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At the time of their birth, baby giraffes already weigh 50 kilograms and fall from a height of two metres to the ground. But they don't hurt themse...

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...

Alligators are easy to recognize because the teeth in their lower jaw are not visible from the side! The alligator is a dangerous predator with ex...

Panda bears start small. Extremely small. At birth they weigh just around 100 grams. That's as much as a bar of chocolate or a small yogurt. After ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

Zebras live in the African savannah and belong to the horse family! Each zebra has a unique fur coat pattern consisting of black and white stripes...

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...

Crocodiles are the largest reptiles in the world and the closest living relatives of birds (!), with whom they share a lineage from the archosaurs!...

Sheep that are not older than one year are referred to as lambs. A few days after birth, their wool begins to grow. They quickly learn to find thei...

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...

The larger the mane of a lion, the more frightening it is for intruders of its territory, which it defends. Lions are the only ones who hunt togeth...

The hammerhead shark from Schleich® Wild Life has a distinctive head shape: It looks like a hammer! Hammerhead sharks feed on sardines, herring an...

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...

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

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 tiger's stripes are as varied and unique as fingerprints. Even the skin underneath is striped. At first glance, the striking pattern hardly see...

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...

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...

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

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...

Jaguars have the strongest bite of any big cat: twice as strong as that of a lion! With it, jaguars can even crack open tortoise shells without an...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

The Dimetrodon is often referred to as a dinosaur. However, it is a primeval reptile, a so-called Pelycosaurus! The Dimetrodon is often referred t...

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...

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

Quokkas are peaceful little marsupials. They belong to the family of kangaroos and are therefore also called short-tailed kangaroos. Quokkas live i...