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Why do giraffes have spots? It is hard to imagine that they would serve as camouflage for such large animals. But it is true: From afar, giraffes l...

The Siberian tiger is the largest big cat in the world and can grow up to three meters long from its nose to the tip of its tail! The tiger's stri...

After birth, lion babies have a sand-coloured fur coat with dark, circular spots! They are well camouflaged in the savannah. Within the first four...

Newborn baby elephants already weigh 100 kilograms and are 90 centimeters tall. After just half an hour they can stand on their own legs and run wi...

Besides walruses and sea lions, the various types of seals include, of course, common seals! They don't spend much time on land, and usually swim ...

Male ducks are easily identifiable by their colorful, iridescent plumage! After breeding, the drakes lose their colourful feathers and don their s...

Dolphins are quick, agile swimmers, often jumping impressively over the water surface! Underwater, they produce high-pitched whistling and clickin...

The great white shark is the largest predatory fish on the planet. Their teeth consist of several rows. When one of its sharp, triangular teeth bre...

Orang-utans are highly intelligent apes who can recognize their own reflection! They can also use tools. For example, they might stick a long bran...

The Tinker has a beautiful piebald coat, a magnificent mane, a full tail and lots of hair on the fetlocks! In the Tinker are the mighty Shire hors...

The most famous species of fox is the red fox, which has a characteristic red coat! Its large, bushy tail helps the small predator keep its balanc...

Pandas have a striking black and white coat that makes it easier for other pandas to spot them in dense woodland! Scientists are sure this must be...

In order to become the leader of the pack, lions must win a duel! The larger their mane, the more respect they are shown by their rival. But not o...

The Pteranodon was one of the largest pterosaurs in the Cretaceous period! The striking bony crest on the rear of its head provided a counterweigh...

The blue whale is the largest mammal on the planet! Its tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant, and when it opens its mouth, up to 90 tonnes o...

The Tinker has a beautiful piebald coat, a magnificent mane, a full tail and lots of hair on the fetlocks! In the Tinker are the mighty Shire hors...

All fowl have a crest on their head. It consists of a flap of skin and is particularly large and noticeable on cocks. The serrated comb, which look...

The orca is a large, toothed whale that belongs to the dolphin family! Its black and white colouring makes its unmistakable. Animals swimming unde...

Cats use their long facial whiskers to measure gaps! They use them to find out whether they fit through an opening or are too big or fat for it. T...

With lions, it is almost exclusively the females that go hunting. Many of their prey are faster than they are, so these predators first creep up to...

Giraffe bulls are the largest land animals, reaching heights of up to six metres. Their necks can be two and a half metres long and they can weigh ...

Utahraptor was a fast, agile raptor, which would hunt herbivorous dinosaurs! On the second toe of its hind foot, it had an unusually long, crescen...

Cows can’t understand human language, but they can distinguish between a friendly and an unfriendly tone of voice. They can also tell from the tone...

Although hippopotamuses cannot swim particularly well, they spend nearly all day in the water. They cannot simply drift along, because they're just...

Giant tortoises are large and can weigh over 400 kg. Like the giant tortoise from Schleich Wild Life, they have short but powerful legs that they u...

Cows are very sensitive animals. Calves are protected by their mothers, who are immediately there for them if they are afraid or if they cry out in...

The Indian rhinoceros lives in Northeast India! Its thick folds of skin make it unmistakable, as though it were wearing thick armour. Contrary to ...

White-tailed fawns have lots of small white spots on their fur. These serve as camouflage, since the dots make them harder to spot in high grass. W...

There are 65 kangaroo species – ranging from the small tree-kangaroo to the red giant kangaroo, which is the largest of all. When it stands upright...

Zebra foals can run just 20 minutes after birth! Zebra foals can run with the herd just 20 minutes after birth. In the first days, however, the ma...

This two-legged carnivore was very small for a dinosaur, at just seventy cm in height! Velociraptors were likely very intelligent dinosaurs that h...

Did you know that jaguars and leopards with black coats are called black panthers? It's true! And despite their black coats, they still have the ch...

During the day, goats' pupils narrow to almost rectangular, horizontal slits. This is used to protect their eyes from too much sunlight. With their...

White-tailed does can see and hear very well, but rely mainly on their sense of smell and their speed! They are very agile and can sprint up to 48...

Sheep have a cuddly wool that protects them from the cold in winter. But why does wool actually stay so nice and warm? It is a very airy material t...

The killer whale calf from Schleich® Wild Life has a distinctive black and white marking just like in nature! Killer whales are also known as orca...

Maine-Coon cats are large and heavy, but very calm, balanced cats with a noble, long coat. That's why they are often referred to as gentle giants. ...

Labrador Retrievers enjoy a swim and are frequently described as water dogs. They have a topcoat of somewhat longer hair and a thick undercoat, whi...