Ages 5-6 (Kindergarten)

So-called “black panthers” are actually a melanistic color variant of the leopard. It is caused by an over-abundance of the pigment melanin, cause ...

Caimans are small crocodilians found in Central and South America. They belong to the Alligatoridae family, along with the two living species of ...

Interestingly enough, the two-toed sloth actually has three toes on its feet! A more accurate name for this creature would be the “two-fingered sl...

The most arboreal of all the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees. Females are wholly responsible for raising their young; the...

As marsupials, kangaroo babies (called joeys) stay in their mothers’ pouches for up to 200 days before being fully able to venture off into the wo...

White Bengal tigers are a variant of the Bengal tiger, and their unique coloration is caused by a lack of the pigment pheomelanin. White Bengal ti...

Also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, the black rhino is a member of the Diceros genus endemic to the woodlands, wetlands, forests, and semi-d...

Behold, the king of the jungle… in a few more years! The second largest big cat, lions are endemic to Africa and India, and are the quintessential...

Unlike most other great apes, orangutans spend nearly all of their time in trees. There are only two known species, both of which are found only i...

One of the largest species of deer on planet Earth, the red deer is both native and common to many regions of Europe and Asia. The red deer is ext...

The African Elephant consists of two different species, the African bush elephant and the African forest elephant, the bush elephant being the lar...

The reticulated giraffe is native to the open woodlands and savannas of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Because of their exceptionally long necks, r...

Endemic to the scrub forests, jungles, and grasslands of India and southeastern Asia, the Asian elephant is the only living species of the genus E...

The Plains Zebra is the most widespread and commonly encountered of the three zebra species of Africa. Because of this, it is also known as the Com...

At first glance, the pygmy hippopotamus may look like the baby of its relative, the common hippopotamus. However, it is fully grown at about half ...

Did you know there are actually two different types of African elephant, including the bush elephant and the slightly smaller forest elephant? You...

The second largest land mammal native to the Asian continent, the Indian rhino is also known as the greater one-horned rhino and the great Indian ...

Meet one of the rarest cubs you’ll ever see! White Bengal tigers are a variant on the Bengal tiger, and their unique coloration is caused by a lac...

Giraffe adults might be the tallest animals around, but baby giraffes are no slouches – they can be up to 7 feet tall and weigh almost 250 pounds. ...

Although they’re not the largest giraffe subspecies, newborn reticulated giraffe infants can be as large as 6 feet tall at birth. It doesn’t take ...

The only living species of the genus Elephas (not to be confused with the family Elephantidae), Asian elephants are the largest land animal in Asi...

The okapi is the closest living relative of the giraffe. While it lacks its cousin's characteristic long neck, it shares features like the knobby o...