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Birds
A bird that lays only one egg in two years is the
Albatross
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Mammals
A camel can remain without water for
30 days
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Mammals
A common domesticated animal that cannot taste sweet is the
Cat
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Mammals
A common domesticated animal that is color-blind is the
Dog
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Mammals
A female Ass is called a
Jenny
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Mammals
A female horse is called a
Mare
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Mammals
A female pig is called a
Sow
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Mammals
A female rabbit is called a
Doe
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Mammals
A fox’s tail is called a
Brush
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Mammals
A group of cats is called a
Clutter
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Mammals
A group of cattle is called a
Herd
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Birds
A group of eagles is called a
Convocation
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Mammals
A group of elephants is called a
Herd
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Aquatic
A group of fish is called a
Shoal
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Mammals
A group of foxes is called a
Skulk
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Mammals
A group of gorillas is called a
Band
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Mammals
A group of hares is called a
Husk
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General
A group of invertebrate animals which have segmented bodies and jointed limbs is called
Arthropods
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Mammals
A group of lions is called
A Pride
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Birds
A group of peacocks is called a
Muster
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Birds
A group of quail is called a
Bevy
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Mammals
A group of sheep is called a
Flock
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Reptiles
A group of snakes is called a
Den
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Mammals
A group of wolves is called a
Pack
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General
A period of dormancy in winter by some animals is known as
Hibernation
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Mammals
A squirrel’s home is called a
Drey
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Mammals
A two-humped camel is called
A Bactrian camel
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Mammals
A young kangaroo is called a
Joey
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Birds
Albatross is a large
Sea bird
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Mammals
An adult male gorilla is also known as a
Silverback
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Insects
An earthworm breathes with the help of its
Skin
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General
Animals having a backbone (vertebra) are known as
Vertebrates
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General
Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz is famous for
Study on Geese
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Insects
Bees have _____ pairs of wings?
2
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General
Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in
Rajasthan
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Birds
Biggest Bird
North African ostrich
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Insects
Butterflies come under the family
Lepidoptera
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Birds
By which process do Pigeons navigate?
Sound waves and magnetic fields
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Mammals
Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in their …
Rumen
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Insects
Deadliest Animal
Female Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry malaria, kill more than a million people each year.
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General
Dudhwa National Park is located in
Uttar Pradesh
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Mammals
Egg-laying mammals are called
Monotremes (Prototherians)
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Aquatic
Elephant fish are found in
Tropical Africa
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Birds
Fastest animal in Air
Peregrine falcons, they can fly 70 miles/hour and dive toward the earth at more than 200 miles per hour.
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Aquatic
Fastest animal in Water
Sailfish can swim up to 68 miles per hour.
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Mammals
Fastest animal on Land
Cheetahs can run between 112 and 120 km/hr (70 and 75 mph)
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Birds
Fastest Bird on Land
Ostriches is the fastest bird on land, running up to 40 miles per hour
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Aquatic
Fastest Mammal in water
Dall Porpoises can swim up to 35 miles per hour.
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Birds
Fastest Swimming Bird
Gentoo Penguin can swim 40 km per hour
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Mammals
Fennec fox or Desert fox is found in the
Sahara Desert
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General
Fishes evolved in which era
Silurian
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Mammals
Giant Pandas from China subsist almost entirely on
Bamboo
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Aquatic
Goldfish originally belong to
China
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Aquatic
Heaviest cephalopod
Colossal squid
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Birds
Heaviest Flying Bird
The Dalmatian Pelican
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Mammals
Highest jumper
Kangaroo, can jump up to 10ft
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Birds
How far can an owl rotate its head?
270 degree
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Mammals
How long can a beaver hold its breath?
15 min
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Mammals
How long is a giraffe tongue in feet?
1.6
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Mammals
How long is an elephant’s gestation period?
22 months
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Aquatic
How many arms does a giant squid have?
Ten
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Aquatic
How many arms does an octopus have
Eight
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Mammals
How many chambers does a cow’s stomach have?
Four
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Insects
How many eyes does a caterpillar have?
12
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Aquatic
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
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Mammals
How many humps are on the back of a Bactrian camel?
Two
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Insects
How many legs does a butterfly have?
6
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Insects
How many legs does a spider have?
8
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Insects
How many legs does an insect have?
6
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Insects
How many lenses does a dragonfly have in each eye?
Up to 30,000
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Mammals
How many muscles are in each ear of a cat?
