| Our Animal Kingdom |
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Scientists have estimated there to be roughly 8.7 million species of animals on Earth, but new studies suggest that number could be much higher – as high as a trillion! That means there are millions upon millions of animals, each with their own characteristics and traits, sharing this planet with us, from microscopic mites to enormous whales. Some of these species are critically endangered, and could disappear altogether, forever. To learn more about the incredible diversity of animals, their unique behaviors, and the ways that humans are attempting to save endangered species through conservation and other methods, explore the units below.
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Did you know that some newborns of species, like chicks of ducklings, will follow the first person they see after hatching? Imprinting is a form of learned behavior by which newborns of a species attach to a parent figure, typically the mother.
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