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 Animals

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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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…
  • QUIZ

    Which of these countries is not an island?
General Animals

Hedgehog Facts!

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

10 terrific tiger facts!

Check out these seriously-fierce feline facts!

Did you know?

A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.

More about birds
Insects

10 facts about honey bees!

Find out all about our brilliant bees!
Sea Life

10 facts about great white sharks!

Learn all about the great white shark!
Sea Life

How YOU can help save our marine wildlife!

Will YOU help protect our endangered marine wildlife?
Sea Life

Killer whale facts!

We get the lowdown on these magnificent marine mammals…
Sea Life

Seahorse facts!

Grab your snorkels and join us as we get up close to these colourful critters…
General Animals

10 black bear facts!

Get the lowdown on these bear-illiant beasts!
Sea Life

10 facts about bottlenose dolphins

Learn all about this magnificent marine mammal!
General Animals

Kangaroo Facts!

Learn all about one of Australia’s most amazing animals with our kangaroo facts
General Animals

Jaguar facts

They’re fierce, fast and fur-ocious…
Sea Life

Seahorse facts!

Grab your snorkels and join us as we get up close to these colourful critters…
General Animals

Rhino facts!

These animals are big, bulky and absolutely brilliant!
General Animals

10 orangutan facts!

Learn all about these awesome apes!
Sea Life

14 facts about stingrays!

Discover the secrets of this fab fish…
General Animals

Scorpion facts!

Learn all about this awesome arachnid!
Sea Life

Octopus facts

Discover the secrets of one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures…
Birds

Puffin facts!

We’re off an a sky-high adventure with our feathered friends, puffins!
General Animals

Hedgehog Facts!

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

10 Chimpanzee Facts

Find out what makes these gorgeous great apes so amazing…
Birds

Ostrich facts!

Get the lowdown on the world’s biggest bird!
General Animals

10 hopping fun rabbit facts!

Discover more about these adorable small mammals…
Sea Life

Starfish facts!

Find out all about these incredible invertebrates!
General Animals

Extinct Animals…

Meet some very special species whose existence came to a tragic end…
General Animals

Spotted Hyena Facts!

Find out the fascinating truth about this supposed scavenger with our spotted
Sea Life

Leatherback turtle facts!

Check out our splashing facts about these fab reptiles!
Sea Life

The Ocean’s Weirdest Creatures!

You’ll meet some seriously strange creatures here…
Sea Life

Loggerhead turtle facts!

How much do you know about these beautiful sea creatures?
Insects

Dung beetle facts!

Roll away with our fab facts about this bonkers bug!
Sea Life

Humpback Whale Facts!

Get the lowdown on these marine marvels…
Reptiles

Anaconda Facts!

Get ready to discover a super-powerful predator…
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