Interesting facts about animals for children tell us about what we could not even suspect. Fish, birds, animals, insects - these are the representatives of the living world that make us wonder. The animal kingdom has always been a mystery to people, but now interesting facts from the life of animals allow us to tell these secrets.
1. Mammals are so called because they feed their young with milk.
2. The international name for mammals is Mammalia.
3. About 5500 species of mammals are known.
4. There are approximately 380 species in Russia.
5. There are no mammals in the deep ocean.
6. Many mammals are attached to a specific habitat and adapted to a specific temperature, humidity and food.
7. Viviparity is characteristic of mammals.
8. They have a well-developed nervous system.
9. The skin of mammals is thick, with well-developed skin glands and horny formations: hooves, claws, scales.
10. Hair and wool help insulate and protect against harmful factors, including parasites.
11. Animals are eukaryotes, that is, their cells have nuclei.
12. Animals are divided into herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and parasites.
13. Some domestic animals are no longer found in the wild, cows, for example.
14. India is home to 50 million monkeys.
15. For 1 sq. km of the steppe zone is home to more living creatures than all people on Earth.
16. The Border Collie tops the list of the smartest dogs.
17. Most of the animals on Earth are invertebrates - about 95%.
18. The number of known and studied fish is 24.5 thousand, of reptiles - 8 thousand, and amphibians - 5 thousand.
19. There are 2,500 species of snakes on Earth.
20. Even in beds there are living organisms - these are dust mites.
21. Mammals have red blood, and insects have yellow blood.
22. There are about 750 thousand known insects, and 350 thousand of spiders.
23. Insects breathe with their entire body.
24. Scientists find new species of animals every year.
25. There are about 450 species of snakes on the planet, which are considered poisonous to humans.
26. There are 1,200 Indian rhinoceros left in the world.
27. The eyes of animals glow in the dark due to the presence of a special layer behind the retina that reflects light.
28. More than 50% of domestic cats and dogs are overweight, possibly due to inappropriate nutrition and the use of prepared foods.
29. The mammalian spine is divided into 5 sections, the cervical section has 7 vertebrae.
30. Scientists have found that the cat's memory for the presence of some obstacle is 10 minutes - if you distract the pet, then he forgets that the obstacle had to be overcome.
31. Snails can regrow a lost or bitten off eye.
32. Scientists considered the oldest animal to be a bivalve mollusk, according to the rings on the shell, it was determined that it was 507 years old.
33. The most noisy animal in the world is the blue whale, its singing can deafen a person.
34. The size of the termite mound can reach 6 meters and is built up to hundreds of years.
35. Trichograms - the smallest insects, are parasitic to other insects and are specially bred in agriculture to destroy pests.
36. Pregnancy of a rat - 3 weeks, estrus occurs 2-3 days, in a litter up to 20 cubs. At two months, the rat pups are able to bring new offspring.
37. There are birds that can fly backwards - this is a hummingbird.
38. Snakes do not know how to blink, their eyes are protected by fused eyelids.
39. Dolphins, like humans, have sex for pleasure.
40. The number of people killed by bees is much higher than from snake bites.
41. An ostrich egg is boiled for 1 hour.
42. An elephant has four knees.
43. Animals that do not know how to jump are elephants.
44. Pets can anticipate some events, especially unpleasant ones.
45. When the cat's pupil is narrowed, the brain is not involved in the process.
46. The most eared animal is the Mongolian jerboa, the size of its ears is more than half of its body.
47. Elephants are warned with their feet.
48. Swifts' legs are not intended for movement, falling to the ground, they can only crawl a short distance.
49. Fossa - an animal from the island of Madagascar, looks like a mixture of cougar and civet.
50. The only surviving representative of the gavials, the gavial Ganges, belongs to the crocodile family.
51. The stony harlequin toad has no hearing and no voice - they communicate by emitting and receiving sound waves of a certain frequency in the form of clicking sounds.
52. Monkeys can convey messages with gestures.
53. There are dogs that do not bark - these are Bassendzhi.
54. A chow-chow dog has a purple tongue.
55. The largest mammal is the African elephant. The weight of the male can reach 7 tons, and the size up to 4 meters.
56. The tallest mammal on the planet is the giraffe.
57. The smallest mammal is the bat. Craseonycteris thonglongyai lives in Thailand with a weight of up to 2 g.
58. The blue whale is the longest mammal.
59. In New York opened "Cat Cafe", where visitors can chat with our smaller brothers.
60. There is a beach in Japan that is visited by the owners with their dogs.
61. Dogs and cats rely on their toes, not their feet.
62. Scientists conduct social experiments on rats by analogy with human society.
63. The smallest bear is Malay, while he is one of the most aggressive among bears.
64. The pitahau bird has poisonous glands.
65. Crocodiles appeared 250 million years ago.
66. Hares are found almost everywhere except Antarctica and Australia.
67. If you cross a zebra with a domestic horse, you get a hybrid called a zebra.
68. The tsetse fly does not attack the zebra, it simply does not see it because of the combination of black and white stripes.
69. The weight of a polar bear can reach a ton and its length is up to 3 meters.
70. Bears are divided into four types: white, black, white-breasted, brown.
71. The heart of a giraffe weighs 12 kg, and the animal has very thick blood.
72. Cockroaches are capable of withstanding high doses of radiation and surviving a nuclear explosion.
73. Bees transmit information to each other with dancing movements and are perfectly oriented in space.
74. Locusts are able to maintain a constant speed in flight due to the ability to rotate their wings and control the number of flaps, and fly 80 km per day.
