A group of cats is called a clowder.
The sun is actually a big, hot star!
Elephants can’t jump.
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
Penguins can’t fly, but they are great swimmers.
Honey never spoils—you can eat honey that’s thousands of years old!
Octopuses have three hearts.
Some frogs can freeze and still live!
Butterflies taste with their feet.
The tallest animal in the world is the giraffe.
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.
Some lizards can squirt blood from their eyes!
Cows have best friends and get sad when separated.
The human nose can smell over 1 trillion scents!
Rainbows are made of 7 colors.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
A snail can sleep for three years.
A shark has no bones—only cartilage!
The moon has no light of its own—it reflects the sun.
Bananas are actually berries.
Clouds are made of tiny water droplets.
Spiders aren’t insects—they have 8 legs!
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t float apart.
Sloths move so slowly that algae can grow on their fur.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Dolphins talk to each other with clicks and whistles.
Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day.
Owls can turn their heads almost all the way around.
A zebra’s stripes are like a fingerprint—no two are the same.
Peanuts aren’t nuts—they’re legumes.
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Some fish can glow in the dark!
Watermelons are 92% water.
Baby turtles know how to find the ocean all by themselves.
Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun.
Apples float because they’re made of 25% air.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Some mushrooms glow in the dark.
Frogs drink water through their skin.
The heart of a shrimp is in its head.
Ladybugs can have spots or no spots at all.
A baby goat is called a kid.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
Your bones are stronger than steel.
A jellyfish has no brain, heart, or bones.
Tomatoes are fruit, not vegetables.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird.
Some ants can build living bridges with their bodies.
The Earth spins really fast—about 1,000 miles per hour!