Story
Standing dreamer
Giraffe Catnap
A giraffe may sleep for only a few minutes at a time, adding up to less than an hour of rest a day.
Diet
Plant eater wonders
Eats plants, leaves, or grass.
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A garden in the fur
The Sloth's Green Coat
A sloth moves so slowly that tiny algae grow right in its shaggy fur, turning it a soft mossy green.
Story
Mighty little lifter
The Tiny Strongman
A rhinoceros beetle can carry about 100 times its own body weight on its back.
Story
Memory keeper
Wise Elephant
The oldest elephant in a herd remembers the way to water holes that only she has ever visited.
Story
A pocket-sized start
The Kangaroo's Tiny Traveler
A newborn kangaroo is smaller than a jellybean and must crawl, blind and alone, straight up into its mother's pouch.
Story
Nature's engineer
The Beaver's Busy Dam
A beaver can chew through a tree trunk in one night and use it to dam a stream into its own private pond.