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December 24, 2012

Bibo is a baboon who lives together with his family, in a huge tree on the African plains. They eat leaves and fruit, but what they like best is to get up to mischief, and play with their friends.

 

December 20, 2012

He can swim as well as a fish, but he's a relative of the squirrel. Bhru the beaver is also very good at building dams. He likes peaceful rivers, where he builds his dam out of twigs and branches.

 

December 18, 2012

Babs the mischievous sheep wants to see the world, but whenever she runs away the sheepdog brings her back to the flock. In summer the flock goes up into the mountains to stay cool, and in winter they come back down into the valley. Their bodies are covered in wool which protects them from the cold.

 

December 14, 2012

Camouflaged among the branches of this blackberry bush lives Tiki, the stick insect. It's very hard to spot her! If she notices that someone's looking at her, she stays very still, and seems to disappear. If she wants to go anywhere, she lets herself be blown by the wind.

 

December 12, 2012

He's a bird, and he has wings, but he can't fly. He's much too fat! Although he isn't one himself, he can swim better than some fish. He's Pigu, the emperor penguin.

 

December 10, 2012

In a thick tropical forest lives Jambo, the great gorilla of the mountains. Jambo is the head of the family, and he protects the others with his impressive strength. He's always looking out to see if anyone is coming near. Jambo eats leaves, shoots and roots.

 

December 6, 2012

Who's this swimming in the quiet pool? It's Tueri, the mother hippopotamus, who's in the water looking after her little one. Tueri spends all her time in the water. She loves diving, swimming, and playing with the other hippopotamuses. In the water she's very agile.

 

December 4, 2012

He looks like a bee, but he's not, he's a bird. He's Hugo the hummingbird, and he's as small as your nose. He weighs less than a sheet of paper, and eats nectar from flowers, just like bees.

 

November 30, 2012

He's a very strong horse, and he's the leader of the herd. Mel the horse looks after the others, and leads to them to find fresh water and grass. He loves galloping across the plains.

 

November 28, 2012

His feathers are pink because of all the shrimps he eats. Ruben the flamingo builds his nest in the water. He always likes to keep his feet wet.

 

November 26, 2012

On the coral reef lives Chico the clownfish, among the tentacles of a sea anemone. He's a very colourful little fish.

 

November 22, 2012

She loves to graze peacefully in the meadow. If it gets too hot, she lies down in the shade of a tree. She can use her tail as a fly swatter. Hattie the cow is always chewing the cud.

 

November 20, 2012

Quentin is a big bird. He's taller than you! He uses his big beak to catch fish, to collect water to drink, and as a shopping basket!

 

November 16, 2012

She lives at the top of Eucalyptus trees, and eats their leaves. She has a pouch on her tummy, where he little baby lives. She almost never comes down to the ground.

 

November 14, 2012

She loves living at the bottom of the sea, and she moves round using her five arms. Aster the starfish lives among the coral and the rocks, which is where she finds her food - mussels, snails and even fish.

 

November 12, 2012

She jumps so fast you can hardly see her. She's very nimble. Sammy the squirrel lives in the tops of the trees, where she has a cosy nest, full of nuts that she has stored up for the winter.

 

November 8, 2012

She lives among hills and mountains. She's black all over - her beak, her feet and her feathers. Corvi is a very clever crow, she's great at flying, and she can even learn to talk!

 

November 6, 2012

She has a bill like a duck's, and a body like an otter's. She swims like a fish, lays eggs like a crocodile, but she can produce milk for her young like a wolf. And she has a very funny name: she's a duck-billed platypus.

 

November 2, 2012

Nida the jellyfish lives in the sea. She's very pretty. At night she looks like a multi-colour umbrella, dancing with the movement of the water. But you shouldn't get too close to her. She defends herself with a poison that she squirts into the water, and it can cause a painful sting.

 

October 31, 2012

He looks like a horse in striped pyjamas, and he lives on the African savannah. His name is P.J. the zebra, and he lives in a big herd. They are always travelling in search of food, and they have hard hooves to kick out anyone who gets too near them.

 

October 29, 2012

The way he flies makes him look like a helicopter, but he's no bigger than the palm of your hand. His name is Anax the dragonfly, and he always lives near streams and ponds.

 

October 25, 2012

Otto is a very quick mouse. If he's not sitting still, it's almost impossible to see him. He lives in the country, but sometimes he sneaks into houses to see if he can find some tasty snacks - his favourite food is cheese.

