Animal Encyclopedia

2500 animals with photos, maps and more!

Featuring 2,500 species and packed with stunning colour photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more, the National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia is jam-packed with authoritative information by animal experts.

From animal homes and habitats to senses and communication, life cycle and babies, movement and migration, defences, camouflage, conservation and more.

Inside you’ll find animal profiles that focus in-depth on a particular animal, animal records that highlight the fastest, tallest, smallest animals and exclusive from-the-field reports by National Geographic explorers.

Meet a powerful African lion, a jewel-coloured tree frog, or a tiny songbird. Then dive in with deep-sea fish and stealthy sharks. Read about what they eat, where they live, and what makes them so cool.