32
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Insects
How many noses does a slug have?
Four
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Insects
How many parts does a Butterfly life cycle have?
4
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Mammals
How many stomachs does a giraffe have?
4
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Birds
How many stomachs does an Ostrich have?
3
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Mammals
How many subspecies of tiger are found in the world?
9
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Mammals
How many teeth does a bear have?
42
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Insects
How many wings does a bee have?
4
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Mammals
How many years can a cat live up to?
20
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Mammals
How much water can a camel drink in a single time?
Up to 100 liters
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Insects
How much weight can a Rhinoceros Beetle carry compared to its body weight?
850 times
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Aquatic
In which continent are piranhas found?
South America
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General
In which continent does the largest overland migration take place?
Africa
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General
In which era did dinosaurs exist?
Mesozoic
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General
In which era did the first mammals evolve on earth?
Triassic
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General
India’s first sanctuary was the
Corbett National Park in Uttar Pradesh
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Insects
Insects belong to the class of
Arthropoda
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Birds
It is widely believed that Ostrich buries its head in sand which is
Not true
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Mammals
Koalas are only found in the country
Australia
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Aquatic
Largest Animal
Blue whales are the largest animals of all time.
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Mammals
Largest Carnivore
The Southern elephant seal.
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Aquatic
Largest Invertebrate
Colossal Squid, reaching lengths of 10m, are the largest invertebrates.
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Reptiles
Largest Reptile
The Saltwater Crocodile. An adult male can weigh up to 1,000 kg and length is normally 4.1 to 5.5 meters.
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Reptiles
Largest Snake
The Green Anaconda
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Mammals
Longest arms relative to body size
The Gibbon
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Mammals
Longest Gestation
Asian elephants are born after a gestation period of 19 to 22 months.
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Mammals
Longest jumper
Snow Leopard, can jump up to 15m
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Birds
Longest Migration
Arctic Terns migrate between Greenland and Antarctica each year travelling about 71,000 kilometers.
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Aquatic
Loudest Animal
Blue whales' low-frequency pulses are as loud as 188 decibels
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Mammals
Loudest Animal on Land
Howler monkeys, whose howl can be heard 4.8km away.
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Insects
Male mosquitoes take their food from
sap of plants
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Aquatic
Most Venomous Animal
A single box jellyfish has enough venom to kill 60 adult humans
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Birds
Name the bird that migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole and back?
Arctic tern
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Mammals
Name the only animal that dislikes the colour white?
Tiger
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Mammals
Name the only country where both tigers and lions are found
India
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Mammals
Name the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet
Polar bears
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Insects
Number of alary muscles in a Cockroach
12 pairs
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Reptiles
Number of chambers in a reptile’s heart
3
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Mammals
One horn rhino is found in
India
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Birds
Penguins are found in the
South Pole
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General
Ranganthittu bird sanctuary is located near
Mysore
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Reptiles
Rat snakes are found in
South-East Asia
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Mammals
Rhino horn is made up of
Keratin
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Mammals
Rocky Mountain goat found only in
North America
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Birds
Smallest Bird
Male bee hummingbirds weigh 0.056 ounces and are 2.75 inches in length.
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Mammals
Smallest Mammal
Adult bumblebee bats, which live in Thailand, weigh about two grams.
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Mammals
Snow leopards are found in the
Himalayas
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Insects
Strongest Animal
The rhinoceros beetle can lift 850 times its own weight.
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Mammals
Tallest Land Animal
Giraffe. It stands 5-6 m (16-20 ft) tall
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Mammals
The age of a giraffe can be calculated from its
Color of body spots
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Mammals
The age of a lion can be determined from its
Color of nose
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Reptiles
The animal having the longest life span?
