This is a wood mouse.
A gorilla is smart.
A chimp is smarter.
But the smartest animals are ... humans!
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A basilisk lizard can run across water.
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Sharks have been swimming in the sea for about 450 million years!
This means they were alive before mammals, birds, and even dinosaurs.
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Most sharks are very good at sniffing. They can smell blood from far away.
A panda likes to live alone.
An owl can turn its head almost all the way around.
A quokka looks like it is always smiling.
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The biggest animal is the blue whale.
This is how to tell seals and sea lions apart. Look at the ears. If they have ear flaps they are sea lions.
If they have no ear flaps they are seals.
This is a bowhead whale. Animal experts agree that a bowhead whale can live until it is 200 years old!*
Frogs and toads begin life as tadpoles.
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You can tell the difference between crocs and gators.
A croc's bottom tooth sticks out.
A gator has no bottom teeth sticking out.
We have no chance running against a cheetah. The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
An Arctic fox may follow a polar bear to get scraps of food.
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Birds like to eat bugs, so this caterpillar looks like a snake to frighten birds away.
A koala sniffs leaves to pick good leaves to eat.
You may see bird houses in a garden.
An elephant's trunk is important. It is used for breathing, smelling, and picking things up.
No insects have bones inside them. Their hard outer shell protects their soft body.
This bug is called a panda ant. It is not really an ant. It is a wingless wasp!
A bird can suddenly dive down and pounce on a fish.
Some animals can stand while they are asleep.
Lots of wild horses live together.
A dog may get a set of wheels if its legs are hurt.
A bear cub stays with its mum until it is about two years old.
This yellow bug is called a thorn moth.
* Bowhead fact