with these majestic, mysterious predators for the first time!
General Animals

10 brr-illiant reindeer facts!

Get the lowdown on these festive, furry creatures…
General Animals

Two-legged fox spotted
in garden!

We find out more about this amazing animal seen in Derbyshire, England…
  • QUIZ

    What is the largest species of bird?
General Animals

10 unforgettable elephant facts!

Discover our fave facts about these gentle giants…
Birds

Get to know garden birds

Which of these feathered friends visits YOUR garden?

Did you know?

A nine-banded armadillo can jump up to 1.2m vertically off the ground.

General Animals

10 top cheetah facts!

Join us in a thrilling chase with the fastest land mammal on Earth…
Birds

10 facts about emperor penguins

Learn all about these brilliant birds of Antarctica!
General Animals

10 facts about polar bears!

Discover these brilliant beasts of the Arctic…
General History

Yuval Noah Harari Interview!

We chat to this famous thinker about ancient humans, tech, money, stories and more…
General Animals

Hedgehog Facts!

Get the lowdown on one of our planet’s cutest critters with our fascinating hedgehog facts!
General Animals

10 orangutan facts!

Learn all about these awesome apes!
General Animals

10 terrific tiger facts!

Check out these seriously-fierce feline facts!
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10 terrifying T. rex facts!

Get the lowdown on this famous deadly dinosaur…
General Animals

10 top cheetah facts!

Join us in a thrilling chase with the fastest land mammal on Earth…
Sea Life

10 totally awesome facts about turtles!

Check out these turt-ally mad facts about turtles!
General Animals

10 unforgettable elephant facts!

Discover our fave facts about these gentle giants…
General Animals

10 wacky walrus facts!

Discover these massive marine mammals of the Arctic…
General Animals

11 cats that totally ruined Christmas!

Meet 11 felines feeling anything but festive…
Sea Life

14 facts about stingrays!

Discover the secrets of this fab fish…
Insects

25 cool things about bugs!

Scared of creepy crawlies? Let’s see if we can change your mind…
Prehistoric Animals

4-year-old finds dino footprint in Wales!

Check out this roarsome discovery…
General Animals

Amazing animals who battled back from injury

Meet some amazing pet survivors!
Reptiles

Anaconda Facts!

Get ready to discover a super-powerful predator…
Prehistoric Animals

Ancient ‘unicorns’ may have roamed Earth with humans!

Check out the prehistoric “fuzzy rhinoceros”!
General Animals

Autumn Animals!

Check out our gallery of beautiful autumn animals!
Birds

Bird lover builds 27,500 swift nest boxes!

Check out this awesome achievement…
Birds

Birds Bounce Back in the Amazing Azores!

NG KiDS heads to the Azores to meet a unique winged wonder….
Sea Life

Cheeky seal hitches a ride on a kayak!

What do you do if you’re a seal and you fancy a rest, while swimming out at sea? Well, hitch a lift of course!
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Chester Zoo’s Big Snow Leopard Quiz!

Test your knowledge of these majestic, mysterious predators with this fun quiz!
General Animals

Create an elephant artwork to help the herds!

Calling all animal-loving artists…
Prehistoric Animals

Dakotaraptor: Scientists unearth giant winged raptor!

Could the huge predator really have challenged the T. rex?
Prehistoric Animals

Dinosaur Interview with Steve Brusatte!

We catch up with dino-expert Steve Brusatte to learn about our prehistoric world!
General Animals

Dr Jane Goodall interview!

Find out more about this amazing primatologist who has changed the way we see our closest animal cousins…
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