Mammals - Facts for Kids

The heaviest dog ever recorded was an English Mastiff named Zorba, who weighed 343 pounds (156 kilograms)!

A tapir’s thick skin can be up to 1.2 inches (3 centimeters) thick, helping protect them from scratches in dense (thick) forests!

Margays have special cutting teeth called carnassials that work like scissors to slice through meat, helping them process their food well.

Tigers are such good swimmers that they can catch fish and even crocodiles in the water!

Each giraffe has small horn-like structures called ossicones that are actually made of cartilage covered with skin!