Animal life and survival is an ever growing concern in the animal kingdom, not only domestic animals but for wild animals as well. We will regularly have new animals for you to discover and to find out how different animals survive in their natural habitats. So keep visiting and watching out for:
Ducks
Nice weather for Ducks! With all the rain we are having I thought Ducks would be the ideal Creature Feature for the month of April.
Ducks are birds. Ducks are also called 'Waterfowl' because they are normally found in places where there is water like ponds, streams and rivers. Ducks are related to Geese and Swans.
Ducks have webbed feet, which are designed for swimming. Their webbed feet act like paddles for the ducks. Because their feet are webbed, they tend to 'waddle' instead of walking straight.
Ducks cannot feel the cold in their feet even when swimming in icy cold water.
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Did you know this about animals?
Animals populate every part of the Earth and can be found in a vast amount of various shapes, sizes and colours. The animal kingdom contains around 10 million different species that live on land, sky or in the ocean.
Animals are multicellular organisms which means they are made up of more than one cell. Some animals can be tiny and only contain a few cells and some can be gigantic and contain many millions of cells.
The largest animal in the world is the Blue Whale (the largest land animal is the African Bush Elephant). The smallest animal in the world is also the smallest insect in the world. This is the Megaphragma caribea also known as the "Fairyfly". This tiny creature is a parasitic wasp that lives on the island of Guadalope. It feeds on the eggs of other insects. They only measure around 0.10 - 0.17 millimetres in length.
The smallest living creature is an amoeba which is a single cell organism (unicellular). Although amoebas are not actually animals at all but are in the kingdom protozoa or in the "supergroup" Amoebozoa.
Animals are eukaryotes which means that their cells have a nucleus which contains genetic material. Such cells are known as eukaryotic cells. Animals are also referred to as heterotrophs in which they obtain their energy by taking in carbon based compounds from other organisms.
Browse through the magnificent animal kingdom and discover the amazing world of creatures that live on our planet. This animal collection can be used by students and teachers or anyone wishing to learn about animals and their environments. No matter what age you are, the animal kingdom is an amazing and curious world to discover with new and interesting species of animal being discovered each year. Our continued animal research will keep bringing you top animal information featuring new animal species from around the world regularly.
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