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Tigers can weigh up to 670 pounds. Learn more amazing facts about these amazing creatures with National Geographic Kids. Easily recognized by its coat of reddish-orange with dark stripes,...
Lions are the only big cats that live in groups called prides, which consist of mostly related females, their cubs, plus one or two adult males. Learn more amazing facts about these amazing...
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Whale sharks spend nearly eight hours a day gulping around 10,000 gallons of ocean water. At nearly 40 feet long, they seem like they could eat whatever they want. But they’re really after plankton—microscopic plants and animals. The opening of whale shark’s throat is covered with about 20 giant pads that have hundreds of tiny holes. As the seawate...
Although whale sharks are the third biggest creature in the ocean (after blue whales and fin whales), they’re not aggressive and don’t threaten humans. In fact, researchers and divers often swim right next to them, and the sharks don’t mind a bit. Whale sharks mostly swim and feed alone, but scientists have observed them hunting with other species ...
Each whale shark has a unique pattern of spots and stripes, sort of like your fingerprints. These patterns help scientists keep track of their movements as they migrate through tropical waters, including along the coasts of South Africa, Western Australia, Thailand, and Mexico. Like all sharks, whale sharks don’t have bones. Their skeletons are mad...
Adult whale sharks have no known natural predators, though blue marlinand blue sharks prey on younger ones. Humans are the biggest threat to these endangered fish, which are illegally hunted and sold as food and can be injured by large shipping vessels. (Although their rubbery skin can be more than five inches thick, whale sharks can still be injur...
Snow Leopard. A snow leopard peers down from a craggy rock ledge high in the peaks of Mongolia, a country in Asia. She’s on the lookout for a snack. The animal’s spotted beige fur allows her to...
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