Mammals - Facts for Kids

An orangutan’s hip joints are specially adapted (changed over time) to allow them to move their legs in almost any direction while climbing!

Quokka babies leave their mom’s pouch at around 5–6 months, nurse until about 8 months, and then start living on their own.

A donkey can carry up to 20% of its body weight across difficult terrain!

Dogs don’t need to chew their food as thoroughly as humans because their digestive acids are about three times stronger than ours!

Bison have four-chambered stomachs like cows, which helps them digest tough grass and plants!