Fox Pups These fox pups are playing, but they are also practicing the hunting skills they will use when they are grown. Do you like to play tag? So do chimpanzees. Chimpanzees chase each other in...
Protecting the babies
> African Elephants > > A mother elephant protects her baby by keeping it between her legs. > > If the mother sees an enemy, she lifts her trunk and makes a warning > noise. Snow whirls through...
Staying Alive
A porcupine's quills help it stay alive. Far up near the North Pole a tiny, baby seal lies in the snow. If a polar bear saw the baby seal, the bear would eat it up in a minute! But the polar...
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...
Fish food
Nearly everything that lives in the water is food for a hungry fish. In the ocean, most fish eat only other fish. Ocean cod, hake, tarpon, and tuna dine on smaller herrings, sardines, and...
Baby birds
> Robins > > Baby robins are weak and helpless. Their parents have to feed them. Some baby robins lie close together in a nest. Their eyes are closed. They have no feathers. They can't stand on...
Coming out of the egg
Ostriches The baby ostrich on the left has been out of its egg for several minutes. Its feathers are beginning to dry. The other baby ostrich is just breaking out of its egg. In a moment, it will...
Learning days
> Hippopotamus Mother and Baby When a baby hippopotamus starts to walk, it often tries to move away from its mother. Then she pushes it back with her big nose. Soon, the baby learns to walk near...
What does it eat?
The biggest difference between mammals and all other kinds of animals is milk. Mammal mothers feed their babies milk that comes from the mothers' bodies. No other animals can do this---only mammals. ...
How mammal babies grow
The newborn meadow mouse weighs little more than a feather. Its eyes are closed and it has no fur. The baby river otter's eyes are closed, too. But a thick fur coat covers its body. The fawn's eyes...