 

October 23, 2012

It looks like a dark shadow in the sea, but it's Sica, the manta ray. She's a very peaceful animal who swims across the oceans. She has a lot of friends who swim with her, because her great size protects them.

 

October 19, 2012

Gabi always lives near the sea because she loves to eat fish. She doesn't like anyone to get too close to the nest where she is raising her little ones.

 

October 17, 2012

He lives in the countryside, because his favourite food is grass and meadow plants. He's a very peaceful animal, and he has a great memory. Rufo the donkey is also very stubborn.

 

October 15, 2012

You can find her in woods and deserts, and even if you can't see her, she could be closer than you think. Her name is Selkis the scorpion, and she lives under rocks, out of the sun. Selkis only comes out to eat at night.

 

October 11, 2012

He lives underground, in a nest that is only reached though a maze of tunnels. He's Turpin the mole, and he's always busy digging. Turpin spends so much time in the darkness that he is almost blind.

 

October 9, 2012

Gazelles are very quick animals. They can jump very high, and they're always on the alert to make sure there are no predators sneaking up on them. Lita the gazelle lives with her family as part of a big herd.

 

October 5, 2012

Peye is a very strange animal. He looks like a cross between a zebra, a horse and a giraffe. If you see him, it won't be for long, because he's very shy, and he doesn't like being looked at.

 

October 3, 2012

Khepri the scarab beetle gets up at sunrise every morning. He's always busily gathering elephant dung, which is what he eats. He's the great recycler of the savannah!

 

October 1, 2012

Tumi the meerkat lives in his burrow beneath the African savannah. He has a very big family - there are almost 50 of them. He keeps watch from a mound, while his little ones play out in the open.

 

September 27, 2012

No-one in the pond is a better shot than Archie, the archer fish. He never misses the target when he's hunting, and the beautiful colours of his scales make everyone stop and stare.

 

September 25, 2012

Nina lives in a field surrounded by flowers. She loves sitting in the sun and fluttering round all day long. Her little ones are caterpillars, and they're growing up among the leafy plants in the field.

 

September 21, 2012

Tuiga the giraffe has just been born, but she's still as tall as a truck. She will grow to become the tallest animal on the savannah, and that's why other animals leave her alone. She loves eating delicate shoots from the tops of the trees.

 

September 19, 2012

Toco the toucan lives in a huge tree. He has a huge multi-coloured bill. He uses his beak to pick berries and fruit. If you get too close to him, he screeches so loud it can be heard all over the jungle.

 

September 17, 2012

Tursi the dolphin is a great acrobat. He loves to play, and jump over the waves. He lives with the rest of his family, travelling the seas in search of food.

 

September 13, 2012

Meli the honey bee lives in a nest full of honeycomb, along with her sisters - thousands of them. Every day she flies from flower to flower to collect pollen, to feed the Queen Bee back at the nest.

 

September 11, 2012

Not many animals can live in the desert, but Cami the camel can! She has a large hump where she stores up reserves of food. She can cross the desert without getting tired, and she could drink a swimming pool dry.

 

September 7, 2012

Kyro is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but when he stretches out his wings, they're as long as your arm. He lives in a cave with his brothers and sister. He likes to go fishing in the river at night.

 

September 5, 2012

Cholo can fly higher than the Andes mountains. He soars through the sky like a glider, and makes his nest high up on a steep cliff. He's raising a little chick, which he feeds on meat.

 

September 3, 2012

Tembo is a little elephant who lives on the African savannah with all his family. He loves to splash around at the waterhole with his friends. When he grows up he'll be very strong, and taller than a two-storey house.

 

Faru the rhinoceros lives on the savannah. He's a big animal who can run as fast as a horse. He only eats grass, and he loves to roll in the mud until he's covered in dirt.

 

What's that pile of furry grey stuff? Is it a blanket? No, it's Mimo the anteater, who's sleeping, wrapped up in her thick tail. She gets up slowly at dusk, because she likes to go out at night to find an anthill, full of tasty ants for her to eat.

 

It looks as if there's nobody around in this thick forest. But look closely and you'll see Cami the chameleon, who's resting on a branch. He can change colour depending on where he's sitting, so nobody can see him. He's almost invisible - and his slow movements also help him stay hidden.