Mammals - Facts for Kids

Close-up of African elephant's face showing wrinkled skin, eye, and large ivory tusk in natural habitat.

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Random Facts About Mammals For Kids

The average horse weighs between 800 and 2,200 pounds, which is as heavy as a grand piano!

Male warthogs sometimes fight for territory using their tusks like swords!

Capybaras don’t have special names for males, females, or babies — scientists simply call them males, females, and young.

The pink spot on a lion’s nose, called a rhinarium, has a unique pattern like a human fingerprint.

Dogs have sweat glands only in their paw pads and cool down mainly by panting!