Mammals - Facts for Kids

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Random Facts About Mammals For Kids

A lion’s roar is created by air passing through flexible vocal folds in its throat, supported by a stretchy hyoid apparatus

The Caspian tiger, which went extinct in the 1970s, once roamed through Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia!

Jackal pups begin eating solid food at about three months of age. Before that, they are gradually introduced to meat that is regurgitated by their parents. The pups are usually fully weaned from their mother’s milk around 8 weeks old.

Conservation & Population

There are about 60 million horses in the world today!

The longest dock dive by a dog was 36 feet 11 inches (11.2 meters), set by a Whippet named Sounders!