Mammals - Facts for Kids

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The tallest horse ever recorded was a Shire horse named Sampson, who was 21.2 hands (7 feet 2 inches) tall and weighed 3,360 pounds (1,524 kilograms)!

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Wombats are marsupial mammals that carry their babies in pouches, just like kangaroos and koalas!

Dholes can recognize each other’s whistles — just like we recognize our friends’ voices!

Some wallabies live in areas that get snow during winter!

Young male giraffes leave their mother’s group when they’re about 4 years old to join bachelor groups!