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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

    What is the largest species of bird?
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 nine-banded armadillo can jump up to 1.2m vertically off the ground.

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…
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