75. The orangutan feeds its cub for 4 years.
76. The largest rodent is the capybara.
77. The kakapo bird cannot fly, for movement it plans in the air and climbs trees. This amazing animal feeds on the juice of berries and plants.
78. The tail of a kangaroo is needed to maintain balance when jumping.
79. Each tiger has a unique arrangement of stripes, which can be equated with fingerprints.
80. Koalas feed exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
81. Crows love to play and have fun, including with other animals.
82. Crocodiles swallow rocks to maintain balance in the water, making it easier for them to dive.
83. The fat content of whale milk is 50%, it is the fattest milk on the planet.
84. Pudu is the smallest deer, its size reaches 90 cm in length.
85. The Japanese fur-headed dog is not a dog at all, but a fish that lives near the Korean Peninsula and the coast of Japan.
86. Guinea pig is not a pig or a waterfowl, its name comes from the word "overseas", it is a rodent. At home, it is eaten.
87. Research by US scientists has led to the conclusion that cats are a threat to wildlife and reproduce at an incredible rate. They inflict special damage in areas where they have not historically existed before.
88. Near the anus of beavers, the substance castoreum is obtained, which is used as an additive to perfume and as a food additive.
89. Sexual maturity of ermine females occurs by 3 months, and males only by 11-14, due to which the young female often mates with adult males while still in the burrow.
90. The Etruscan shrew weighs 2 grams and its heart beats at a rate of 1500 beats per minute.
91. The digging rat has lost its molars and has weak incisors; it feeds on earthworms.
92. Birds can eat hot pepper quite calmly and not react to its sharpness.
93. A water deer lives in China, it has no antlers, but it has fangs.
94. Adult domestic cats use meows to attract humans, not to communicate with each other. Wild representatives don't meow at all.
95. To protect against enemies, the possum pretends to be dead, falls to the ground and emits a stench.
96. The red pigment secreted by hippos protects them from the sun's rays and parasites.
97. Contrary to popular belief, the bull does not attack the red color, but a moving object. Bulls do not distinguish between colors.
98. The number of cheetahs is also declining due to the fact that their genes overlap with each other and there is little diversity.
99. Pandas disappear due to the imperfection of their reproduction. Females are ready to mate once a year for 3 days, the successful period for fertilization is 12 to 24 hours.
100. The largest leeches live in South America, their size reaches 45 cm, and they are able to attack animals.
20 interesting facts about animals in winter
1. Polar bears are the largest predators on the planet.
2. Hamsters hibernate alone.
3.Wolves gather in flocks before the onset of winter.
4. The body temperature of a hedgehog during hibernation decreases by 2 degrees.
5. Hedgehogs lose almost half their own weight in winter.
6. Before going into hibernation, the bear rids its intestines of food leftovers.
7. Weasel and ermine turn white in winter.
8. The number of crows in a flock in winter is from 200 to 300.
9. The biological clock of a beaver in winter is shifted by 5 hours, and therefore for them the winter is longer.
10. An ermine travels about 3 kilometers per day in winter to find food for itself.
11. Polar bears run at 40 km / h.
12. The metabolic processes in bears slow down during hibernation.
13.In the process of hibernation, the bear does not stop growing wool and claws.
14. When everything is covered with snow in winter, the deer begins to rake it with their hooves.
15.Foxes follow the bears in winter, picking up food for them.
16. Walruses have a large layer of fat under the skin that can protect them from cold weather.
17 Beavers become "couch potatoes" when winter comes.
18.A polar bear is not cold even at -60 degrees.
19. Some fish living in the waters of Antarctica have blood temperatures that reach 1.5 degrees.
20. Seal leopards swim to the shores of Australia during winter.
10 interesting facts about animal respiration
1. Dolphins, like humans, have lungs, not gills.
2. Whales are able to hold their breath for 2 hours.
3. Fish constantly swallow water during breathing.
4. The horse makes about 8-16 breaths per minute.
5.Animals consume oxygen when breathing, and emit carbon dioxide.
6. Land turtles hold their breath for a long time.
7.Iguanas hold their breath for up to 30 minutes.
8. Dolphins climb to the surface in order to breathe.
9. Beavers hold their breath underwater for 45 minutes.
10. The Frilled Bearers, by holding their breath, conquer reservoirs.
30 fun facts about animals for kids
1.A pink dolphin lives in the Amazon.
2.Tarantula may not feed for about 2 years.
3. Mosquitoes like baby blood the most.
4. Sharks never get sick.
5. The memory of the goldfish is designed for only 5 seconds.
6. About 50 times a day, lions are able to mate.
7. Aphids are born already pregnant.
8. In a snail, the genitals are on the head.
9.Only female kangaroos have a pouch.
10.One of the few representatives of the animal world who are born with teeth are hamsters.
11. Storks can sleep during the flight.
12. Hippos have pink milk to feed their young.
13. Rats appeared much earlier than humans.
14. The only animal not mentioned in the Bible is a cat.
15. The starfish is able to turn its own stomach inside out.
16. The dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
17. The largest brain in an elephant.
18. Ants never sleep.
19. Bedbugs can live without food for a year.
20. Bees kill more people per year than snakes.
21. Blue whales are the loudest animals.
22. Cats can pronounce about 100 different sounds.
23. In the days of ancient Egypt, drugs were made from mice.
24. Otters feed on sea urchins.
25. Elephants carry their young for 2 years.
26. Moles have burrows approximately 6 stories high.
27. The largest blue scorpion.
28. A hummingbird eats 2 times more food than its weight.
29. The crocodile, to dive to the bottom, swallows stones.
30. Tigers like to swim.
