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Families and Herds (Animals)
Jumbo care
Elephants live in herds of 200 or more animals, led by female ...
Largest herds
The largest herds ever recorded were those of springbok in southern ...
Bat caves
Bats are very sociable animals and live together in huge cave ...
Amazing But True
Prairie dogs, or ground squirrels, live in vast systems of burrows ...
Anti-social sloth
Some mammals live very solitary lives. The three-toed sloth spends 18 ...
DID YOU KNOW?
The greatest gathering of any one type of mammal takes place on the ...
Hunting packs
Wolves hunt in packs, following a set plan of attack. When tracking a ...
Job sharing
Mole rats in Africa have very well-organised family groups. One large ...
Safety in numbers
Many mammals live in families or herds. They work together to defend ...