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The
world's noisiest land animals are the howler monkeys. When the
male monkeys call, their screams can be heard from 16km away.
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The
world's largest land animal is the African elephant. An adult
elephant grows over 3 meters tall and weighs 5.7 tonnes.
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Cheetahs
are the world's fastest animals on land. They can run up to 100km/h
over short distances.
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The
giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. It can grow over 5
meters tall. It has long neck so that it can reach the leaves
high up in the trees.
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Beetles
are the biggest insect group.
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Insects
are found all over the world, even in the frozen lands and the
deserts where other animals find it hard to live.
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Butterflies
and moths have tiny scales that cover their bodies. The scales
are made up of thousands of tiny hairs.
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The
difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that when crocodile's
mouth is closed you can see it's fourth tooth sticking out.
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Some
lizards have skin like a collar round it's neck which they puff
out to make themselves look bigger when they are scared or excited.
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The
largest, heaviest lizard is the Komodo dragon from Indonesia.
It can grow up to 3 meters long, and is a fierce hunter.
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The
world's largest bird is the African ostrich. It has powerful legs
and can run as fast as 65km/h.
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Lions
hunt and kill only when they are hungry.
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Vultures
use their keen eyesight to spot a dead animal far below on the
ground.
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The
world's heaviest snake is Anaconda, found in South America and
Trinidad. It can weigh up to 150kgs. It strangles it's prey by
coiling round it.
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Some
monkeys use their tails like hands to grip on to things.
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Camels
can stay many days without food and water. They have wide, hairy
feet to stop them sinking in the sand, and their nostrils can
close to keep out the dust.
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Badgers
can see well in the dark and have strong sense of smell.
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The
Andean condor is the world's largest bird of prey, weighing as
much as 12kg. It has a wingspan of about 3 meters.
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Blue
whales are the biggest, heaviest living creatures. They can grow
up to 30 meters long.
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The
sawfish is found in the warm oceans. It has a long, flat snout
with toothed edges. As the fish moves along, it swings it's saw
from side to side, wounding and killing small fish which then
it eats. It doesn't harm humans.
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The
chameleon can change it's colour very quickly depending on the
colour of the thing it's on.
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An
animal called tarsier can turn it's head round to look behind
it without moving it's body.
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Some
birds, such as the reed warbler, can sing two tunes at a time.
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Giraffes
have 45-centimeter long black tongue which they can use to clean
their ears.