Tortoise
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Mammals
The animal revered by Buddhists as their sacred animal is the
White elephant
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Aquatic
The Archerfish catches its flies by
Spitting at them
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Mammals
The average pregnancy period of a female dog is
63 days
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Aquatic
The average weight of a blue whale is
1,20,000 kg
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Birds
The Bee Hummingbird is only found in
Cuba
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Birds
The bird which has the largest wingspan is the
Albatross
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Birds
The bird which lays more than 100 eggs in one nest is the
Ostrich
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Aquatic
The blood color of octopus is
Blue
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Mammals
The camel’s hump is composed of ________ tissue
Adipose
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Mammals
The cat belongs to a family called
Felidae
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Mammals
The cat which is commonly used in the hunting game is the
Cheetah
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Mammals
The continent which is known as the land of Kangaroo is
Australia
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Birds
The country in which the kiwi is found is
New Zealand
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Mammals
The country in which Yak is found is
Tibet
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Mammals
The country which is the largest exporter of hippopotamuses in Europe is
Hungary
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Mammals
The diet of a gorilla is purely
Vegetarian
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Mammals
The elephant’s trunk is actually a modified
Incisor
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Mammals
The fastest land animal is the
Cheetah
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Insects
The fastest-moving insect in the world is the
Tropical cockroach
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Reptiles
The fastest-moving land snake in the world is the
Black Mamba
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Mammals
The female of a stag is called a
Hind
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Mammals
The first animal to go into space was
Dog
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General
The first forest show was established in Mexico in the year
1898
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Aquatic
The fish that can taste with its whole body is the
Catfish
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Insects
The giant stick Insect is found in
Indonesia
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Insects
The insect which has the largest population on earth is the
Springtail
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Birds
The largest bird alive is the
Ostrich
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General
The largest division of the animal kingdom is the
Arthropoda
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Mammals
The largest flying mammal is the
Mouse-eared bat
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Mammals
The largest Indian deer is the
Sambar
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Mammals
The largest Kangaroo in the world is the
Red Kangaroo
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Mammals
The largest land animal is the
African elephants are the heaviest and second tallest land animals.
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Aquatic
The largest living animal is the
Rorqual or blue whale
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Reptiles
The largest of all lizards is the
Komodo Dragon
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Insects
The longest insect in the world is the
Giant Stick Insect
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Amphibians
The longest-known frog is the
Goliath Frog
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Mammals
The male of a cow is called a
Bull
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Mammals
The mammal that lives at the greatest altitude is the
Yak
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Mammals
The number of bones in the giraffe’s neck is
Seven
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Mammals
The number of known species of mammals is
4230
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Mammals
The number of teeth a fox has is
Forty-two
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Mammals
The oldest domestic Cat on record lived for how many years?
Thirty-eight years
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Mammals
The only animal that sleeps on its back is
Man
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Mammals
The only animal which has four knees is the
Elephant
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Mammals
The only ape found in India is the
Hoolock’s Gibbon
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Aquatic
The only fish that makes a nest is the
Stickleback
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Mammals
The only mammal that can fly is the
Bat
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Reptiles
The only snake that builds a nest is the
King Cobra
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Mammals
The organ which is missing in the Camel is the
Gall bladder
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General
The Science of fossils is called
Paleontology
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Mammals
The size of a newly born kangaroo is
2.5 cms
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Birds
The smallest bird alive is the
Hummingbird
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Mammals
The smallest dog on earth is the
Chihuahua
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Aquatic
The smallest known fish is the
Dwarf pygmy goby
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Mammals
The smallest member of the cat family is the
Rusty-spotted cat of south India
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Mammals
The tallest living animal is the
Giraffe
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General
The temple in which rats are revered, fed, and protected is the
Karni Mata in Rajasthan
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Mammals
The tusks of an Elephant are modified
Second Incisors
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Aquatic
The whale believed to be a fish is actually a
Mammal
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Aquatic
The whale’s nostrils are situated on the
Top of its head
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General
The wildlife sanctuary where we find Asiatic lions is the
Gir Forest
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Mammals
The word hamster means
Hoarder
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Mammals
The word langur means
Long-tailed
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General
The word reptile means
To Creep
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Birds
The world’s heaviest flying bird is the
Great Bustard
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General
The world’s largest aquarium is
the S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore
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Mammals
The world’s largest deer is the
Alaskan moose
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General
The world’s largest zoological reserve is the
Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Mammals
The world’s smallest carnivorous animal is the
Least Weasel
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Mammals
The young of an elephant is called a
Calf
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Mammals
The young one of a goat is called a
Kid
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Mammals
The young one of a tiger and a lioness is called
Liger
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Mammals
There are how many kinds of cat species in India
Fifteen
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Insects
Total number of brains available in a Leech
32
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General
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Zoology is located at
Delhi
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Mammals
What animal has a heart the size of a small car?
Blue Whale
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Mammals
What animal has a horn made entirely of keratin?
The rhinoceros
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Mammals
What animal has the densest fur, with up to a million hairs per square inch?
Sea Otter
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Mammals
What animal has the highest blood pressure of any land mammal?
