Animals Information

Amazing Animals

Discover Earth's Most Fascinating Creatures

Big Cats

Bengal Tiger

Habitat: Indian Subcontinent

Lifespan: 8-10 years in wild

Diet: Large ungulates, wild boar

Amazing Facts

• Each tiger has unique stripe patterns
• Can leap up to 20 feet in length
• Excellent swimmers and can cross rivers

African Lion

Habitat: African Savannas

Lifespan: 10-14 years in wild

Diet: Large mammals

Amazing Facts

• Males can weigh up to 550 pounds
• Can sleep up to 20 hours a day
• Females do most of the hunting

Leopard

Habitat: Africa and Asia

Lifespan: 12-17 years

Diet: Medium-sized prey

Amazing Facts

• Can carry prey twice their body weight up trees
• Excellent climbers and swimmers
• Most successful hunter of all big cats

Marine Life

Orca (Killer Whale)

Habitat: All oceans

Lifespan: 50-90 years

Diet: Fish, seals, other marine mammals

Amazing Facts

• Highly social animals that live in pods
• Each pod has its own dialect
• Can swim up to 40 mph

Humpback Whale

Habitat: Global oceans

Lifespan: 45-50 years

Diet: Krill and small fish

Amazing Facts

• Known for complex songs that can last for hours
• Can breach completely out of water
• Travel up to 8000 km during migration

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat: Tropical oceans

Lifespan: Up to 100 years

Diet: Seagrasses and algae

Amazing Facts

• Can hold breath for up to 5 hours
• Return to birthplace to lay eggs
• Travel thousands of miles to feed

Birds of Prey

Golden Eagle

Habitat: Northern Hemisphere

Lifespan: 30 years

Diet: Small mammals, birds

Amazing Facts

• Wingspan reaches up to 7.5 feet
• Can dive at speeds of 200 mph
• Mates for life

Peregrine Falcon

Habitat: Worldwide

Lifespan: 15-20 years

Diet: Birds

Amazing Facts

• Fastest animal on Earth, reaching speeds over 240 mph
• Can spot prey from over 3 kilometers away
• Found on every continent except Antarctica

Harpy Eagle

Habitat: Tropical rainforests

Lifespan: 25-35 years

Diet: Monkeys, sloths

Amazing Facts

• Largest and most powerful eagle in the world
• Talons as large as a grizzly bear's claws
• Can carry prey equal to their body weight

Primates

Mountain Gorilla

Habitat: African mountains

Lifespan: 35-40 years

Diet: Vegetation

Amazing Facts

• Share 98% of their DNA with humans
• Live in groups called troops
• Adult males are called silverbacks

Orangutan

Habitat: Rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra

Lifespan: 35-40 years

Diet: Fruit, leaves, insects

Amazing Facts

• Most intelligent non-human primate
• Can use tools in the wild
• Longest childhood dependency of any animal

Ring-tailed Lemur

Habitat: Madagascar

Lifespan: 16-19 years

Diet: Fruit, leaves, flowers

Amazing Facts

• Use their tails for balance and communication
• Female lemurs are dominant over males
• Spend about 40% of their day on the ground