Learn about animals — Why kids - Fun and facts about animals and history

Name of animal-plant: Giant octopus Species name: Enteroctopus dofleini Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: cephalopod Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Disjunct cleftclam Species name: Conchocele disjuncta Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Broad yoldia Species name: Yoldia thraciaeformis Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Crisscrossed yoldia Species name: Yoldia scissurata Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Trenched nutclam Species name: Nuculana fossa Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Elegant softshell clam Species name: Mya elegans Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Truncate softshell clam Species name: Mya truncata Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: False softshell clam Species name: Mya pseudoarenaria Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Doughnut coral Species name: Scolymia australis Animal type: BENTHIC Subcategory: coral Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Sun coral Species name: Tubastrea faulkneri Animal type: BENTHIC Subcategory: coral Fact: All animals and plants

There are atleast 9717 species of birds! Not all birds can fly! Read more

We know about 28500 of fish, and we are sure there are many more out there! Read more

There are 5416 species of mammals, sadly many are endangered 🙁 Read more

There are about 6000 species of reptiles! Some are cute some are scary! Read more

950000 species of insects have been catalogued, and you bet there is many more! Read more