Mammals - Facts for Kids

Polar bears are the only bears classified (grouped) as marine mammals because they spend so much time in the ocean!

A mum sheep (ewe) carries her lamb for about 152 days, which is roughly five months, before the little lamb is born!

An elephant’s footprint can be up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) across — that’s bigger than most dinner plates!

Today there are about 500,000 bison in North America, thanks to conservation efforts!

Horses have a special membrane in their eye called the “third eyelid” that helps keep their eyes clean and moist!