Animals

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🐾 Animals for Kids

Pick two animals and I’ll stand them side by side, drawn to their real size. Every number has a source you can tap.

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🧒 our measuring child, 4 ft1.2 m🐆 Cheetah, 7 ft2 m long🦁 Lion, 10 ft3.1 m long
▶ Cheetah vs lionPick your own two

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⭐ Animal of the day: Emperor penguin

🐧 The biggest penguin, and the dad keeps the egg warm on his feet.

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Asked by families

Is a shark a fish?
Yes. Sharks breathe water through gills and swim with fins, so they are fish, even the biggest ones. Whales and dolphins look a bit like sharks but breathe air and feed their babies milk, so they are mammals. Is a shark a fish? Is a whale?
Are birds dinosaurs?
Scientists say yes: birds are the one group of dinosaurs still alive. Their bones, their feathers and even the way they lay eggs come from small feathered dinosaurs that lived long ago. Birds
What is the fastest animal?
In a dive through the air, the peregrine falcon. On land, the cheetah, but only over a short dash. Fastest depends on whether you mean running, swimming, flying or diving. Record breakers
Why do you only race the animals, and never show a fight?
Because "who would win" is really a question about animals, and the honest, fair part of it is speed. Real animals mostly keep away from each other. We leave out fights, hurting and scary pictures on purpose. For grown-ups
Why are the animals drawings and not photos?
So we can draw every animal from the side, at its real size, on the same ground line. A photo can't do that. The drawings are Peabody's own, and each page links to its sources for the curious. How big is that, really?
Why do two websites give different numbers for the same animal?
Animals vary, and people measure different things: the biggest one ever, or a typical adult, with or without the tail. We show one number with the page it came from, and a range when that page gives one. Where do the numbers come from?
What does "no checked number yet" mean?
It means we haven't found that number on a page we trust and can link to. Rather than guess, we leave it empty and say so. When we find a good source, the number appears. Where do the numbers come from?
Can I print the fact cards for my class?
Yes. Every animal page and every pair prints two fact cards on one sheet, free, with no sign-up. The cards page prints a whole set at once. Print fact cards

👪 For grown-ups: where the numbers come from and how to use this in class · The numbers as a free data file

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