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• The world's noisiest land animals are the howler monkeys. When the male monkeys call, their screams can be heard from 16km away.
• The world's largest land animal is the African elephant. An adult elephant grows over 3 meters tall and weighs 5.7 tonnes.
• Cheetahs are the world's fastest animals on land. They can run up to 100km/h over short distances.
• The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. It can grow over 5 meters tall. It has long neck so that it can reach the leaves high up in the trees.
• Beetles are the biggest insect group.
• Insects are found all over the world, even in the frozen lands and the deserts where other animals find it hard to live.
• Butterflies and moths have tiny scales that cover their bodies. The scales are made up of thousands of tiny hairs.
• The difference between a crocodile and an alligator is that when crocodile's mouth is closed you can see it's fourth tooth sticking out.
• Some lizards have skin like a collar round it's neck which they puff out to make themselves look bigger when they are scared or excited.
• The largest, heaviest lizard is the Komodo dragon from Indonesia. It can grow up to 3 meters long, and is a fierce hunter.
• The world's largest bird is the African ostrich. It has powerful legs and can run as fast as 65km/h.
• Lions hunt and kill only when they are hungry.
• Vultures use their keen eyesight to spot a dead animal far below on the ground.
• The world's heaviest snake is Anaconda, found in South America and Trinidad. It can weigh up to 150kgs. It strangles it's prey by coiling round it.
• Some monkeys use their tails like hands to grip on to things.
• Camels can stay many days without food and water. They have wide, hairy feet to stop them sinking in the sand, and their nostrils can close to keep out the dust.
• Badgers can see well in the dark and have strong sense of smell.
• The Andean condor is the world's largest bird of prey, weighing as much as 12kg. It has a wingspan of about 3 meters.
• Blue whales are the biggest, heaviest living creatures. They can grow up to 30 meters long.
• The sawfish is found in the warm oceans. It has a long, flat snout with toothed edges. As the fish moves along, it swings it's saw from side to side, wounding and killing small fish which then it eats. It doesn't harm humans.
• The chameleon can change it's colour very quickly depending on the colour of the thing it's on.
• An animal called tarsier can turn it's head round to look behind it without moving it's body.
• Some birds, such as the reed warbler, can sing two tunes at a time.
• Giraffes have 45-centimeter long black tongue which they can use to clean their ears.

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