Spiders taste and smell with specialized receptors on their legs.

Some fish use tools to crack open shellfish.

Fact #405 · Animals

Some species of penguins can swim at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.

Fact #251 · Animals

Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight.

Fact #58 · Animals

Some mammals, like bats, use echolocation.

Fact #465 · Animals

Some species of jellyfish can shrink and regrow their bodies.

Fact #428 · Animals

A blue-ringed octopus carries venom potent enough to affect humans.

Fact #370 · Animals

A great horned owl has powerful talons for hunting.

Fact #449 · Animals

A cuttlefish can rapidly change both color and pattern.

Fact #472 · Animals