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Seals and sea lions look very similar, and it’s sometimes difficult to tell them apart. Both marine mammals live in oceans all over the world. One has visible ear flaps, while the other has ears but no external flaps. One swooshes through the water using their back flippers, and the other uses their front flippers to swim through water. On land, one bounces along, and the other can “walk” on their hind flippers. Learn about the similarities and differences between these marine mammals in this latest addition to our Compare and Contrast Series!

When one hears the word “panda” most people immediately think of the large, black and white “panda bears.” Yes, they are a type of bear. Did you know that red pandas are in an animal family of their own? While the two animals may not be related through animal classification, they share similar characteristics like a “thumb wrist” and a reliance on bamboo. Explore the similarities and differences between these mammals in this latest addition to the Compare and Contrast Series!

Cuando alguien escucha la palabra “panda” generalmente piensa sobre los “osos panda” grandes de color blanco y negro. Sí, los pandas gigantes son un tipo de oso. ¿Y sabías que los pandas rojos son una familia animal propia? Aunque ambos animales puede que no pertenezcan a la misma familia, sí que comparten algunas características similares, tales como su “muñeca pulgar” y su dependencia al bambú. ¡Explora las similitudes y diferencias entre estos mamíferos en la edición más reciente a la serie de Un libro de comparaciones y contrastes!

Some desert creatures are masters of disguise! They use camouflage and cover to outsmart predators or sneak up on prey. Some desert animals blend in with rocks, sand, and more. Others burrow beneath the ground or hide in shrubs. Learn more about creatures that hide in the desert!

Lift your tail and splash the water! It's time to share a day up close with a narwhal. See this whale's watery home, what it eats, and how it cares for its young.

Spend a day and night in the desert! Learn about this dry habitat through the unique animals that call it home. Stand with meerkats during a watchful hunt for insects. Spot a jackrabbit taking a shaded midday nap. Join a desert tortoise as it dines on colorful cactus fruit. After dark, follow a snake as it slithers in cool, moonlit sand.

Pangolins’ bodies are a rare sight. They have scales, spikes, and claws! Listeners will enjoy learning all they can about pangolins.

Con sus espeluznantes aullidos y su feroz habilidad para la caza, los lobos son criaturas fascinantes. Viven en manadas y son parientes cercanos del mejor amigo del hombre, el perro. Aprende más sobre estos magníficos cazadores.

You see a fin poke out of the water. It’s a big gray animal with a friendly face. It looks like a dolphin, but is it a porpoise? Dolphins and porpoises are similar, but they have some important differences. Find out how their fins, mouths, teeth, and behaviors can all help you tell these two animal look-alikes apart.

Spend a day and night in the prairie! Learn about this grassy habitat through the exciting animals that call it home. Spot prairie dogs popping aboveground as morning sun floods a field. Join giant bison as they graze on grass. Stir up dust on a sunset sprint with antelope. After dark, stake out prey with a coyote in dense grass.

Lions are called “king of beasts.” But a pride is made of mainly females. These mighty beasts hunt and bring back food for the whole pride. The group also depends on the females to care for young. Learn all about African lions and the important roles lionesses play to ensure a pride’s survival.

Spend a day and night in the savanna! Learn about this grassy habitat through the interesting animals that call it home. Nibble a breakfast of sky-high leaves with a giraffe. Then construct towering mounds with termites. At sunset, shriek and prowl for prey with a pack of hyenas. After dark, go on a high-speed hunt with a cheetah.

Spend a day and night in the tundra! Learn about this cold habitat through the intriguing animals that call it home. Catch breakfast mid-flight with a peregrine falcon. Spend the afternoon snoozing with an Arctic fox. Take an evening trek with a herd of caribou.

¿Alguna vez has visto un agujero en la tierra y te has preguntado que hay dentro? ¡Podri´a ser un perrito de las praderas! Estos pequeños y tiernos mami´feros construyen comunidades de tu´neles subterra´neos. Descubre fascinantes datos sobre los perritos de las praderas y ente´rate de lo que realmente ocurre bajo tierra.