What animal can squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter? What animal has teeth so sharp they can grind through cinder block, wire or even glass? If you guessed the rat, you’re right. These

If you’ve read Jan Brett’s classic story The Hat, you probably know and love hedgehogs. These tiny animals look like

Most animals are messy eaters, but not the anteater. He’s about as tidy as they come. Anteaters eat –you guessed it—ants. They never destroy ant hills, but carefully...

The word “aardvark” means earth-pig in a native African language, and these animals do look a little bit like pigs. They have long snouts and rounded bodies. But, they also have ears like a

Many animals live in burrows, or underground dens, but some animals are known for their digging tendencies. Most of these animals, including moles and

American badgers are solitary, secretive creatures that spend much of their lives underground. Their long, sharp claws are made for digging. Badgers burrow quickly after prey, including

Chances are, you’ve probably never seen a weasel in the wild, but you’re familiar with them through nursery rhymes and story characters. Weasels are often thought of as bad guys and they do have some unsavory habits. They can’t really help it though. They’re just being, well,...

What animal is an expert thief and wears a mask as a disguise? If you guessed raccoon, you’re right. Raccoons live throughout the

If you’ve read Rudyard Kipling’s book The Jungle Book or watched the Disney movie, you’ve met a sloth bear. Baloo the bear, a character in The Jungle Book is a sloth bear and his name comes from the Hindi word for bear – bhalu. Sloth bears, unlike

If you ever see a bear in the wild, chances are, it’s a black bear. These small, timid bears live in forests and woodland areas in many parts of the

When you think of a big, fierce bear, you’re probably thinking of brown bears. North American brown bears are sometimes called grizzlies, and they are definitely big,...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a policeman or woman? You’d spend your days solving crimes and protecting people. Of course, you’d have a partner to help you and maybe, that partner would be a