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20 Amazing Facts About Animals for Kids — GK facts for kids

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20 Amazing Facts About Animals for Kids

Meet creatures that hop, swim, fly and roar — in short, true-to-life bites.

Read these child-friendly facts with a parent or teacher, then try the mini quiz. GKSchools writes original explainers — not copied exam papers.

A group of lions is called a pride.
Cats use their whiskers to feel space around them.
Elephants can greet each other with their trunks.
A snail can hide inside its shell.
Dolphins live in water but breathe air.
Owls can turn their heads very far to look around.
Bees help flowers make fruit by moving pollen.
A giraffe’s long neck helps it eat high leaves.
Penguins cannot fly but they are strong swimmers.
Dogs can learn many words and signs from kind training.
Butterflies start as caterpillars.
Camels store energy in fat in their humps, not magically endless water.
Frogs often begin life as tadpoles.
A group of fish swimming together can be a school.
Tortoises are known for slow, steady walking.
Cows chew food more than once (cud) to digest grass.
Spiders spin silk — not all webs look the same.
Parrots can copy sounds they hear.
Kangaroos carry joeys in a pouch.
Earthworms help soil by making tiny tunnels.

Mini quiz

You have 3 questions. Can you get 3/3?

Practice questions and answers

Same 3 questions for revision. Open a question to read the answer, then tap Try Again to play again.

1A group of lions is a:Tap to see answer

AFlockBPrideCBunchDHerd of bees

Answer B. Pride

2Dolphins breathe:Tap to see answer

AOnly waterBAirCMudDLeaves

Answer B. Air

3Butterflies start as:Tap to see answer

ARocksBCaterpillarsCBirdsDFish

Answer B. Caterpillars

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