The giraffe, needed to pump blood up its long neck
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Mammals
What animal has the highest blood pressure?
Giraffe
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Mammals
What animal has the longest memory?
Dolphin
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Mammals
What animal has the shortest gestation period?
Opossum
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Mammals
What animal has the worst memory?
Elephant
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Mammals
What animal is known to have the most powerful bite force?
Saltwater Crocodile
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Mammals
What animal is the largest living rodent?
The capybara
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Mammals
What animal's horn is made entirely of keratin, the same protein as human hair?
Rhinoceros
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Mammals
What animal's horn is made of compacted hair (keratin)?
The rhinoceros
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Mammals
What animal's scientific name translates to "river horse"?
Hippopotamus
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Mammals
What animal’s stripes are entirely unique, like a human fingerprint?
Zebra
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Birds
What Animals are Warm Blooded?
Birds
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Insects
What ant species has the most painful sting, according to the Schmidt pain index?
Bullet Ant
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Insects
What beetle species navigates by looking at the Milky Way?
Dung Beetle
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Birds
What bird builds the largest nest of any North American bird?
Bald Eagle
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Birds
What bird has the longest bill relative to its body size?
Sword-billed Hummingbird
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Birds
What bird has the longest wingspan of any living bird?
The wandering albatross (up to 12 feet)
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Birds
What bird is famous for its ability to mimic human speech and sounds?
African Grey Parrot
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Birds
What bird is known as the symbol of peace?
Dove
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Birds
What bird is known to bury its eggs in volcanic ash or warm sand to incubate them?
The maleo
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Birds
What bird is the universal symbol of peace?
The dove
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Birds
What bird makes the longest annual migration, traveling from the Arctic to the Antarctic?
The Arctic tern
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Birds
What bird species is known for its brilliant pink plumage derived from its diet?
Flamingo
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Birds
What bird uses its massive pouch to catch fish?
The pelican
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Insects
What butterfly is famous for its 3,000-mile migration from Canada to Mexico?
The Monarch butterfly
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Mammals
What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Purple
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Aquatic
What crustacean has the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom?
The mantis shrimp
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Aquatic
What deep-sea creature is known for its bioluminescent "fishing lure" on its head?
Anglerfish
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Aquatic
What deep-sea fish uses a bioluminescent lure on its head to attract prey?
The anglerfish
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Mammals
What dog breed is known as the fastest running dog in the world?
The greyhound
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Aquatic
What fish is known for inflating itself into a spiky ball when threatened?
Pufferfish
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Aquatic
What fish is known for inflating itself into a spiky ball when threatened?
The pufferfish
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Insects
What insect can jump up to 100 times its own height?
Flea
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Insects
What insect communicates the location of food to its hive using a "waggle dance"?
The honeybee
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Insects
What insect is known as a "white ant" despite not being an ant at all?
Termite
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Insects
What insect is known for folding its forelegs in a "praying" posture?
Praying Mantis
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Insects
What insect is known to have the most painful sting, ranking highest on the Schmidt pain index?
The bullet ant
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Insects
What insect is responsible for transmitting the Zika virus?
Aedes mosquito
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Insects
What insect produces the silk used to make luxurious fabrics?
The silkworm
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Birds
What is a flock of crows called?
A murder
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Insects
What is a group of ants called?
A colony or an army
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Mammals
What is a group of apes called?
A shrewdness
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Mammals
What is a group of badgers called?
A cete
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Mammals
What is a group of bats called?
A colony or a cauldron
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Insects
What is a group of bees called?
A swarm
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Insects
What is a group of butterflies called?
A kaleidoscope or a flutter
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Insects
What is a group of caterpillars called?
An army
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Reptiles
What is a group of crocodiles called?
A bask
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Birds
What is a group of eagles called?
A convocation
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Mammals
What is a group of ferrets called?
A business
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Birds
What is a group of flamingos called?
A flamboyance
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Birds
What is a group of flamingos called?
A flamboyance
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Mammals
What is a group of foxes called?
A skulk or an earth
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Amphibians
What is a group of frogs called?
An army
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Birds
What is a group of geese called?
A gaggle (on the ground) or a skein (in flight)
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Mammals
What is a group of giraffes called?
A tower
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Mammals
What is a group of hippopotamuses called?
A bloat
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Mammals
What is a group of hyenas called?
A cackle
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Reptiles
What is a group of iguanas called?
