> A harvester ant goes to work every day. Why do birds sing? Why do ants rush about so busily? Why does a mandrill sometimes seem to yawn when it sees another animal? Are there reasons for what the...
A race for life
> Lioness Hunting Wildebeests A lion hunts by sneaking up close to its prey and then rushing at it. The lioness does most of the hunting for lion families. When you run in a race, it's just for...
Animal actors
Many animals protect themselves by pretending. The frilled lizard is small and harmless. But it pretends to be big and dangerous. When it opens its mouth its throat is bright red and frightening. A...
The pasture of the sea
Billions and billions of tiny plants and animals live in the ocean. Most of them are so small they can be seen only with a microscope. These tiny plants aren't like plants you have seen. Some look...
Growing a new arm
Sun Starfish A starfish's points are its arms. Most starfish have five arms. Some have many more. There's an animal that has eyes and feet on its arms and turns its stomach inside out when it eats!...
Living in a cup
An animal like a tiny flower floats down through the water of the sea. It fastens itself to the sandy bottom. It takes minerals out of the water and builds a tiny stone cup around itself. After a...
Sea animals
The sea is filled with many kinds of animals. Fish, crabs, oysters, snails, and most other sea animals stay under water all the time. But whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sea snakes, and others...
The World of the Sea
Imagine an animal that has ten eyes, ten arms that shoot poison, and a body made of jelly! There really is such an animal. It's called a jellyfish and it lives in the sea. The sea is filled with...
Many-Legged Creatures
Any sunny, summer day, in almost any back yard, empty lot, or lawn, you can see dozens of wild animals! You're sure to see the eight-legged creature that catches other animals in a trap. It's a...
It’s an Amphibian
The European green toad is an amphibian. Did you ever see a big, fat frog? A frog is one of the animals that lives in water when it is a baby and on land when it grows up. We call these animals...