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 up to 250 kilograms. Nevertheless - just like us huma...

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 look like a big tree. Age 3+...

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 themselves and can already run after a short time....

Elephants have extremely flexible and strong trunks with 150,000 muscle fascicles. African elephants have two "gripping fingers" at the tip of the trunk, whereas Asian elephants only have one. The ...

Asian elephants look similar to African elephants, but with shorter tusks and smaller ears. These elephants never stay more than a few days in one place and have different habitants which are, however...

Leaning on their tails, these marsupials have short but strong limbs. Fun Fact - Kangaroos are able to attain speeds of forty miles per hour while hopping. For ages 3+...

Oryx lives in the desert and can withstand extremely high temperatures of up to 45 degrees Celsius. The horns of Oryx are 120-150 cm long. This is where they get their name, because "oryx" is Greek an...

Baby African elephants spend 20 to 22 months in their mother's body before they see the light of the world. Female elephants have the longest gestation period of all mammals....

The memory of an elephant is legendary: Even after many years, it can still remember where to find waterholes, or recognise those elephants from which it was separated....

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

The sperm whale has a pale, waxy oil called spermaceti in its head. This allows it to dive up to 3,000 metres deep and remain under water for up to two hours. Age 3+...

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 any effort. It's easy to tell jaguars apart from leopard...

Male gorillas often beat their fists on their chests. They do so to show who is the strongest in the group. However, it can also be a kind of greeting. Gorillas don't just walk on the palms of their h...

Pandas have a striking black and white coat that makes it easier for other pandas to spot them in dense woodland. Pandas have a striking black and white coat that makes it easier for other pandas t...

Jaguars and leopards with black coats are called black panthers. Jaguars and leopards with black coats are called black panthers. Despite their black coats, they still have the characteristic flowe...