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Interesting facts about mammals
Big and small, warm-blooded friends of the planet - from the elephant and the whale to the tiny bat. Amazing stories about mammals.
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Why does a squirrel plant a forest—and not even know it?
A squirrel hides 10,000 nuts in the fall. How many does it find in the spring? The answer will surprise you — and explain why forests grow.
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Why are lionesses the ones who hunt in a pride of lions?
In a lion family — a pride — everyone has their own job. And hunting is the lioness' job.
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Why are all the animals friends with the capybara?
The world's largest rodent weighs 60 kg - and has a reputation as the calmest friend of all jungle animals.
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Why do raccoons wash their food in water?
A raccoon sits by the river and eagerly rinses a piece of apple. Is he a clean person? Not at all! The real reason is much stranger.
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Why does a baby kangaroo live in its mother's pocket?
A baby kangaroo is born the size of a pea. Then it's on to the most amazing journey in the animal world: into its mother's pouch!
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Why does a koala sleep 22 hours a day?
The sleepiest animal in the world lives in trees and almost never comes down to the ground.
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Why does the fox only jump north?
A fox hunts mice under the snow. If it jumps north, it catches them 73% times. In any other direction, it almost misses. Why?
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Why is the narwhal called the unicorn of the sea?
In the icy waters of the Arctic lives a whale with a huge straight tusk—and it's actually its tooth!
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Why does a panda chew bamboo 12 hours a day?
A giant panda eats up to 40 kilograms of bamboo every day — and does so almost non-stop.
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Why can a whale's song be heard thousands of kilometers away?
Somewhere in the Atlantic, a whale sings a song, and another whale hears it all the way off Africa. It's the loudest and strangest song on the planet.
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Why are elephants afraid of small bees?
The world's largest land animal is running away from an insect that weighs less than a raisin. How is that possible?
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Why does a giraffe's heart weigh 11 kilograms?
The tallest animal in the world has a heart the size of a basketball — and without it, a giraffe simply couldn't live.
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Why does a sloth's fur turn green?
The slowest animal on Earth moves so slowly that it has time to grow… algae in its fur!
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How do beavers build dams — and why?
Beavers are the best engineers among animals. One of their dams can be seen from space! And all this without blueprints.
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How do dolphins call each other by name?
Thousands of names ring out in the ocean. Scientists have proven that each dolphin has its own unique name — and responds to it throughout its life.
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How do bats "see" with their ears in complete darkness?
In a black cave where nothing is visible, a bat flies between stalactites and catches a mosquito. How? It "sees" by sound.
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How does a lemur jump 10 meters from a tree?
On the island of Madagascar lives a furry jumping spider that is found nowhere else in the world.
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How do capuchin monkeys use rock hammers?
In the Brazilian forest, there are monkeys who use hammers like true craftsmen. And they have been doing it for 3,000 years!
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How does an opossum fool predators by playing dead?
When an opossum is scared, it falls down, sticks out its tongue, and starts to… stink. And it really works!
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How does a tiger become invisible in the jungle?
The largest feline predator weighs 300 kg — and sneaks up on you more quietly than a cat.