Mammals include humans and all other animals that are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) with hair. They feed their young with milk and have a more well-developed …

Giraffes grow about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in their first year of life. A newborn giraffe is about 6 feet (1.9 meters) tall at birth and weighs about 150 pounds (68 kilograms). Many young giraffes, …

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Most marsupials have pouches where the tiny newborns develop. A koala mother usually gives birth to one joey at a time. A newborn koala is only the size of a jelly bean. Called a joey, the …

Not far from the North Pole, the world is frozen for thousands of miles. Suddenly a snowy mound wiggles and reveals two dark eyes. The lump is transformed into the furry white body of a lone …

Gentoo penguins like to hunt for fish, krill, and squid! Learn more amazing facts about the gentoo penguin in this video from National Geographic Kids.

Weird But True: Marine Animals. Weird But True: Marine Animals. Penguin facts and photos

Chimpanzees are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and animals. Young chimpanzees learn from observing their mothers and other adults which foods are safe to eat and where ripe …

Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that don’t have scales. They live part of their lives in water and part on land.

Red wolves prefer to hunt small mammals like rabbits, mice, rats, and raccoons. They’ll eat white-tailed deer and carrion—dead stuff—if other prey is scarce. Very shy, red wolves prefer to …