Animal Facts and Information on Animals for Kids
Children love animals, and having his or her own pet is frequently the first taste of responsibility in a child's life. Their fondness also extends to animals they may only meet at zoos or on television, and the animals they read about in books, magazines, or online. Some children are more attracted to 'pretty' animals, some lean more toward the grotesque in their enthusiasms, but in general, anything with fur, fins or feathers can evoke a positive response in a child. This section provides animal facts for kids, animal science news articles and learning information on animals, and animal websites for kids with hours of fascinating explorations and info to learn about the natural world.
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| Facts about Butterflies Butterflies are fragile creatures and their population can thrive or be adversely affected with changes in the climatic... |
Pet Animal Story: The Dog On Staten Island Animal stories and communication: This true story is from the book "The Spiritual Life of Animals and Plants", a... |
| Animal Rights Why do you want genetically manipulated transgenic animals anyway, when you can't behave well enough with the existing... |
Polar Bears - facts about polar bear Every creature on this earth adapts itself according to the environment around them. Some live in very hot climate while... |
| Extinct!! The phenomenon of animals getting extinct is one which holds a lot of lessons for human beings. This is a chronicle of... |
The Rights of Animals "Animal rights" is a catchphrase akin to "human rights". It involves, however, a few pitfalls. First,... |
| RPA Calls For Total Reform of 'Animal Science Education' A new group which has named itself Responsible Policies for Animals, Inc. (RPA) is calling for sweeping changes in how... |
Dingoes: Great Animals, Terrible Pets Between 1998, when the government of Australia allowed the dingo to be classified as a pet (prior to that, owning a dingo... |
| Study: Singapore Has Lost Half Its Animals A new, landmark study shows that Singapore has lost about half its animal species in the last 200 years, and that the rest... |
The Treatment of Farm Animals At the beginning of this year, the Ward Egg Ranch in California killed approximately 30,000 of its hens that were no longer... |
| Did You Know? Interesting Facts About Animal Shelters Millions of animals each year make their way through the doors of America's animal shelters. |
'Cats and Dogs': Stereotypes Affect Animals Too The new movie 'Cats and Dogs' confirms that people view dogs as generally good and loveable, while the kitties often get a... |