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Did you know? The triceratops' mouth was equipped with a horny beak and the heavy neck shield was made of solid bone!   18.5cm x 8cm 3+

Did you know? Brachiosaurus was unusual in having longer front legs than it's back legs. It's long neck gave it an advantage of height when searchi...

Did you know? The stegosaurus had alternating double row of plates down it's back and tail! 16cm x 8.5 cm 3+

- One of the best known and loved sauropod dinosaurs, Diplodocus, lived 154-152 million years ago in the Late Jurassic era. It inhabited the area n...

Did you know? A lion's roar can be heard from up to 8 kilometers away! 14cm x 9cm 3+

Did you know? Loggerhead turtles are the largest species of sea turtle with a hard shell! They can weigh up to around 140 kilos! 7cm x 1cm 3+  

Did you know? The Nile crocodile is an African crocodile and the second largest extant reptile in the world. They have an ectothermic metabolism, s...

Did you know? The great white shark is one of only a few sharks known to regularly lift its head above the sea surface to gaze at other objects suc...

Did you know? The patterns of stripes on each zebra is unique and differs from zebra to zebra, just like snowflakes! 12.4cm x 9.3cm 3+  

- Brachiosaurus was unusual in having longer front legs than back legs. - This, together with a long and powerful neck gave it an advantage of heig...

Did you know? Reticulated giraffes are ruminants, just like cattle and other ungulates, and their stomachs have four parts, with food passing throu...

Did you know? The bearded dragon got it's name from the way it can enlarge it's throat, resembling a beard, when scared! 13.5cm x 3.8 cm 3+  

- Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away.

Did you know? In warm weather, thorny devils are usually pale yellow and red, but they can change quickly to darker colours in the cold or when sca...

Did you know? White rhinoceros spends about half of the day eating, one third resting, and the rest of the day doing various other things. White rh...

Did you know? Pteranodons had toothless beaks, like the birds of today! 16cm x 2.5cm 3+

Megalodon (Big tooth) a huge shark of the Early Miocene to the Pliocene that grew to 18 m in length. It possessed over 250 serrated teeth of four d...

Did you know? Humpbacks have 270 to 400 darkly coloured baleen plates on each side of their mouths. The plates measure from a mere 18 inches (46 cm...

Did you know? The tiger shark's name comes from the dark gray vertical stripes that cover the side of their bodies. As they become older, these str...

Did you know? In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace. 1...

Did you know? Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep these large animals cool, but sometimes the African heat is too much! 15cm x 9cm 3+

Did you know? Warm blooded horses are popular in sporting events such as dressage, and many European breeders are breeding warmbloods for competiti...

Did you know? Maze and problem-solving experiments have shown evidence of a memory system that can store both short- and long-term memory. 11cm x 4...

Did you know? A cow can climb up the stairs, but cannot climb down. This is because her knees cannot bend properly. 12.5 cm x 6.5cm 3+