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HOW DO AFRICAN ELEPHANTS DIFFER FROM ASIAN ELEPHANTS? African elephants are bigger than Asian elephants. African elephant bulls (males) can be 13 feet (4 meters) tall and weigh 15,400 pounds…

Elephants What if you had to ride an elephant to school? An elephant is huge. You have to climb up on a platform to get on an elephant’s back. You…

There are a lot of weird ideas and stories about goats. One strange idea is that goats will eat anything—even tin cans. هناك الكثير من الأفكار والقصص الغريبة عن الماعز.…

Jaguar The jaguar is the largest American member of the cat family. A good climber and an excellent swimmer, this cat feeds on a wide range of animals. فهد جاكوار…

HOW DO CHEETAHS HUNT? Cheetahs hunt over very large areas. A female cheetah might cover an area as big as 300 square miles (800 square kilometers) in search of food. Male cheetahs hunt…

Cheetah Can you move as fast as a car? Probably not, unless the car is going very slowly. But a cheetah can keep up with a car. Cheetahs can run as fast as 58 miles…

WHAT DO TIGERS EAT? Tigers devour the most important animals they are able to catch. They hunt wild boars, deer, wild cows, younger elephants, and younger rhinos. Tigers additionally kill…

Tiger They can pass silently via the forest. They can kill a large wild boar with a single bite. Their roar sends shivers down your spine. They are possibly the…

HUNTING AND EATING Female lions do most of the hunting. Lions like to hunt at night. They hunt alone or in groups. A lion alone often hunts smaller prey such…

Your little kitten has some big cousins! Lion What if you could yell to a friend who lived several miles away—and your friend could hear you? That is how loud…

THESE ARE SOME INTERESTING CATS FACTS Scientists are baffled as to why and how cats purr. It’s even unclear whether a cat can control its purring. Cats that live in…

A happy cat purrs contentedly on your lap. It suddenly comes to a halt. It twitches its whiskers. It raises its ears. It makes a beeline for the windowsill. It…

Rabbits may appear to be soft and adorable.Farmers and ranchers regard rabbits and their relatives, hares, to be pests.Although rabbits and hares are lovely, they eat farm crops and have…

Giraffes have special teeth with deep grooves, they use their teeth to strip the leaves off twigs.Male and female giraffes eat leaves from different parts of the tree.Males reach their…

Imagine being tall enough to see over rooftops. Giraffes are that tall, they are the tallest animals in the world. What makes a giraffe so tall is its long neck?…

Deer are mammals with branched horns called antlers. There are many kinds of deer, and they live on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Reindeer, elk, and white-tailed deer are…

Imagine sticking your nose in the air and sniffing the smell of a hamburger cooking a mile away.Some bears can do just that. Bears have a keen sense of smell; they…

Can you imagine keeping a cow in your yard?It was once common to keep a cow right outside the house. People needed the cow to get fresh milk, cream, cheese,…

It is nearly dark. From out of a cave, a black cloud swirl. Suddenly you realize that it is made up of thousands of bats. Does this make you think…

Suppose you want to dig some insects out of a tree trunk. Your fingers are too short to reach the bugs.What should you do?you could make a tool, you could…

What is the same about a bat, a cat, a kangaroo, and you?!!!! You and some of these animals are mammals.Most mammals are blanketed with hair or fur. Most mammals are…