Gorillas are the biggest of all primates. Male gorillas, called silverbacks because of the silver hair on their backs, can weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds) and stand over 1.8 metres (6 feet) ...
Try playing some of these this summer... Summer is super fun – unless it’s raining outside! Then we’re all trapped indoors, super bored. But there’s no need to be bored this summer – that’s why we’re ...
Since Russia’s Sputnik 1 satellite entered space on 4 October 1957, thousands of spacecraft – including Earth satellites and deep-space probes – have launched into the cosmos. In these past five ...
The UK’s favourite bird – with its bright red breast it is familiar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are ...
The males live up to their name but, confusingly, females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts. The bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring make adult male blackbirds one of the most ...
Pandas have a unique “thumb,” which is actually an extended wrist bone. This helps them hold and strip bamboo with precision, making them expert eaters. When born, pandas are about the size of a stick ...