Tosbi's Fact Cards

An octopus has three hearts, and its blood is blue.

Try thisPut your hand on your chest. How many hearts can you feel beating?

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. Its long neck has seven bones, the same number as yours.

Try thisStand on tiptoe and stretch up high. What could you reach if you were as tall as a giraffe?

A camel's hump holds fat, not water. When there is no food, the fat gives the camel strength.

Try thisCount the humps in the picture. This camel has two; some camels have only one.

Emperor penguin dads keep the egg warm on top of their feet for about two months, in the cold and wind.

Try thisPut a soft toy on your feet and walk slowly without dropping it. Is it easy?

Many bats find their way in the dark by calling out and listening for the echo.

Try thisSay “hello” into an empty room or a big bowl. Can you hear your voice come back?

A chameleon can change colour. It changes when it is warm or cold, and when it is excited.

Try thisIf you could change colour like a chameleon, what colour would you be when you are happy?

An owl cannot move its eyes. Instead it turns its head a long way round to look behind it.

Try thisKeep your eyes still and look around only by turning your head, like an owl.

A butterfly starts as a tiny egg. Then it is a caterpillar, then a chrysalis, and at last it opens its wings.

Try thisPoint to the four steps in the picture in the right order.

A baby frog is called a tadpole. It lives in water and has a tail. Slowly its legs grow and its tail goes away.

Try thisJump like a frog three times. Then wiggle like a tadpole.

A dolphin is not a fish. It breathes air, so it comes up to the surface to take a breath.

Try thisTake a big breath and hold it for a moment, like a dolphin diving. Then breathe out slowly.

Elephants live in families led by the oldest grandmother. She remembers where to find water, even years later.

Try thisWho in your family remembers the way home? Ask them to show you on a walk.

Leafcutter ants carry pieces of leaf much bigger and heavier than their own bodies.

Try thisFind something light, like a paper leaf, and carry it on your head across the room.

A honeybee dances to tell the other bees where the flowers are.

Try thisHide a toy, then show someone where it is by dancing, without any words.

Giant tortoises can live for more than 100 years.

Try thisWho is the oldest person you know? Ask them what games they played as a child.

The blue whale is the biggest animal we know of. It is even bigger than the dinosaurs were.

Try thisFind the tiny diver in the picture. How many divers long is the whale?

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can run faster than a car drives in town.

Try thisRun on the spot as fast as you can while someone counts to five.

Flamingos are pink because of the tiny shrimps and algae they eat. Many flamingos visit Türkiye's lakes and deltas.

Try thisStand on one leg like a flamingo. Can you count to ten?

Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs in the sand on Türkiye's beaches. The babies hatch at night and walk to the sea.

Try thisOn the beach, leave the sand smooth and take your rubbish home. It helps the baby turtles.

Bald ibises are very rare birds. In Türkiye they live at Birecik, where people protect them.

Try thisLook at the beak. What do you think the bird can do with such a long, curved beak?

Van cats come from the shores of Lake Van. Many have one blue eye and one amber eye, and many like to play in water.

Try thisWhat colour are your eyes? Look in a mirror and tell someone.