Encompassing a visual approach with illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D CGI images. Least Concern– Animals with strong populations that are not expected to face extinction risk in the near future Find detailed information such as animal lifespan, average size and weight, number of young, favorite food, habitat, endangered status and more in our exclusive Animal-Stats fact files.

Heather Hall is a writer at A-Z Animals, where her primary focus is on plants and animals. Heather has been writing and editing since 2012 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, Heather enjoys hiking, gardening, and trail running through the mountains with her dogs. Aardvark FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) DK's Knowledge Encyclopedia Animal! uncovers the marvels of the animal kingdom in unprecedented detail and with stunning realism, so you can spend quality time exploring the diversity of the animal world with your children, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses. A must-have volume for curious kids with a thirst for knowledge, this enthralling animal encyclopedia is structured in such a way that your child can read a bit at a time, and feel comfortable to pause and ask questions. Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about our planet! A-Z Animals follow’s the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species definitions of threatened and endangered animals. Please consult the lists below to learn more about which animals need our help the mostAll insects are part of the taxonomical phylum Arthropoda, and they are collectively referred to as arthropods. It is common to see this name misspelled as “anthropod,” but this is not the correct term. They can be found in nearly every environment on the planet, and they currently account for over half of all known living organisms in the world. They have undergone many cycles of evolution depending on the resources available to them.

Eurasian Animals– Eurasia has some of the rarest animals in the world, like Siberian Tigers and Snow Leopards.

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Explore the animal kingdom like you've never known before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for young animal lovers. Aardvarks have specific mating seasons that occur every year. Depending on the region in which the aardvark lives, young can be born either in October to November or May to June in other areas. Known to have babies most years, female aardvarks give birth to a single offspring after a gestation period that usually lasts for around seven months. Newborn aardvarks often weigh as little as four pounds and are born with hairless, pink skin in the safety of their mother’s burrow. Baby aardvarks spend the first two weeks of their lives in the safety of the underground burrow before beginning to venture out with their mother under the cover of night. However, despite accompanying their mother in search of food, they aren’t weaned until they are around three months old. Young aardvarks live with their mother in her burrow until they are around six months old, when they move out to dig a burrow of their own. Although their lifespan in the wild is not entirely clear, aardvarks tend to live for more than 20 years in captivity. Diet and Prey A large termite mound is a feast for a hungry Aardvark!

What makes the cheetah the fastest animal on earth? Well their claws do not retract which allows them to dig into the ground, their torsos are flat-sided which allows for excellent aerodynamics, and their spines are more flexible than any other four-legged predator, allowing them to increase the length of their stride.North American Animals– North America has many beautiful national parks that house some of the rarest animals on earth. Due to the fact that they spend the daytime hours hidden in the safety of their underground burrows, only emerging under the cover of night to hunt for food, aardvarks are very seldom seen by many people. In some regions, though, they are hunted by people for food and are becoming increasingly affected by expanding human populations as more of their natural habitats disappear to make way for growing settlements. Conservation Status and Life Today Get facts about the intelligence of incredible animals like the whales, the elephants and the great apes. Anatomy and Appearance Aardvarks have long ears and strong claws for digging. They spend a lot of time underground. Marine (Ocean) Animals– The ocean is teaming with life, from the smallest shrimp to the largest animal ever – the Blue Whale!