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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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General Animals

Female wildlife rangers!

Meet the extraordinary women changing the face of conservation…
Sea Life

Green sea turtle facts!

Learn about these seriously super swimmers…
Sea Life

10 blue whale facts

Discover these gentle giants of the sea!
  • QUIZ

    Which big cat is recognisable thanks to its rosette markings?
General Animals

10 giraffe facts!

Discover ten fascinating facts about giraffes!
Sea Life

Jellyfish Facts!

Join us as we travel the oceans far and wide with these electric jellyfish facts!

Did you know?

A beaver has a set of lips behind its front teeth.

More about animals
Birds

Starling murmuration facts!

Discover some amazing aerial antics…
Birds

Bird lover builds 27,500 swift nest boxes!

Check out this awesome achievement…
General Animals

10 great gorilla facts!

Discover these incredible, gentle giants of the forest…
General Animals

Rhino facts!

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

10 wacky walrus facts!

Discover these massive marine mammals of the Arctic…
General Animals

Jaguar facts

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

Jellyfish Facts!

Join us as we travel the oceans far and wide with these electric jellyfish facts!
General Animals

Kangaroo Facts!

Learn all about one of Australia’s most amazing animals with our kangaroo facts
Sea Life

Killer whale facts!

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

Leatherback turtle facts!

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

Loggerhead turtle facts!

How much do you know about these beautiful sea creatures?
General Animals

Meerkat Facts!

Get the lowdown on one seriously cute critter with our mega meerkat facts!
General Animals

Meet elephant expert Paula Kahumbu!

This elephant ecologist is inspiring her fellow Kenyans to protect wildlife…
General Animals

Meet Narwhal the ‘unicorn’ puppy

This abandoned pup has an unusual feature on his forehead…
General Animals

Meet Some Bonkers Bats!

Get ready for the winged, weird and wonderful…
Prehistoric Animals

Meet Some Deadly Dinos!

Join us as we get up-close with some prehistoric beasts!
General Animals

Meet some incredible conservation heroes!

They’re the ultimate wildlife warriors…
Birds

Meet the penguins of the Falkland Islands!

Join us on an adventure to the Falkland Islands to meet five fab species of penguin!
Prehistoric Animals

NG KiDS chats to Dinosaur Expert Jack Horner!

We get the dino lowdown from Jurassic World’s lead palaeontologist…
Sea Life

Octopus facts

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

Ostrich facts!

Get the lowdown on the world’s biggest bird!
Birds

Puffin facts!

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

Rhino facts!

These animals are big, bulky and absolutely brilliant!
Birds

Scientists discover birdie tap dance that’s invisible to the naked eye

The behaviour was picked up by slow-motion cameras
General Animals

Scientists invent device that lets dogs talk (yes, really!)

The device could help dogs who care for people with disabilities
General Animals

Scientists still stumped by zebra stripes

What is the meaning of those stripy coats?
General Animals

Scorpion facts!

Learn all about this awesome arachnid!
Sea Life

Seahorse facts!

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