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Amazing Earth Facts

An artist's drawing of a blue whale as used on a postage stamp from the Faroe Islands
An artist's drawing of a blue whale as used on a postage stamp from the Faroe Islands
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Our continents and oceans are full of incredible plants and animals!

💡 Fun Facts

  • The ocean is home to the biggest animal that has ever lived: the blue whale. It's as long as three school buses!
  • The Amazon rainforest, on the continent of South America, is so huge and full of trees that it makes its own rain clouds.
  • In the warm oceans, you can find coral reefs. They look like colourful underwater gardens but are actually built by millions of tiny living animals.
  • The continent of Antarctica is a giant, icy desert. It is so cold that emperor penguins huddle together in massive groups to keep warm.
  • Sea turtles hatch from eggs on sandy beaches (on land) but spend almost their whole lives swimming across the ocean, travelling thousands of miles.