Aardvark
Can move 2ft of soil in just 15 seconds!
African Bush Elephant
Can drink up to 50 gallons a day
African Civet
Secretes up to 4g of musk every week!
African Clawed Frog
A particularly ferocious amphibian!
African Forest Elephant
Have large rounded ears to help keep them cool!
African Palm Civet
Solitary but gathers in groups!
African Tree Toad
Found in tropical moist lowland forests!
African Wild Dog
Also known as the painted dog!
Ant
First evolved 100 million years ago!
Antelope
Renew their horns every year!
Baboon
Can travel more than four miles a day!
Barb
There are over 2,000 known species!
Barn Owl
Found everywhere around the world!
Bat
Detects prey using echolocation!
Beetle
There are more than 350,000 different species
Bird
Not all birds are able to fly!
Bongo
Long and heavy spiralled horns!
Buffalo
Has no real natural predators!
Bumble Bee
The most common species of bee!
Butterfly
There are thought to be up 20,000 species!
Caracal
Has 20 different muscles in it's ears!
Cat
First domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians!
Caterpillar
The larvae of a moth or butterfly!
Catfish
There are nearly 3,000 different species!
Chameleon
There are more than 160 different species!
Cheetah
The fastest land mammal in the world!
Chimpanzee
Has 32 teeth including fang-like canines!
Cichlid
There are more than 1,300 known species!
Cockroach
Dated to be around 300 million years old!
Common Buzzard
The most common raptor in the UK!
Cow
There are nearly 1.5 million worldwide!
Crab
There are 93 different crab groups
Crane
Many are critically endangered species!
Crocodile
Have changed little in 200 million years!
Cross River Gorilla
Less than 300 remaining!
Dog
First domesticated in South-East Asia!
Donkey
First domesticated 5,000 years ago!
Dormouse
Found in Europe, Africa and Asia!
Dragonfly
It's larvae are carnivorous!
Duck
Rows of tiny plates line their teeth!
Dwarf Crocodile
Digs burrows in river banks to rest!
Earwig
There are nearly 2,000 different species!
Elephant
Spends around 22 hours a day eating!
Elephant Shrew
Found exclusively on the African continent!
Flamingo
Sleeps on just one leg!
Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!
Fox
There are 12 different species in the world!
Frog
There are around 5,000 different species!
Gecko
There are thought to be over 2,000 species!
Gerbil
Originally known as the Desert Rat!
Giraffe
Long, black tongue can grow to 18 inches long!
Glass Lizard
Can grow up to 4ft long!
Glow Worm
Found inhabiting dense woodland and caves!
Goat
Most closely related to the Sheep!
Golden Oriole
Migrates between Europe and Asia!
Gorilla
The biggest of the world's primates!
Grasshopper
There are 11,000 known species!
Green Bee-Eater
Mainly eats honeybees!
Guinea Fowl
Found in a vairety of African habitats!
Hamster
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!
Hedgehog
Thought to be one of the oldest mammals on Earth!
Heron
Inhabits wetlands around the world!
Hippopotamus
Has pink anti-bacterial sweat!
Honey Badger
One of earth's bravest creatures!
Honey Bee
There are only 7 recognised species!
Hoopoe
Stunning bird with a stinky way to deter predators!
Horse
Has evolved over 50 million years!
Human
Thought to have orignated 200,000 years ago!
Hummingbird
Beat their wings up to 80 times per second!
Hyena
There are four different species!
Ibis
Found in swamps, marshes and wetlands!
Insect
There are an estimated 30 million species!
Jackal
Can maintain speeds of 16 km/h!
Kingfisher
Inhabits wetlands and woodlands worldwide!
Ladybug
There are more than 5,000 species worldwide!
Leopard
Spends much of the time high in the trees!
Liger
The offspring of a lion and tiger parents!
Lion
Lives in small groups called prides!
Lizard
There are around 5,000 different species!
Magpie
They are found across Europe, Asia and Africa!
Mandrill
Distinctively coloured noses and rumps!
Mayfly
There are 2,500 known species worldwide!
Millipede
Some species have a poisonous bite!
Mole
Primarily hunts and feeds on Earthworms!
Mongoose
Range in size from just 1 to 3 foot!
Mongrel
Has characteristics of two or more breeds!
Monitor Lizard
Some species are thought to carry a weak venom!
Monkey
There are around 260 known species!
Moorhen
Feeds on aquatic insects and water-spiders!
Moth
There are 250,000 different species!
Mouse
Found on every continent on Earth!
Mule
The offspring of a horse and donkey parents!
Nightingale
Named more than 1,000 years ago!
Otter
There are 13 different species worldwide
Parrot
Can live for up to 100 years!
Patas Monkey
The fastest species of primate in the world!
Pheasant
Females lay between 8 and 12 eggs per clutch!
Quail
Inhabits woodland and forest areas worldwide!
Rabbit
There are more than 50 different species!
Rat
Omnivores that eat anything!
Rhinoceros
It's horns are made from keratin!
River Turtle
Inhabits freshwater habitats around the world!
Robin
There are more than 45 species in Australia alone!
Rock Hyrax
Actually related to Elephants and Manatees!
Scorpion
There are around 2,000 known species!
Seahorse
Highly endangered due to overhunting!
Serval
Can leap more than 1 meter into the air!
Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!
Snail
There are nearly 1,000 different species!
Snake
There are around 2,700 known species worldwide
Sparrow
There are 140 different species!
Squirrel
Small rodents found in woodlands worldwide!
Stick Insect
There are more than 3,000 different species!
Swan
Populations have been affected by pollution!
Termite
Their mounds can be up to 9 meters tall!
Tortoise
Can live until they are more than 150 years old!
Tree Frog
Found in warmer jungles and forests!
Vulture
There are 30 different species worldwide!
Warthog
Has two sets of tusks on it's face!
Wasp
There are around 75,000 recognised species!
Water Buffalo
Has been domesticated for thousands of years!
Western Gorilla
There are two sub-species!
Western Lowland Gorilla
One of the great apes!
Wolf
Thought to date back more than 300,000 years!
Wolf Spider
Carnivorous arachnid that hunts its prey.
Wolverine
Releases a strong smelling musk in defence!
Woodlouse
Actually a crustacean, not an insect!
Woodpecker
There are 200 different species!
Zebra
Stripe patterns are unique to each individual!
Zebu
There are around 75 different species!
Zonkey
The offspring of Zebra and Donkey parents!
Zorse
The offspring of a Zebra and Horse parents!
