Animals

Animals

Amazing animals

There are 1.8 million identified species of animal on Earth and we haven't stopped counting. Scientists estimate there may be as many as 30 million unidentified insect species alone, many of them living in rainforests.

  • Toads welcome Welcome to the strange world of the shape-changers of the animal kingdom...
  • Dinosaurs They may have been extinct for a very long time, but they made a lasting impression.
  • Mammals Mammals are the only animals whose females produce milk to feed their young. Find out more...
  • Birds There are 10,000 living species of bird in the world today, of which 40 are flightless. Find out more.
  • Fish Fish have existed long before dinosaurs roamed the earth, an estimated 450 million years.
  • Reptiles Reptiles comes from the Latin words 'repere' which translates as 'creep'. Find out more...