A mess
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Aquatic
What is a group of jellyfish called?
A smack
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Mammals
What is a group of kangaroos called?
A mob
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Mammals
What is a group of lemurs called?
A conspiracy
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Insects
What is a group of locusts called?
A plague
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Mammals
What is a group of moles called?
A labor
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Mammals
What is a group of monkeys called?
A troop
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Birds
What is a group of owls called?
A parliament
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Aquatic
What is a group of oysters called?
A bed
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Birds
What is a group of parrots called?
A pandemonium
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Birds
What is a group of penguins called?
A colony or a waddle (on land), a raft (in water)
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Mammals
What is a group of porcupines called?
A prickle
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Reptiles
What is a group of rattlesnakes called?
A rhumba
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Birds
What is a group of ravens called?
An unkindness
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Mammals
What is a group of rhinoceroses called?
A crash
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Mammals
What is a group of rhinos called?
A crash
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Aquatic
What is a group of sharks called?
A shiver
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Insects
What is a group of spiders called?
A cluster or a clutter
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Aquatic
What is a group of stingrays called?
A fever
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Birds
What is a group of swans called?
A bevy or a wedge (in flight)
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Mammals
What is a group of tigers called?
An ambush or a streak
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Birds
What is a group of turkeys called?
A rafter
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Reptiles
What is a group of turtles called?
A bale
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Reptiles
What is a group of vipers called?
A nest
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Mammals
What is a group of wild boars called?
A sounder
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Mammals
What is a group of zebras called?
A dazzle or a zeal
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Aquatic
What is the fastest fish in the ocean?
Black Marlin
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Mammals
What is the fastest land animal over long distances?
Pronghorn Antelope
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Birds
What is the fastest of all the birds in level flight?
Common Swift
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Birds
What is the fastest swimming bird in the world?
The Gentoo Penguin, reaching speeds of 22 mph
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Reptiles
What is the fastest swimming reptile in the world?
The leatherback sea turtle
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Insects
What is the heaviest insect in the world?
Goliath Beetle
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Insects
What is the heaviest insect in the world?
The Goliath beetle
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Mammals
What is the heaviest naturally occurring land mammal natively found in North America?
The American bison
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Amphibians
What is the largest frog in North America?
The American bullfrog
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Mammals
What is the largest living species of antelope?
The giant eland
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Birds
What is the largest living species of penguin?
The Emperor penguin
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Reptiles
What is the largest living species of tortoise?
The Galapagos giant tortoise
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Birds
What is the largest seabird?
Albatross
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Amphibians
What is the largest species of amphibian in the world?
The Chinese giant salamander
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Amphibians
What is the largest species of amphibian in the world?
The Chinese giant salamander
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Aquatic
What is the largest species of dolphin?
Orca (Killer Whale)
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Mammals
What is the largest species of primate?
Eastern Lowland Gorilla
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Aquatic
What is the largest species of ray?
The manta ray
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Aquatic
What is the largest species of shark?
Whale Shark
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Aquatic
What is the largest species of toothed whale?
The sperm whale
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Aquatic
What is the largest toothed predator on Earth?
Sperm Whale
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Reptiles
What is the longest venomous snake in the world?
King Cobra
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Aquatic
What is the loudest animal in the ocean?
The sperm whale (clicks can reach 230 decibels)
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Insects
What is the loudest insect in the world?
The cicada
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Reptiles
What is the maximum running land speed of a Crocodile?
17 Kmpl
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Aquatic
What is the most poisonous fish in the world?
Stonefish
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Insects
What is the most venomous spider in the world?
The Brazilian wandering spider
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Birds
What is the national bird of India?
The Indian peacock
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Birds
What is the national bird of the United States?
Bald Eagle
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Birds
What is the only bird capable of seeing the color blue?
Owl
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Birds
What is the only bird known to fly backward?
The hummingbird
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Birds
What is the only bird that can swim but not fly?
Penguin
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Reptiles
What is the only continent on Earth where snakes are not found?
Antarctica
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Reptiles
What is the only continent where crocodiles do not naturally exist?
Europe
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Reptiles
What is the only continent where reptiles do not live?
Antarctica
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Mammals
What is the only dog breed that cannot bark?
Basenji
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Birds
What is the only flightless bird native to South America?
The rhea
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Mammals
What is the only mammal capable of sustained flight?
The bat
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Mammals
What is the only marsupial native to North America?
Opossum
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Reptiles
What is the only snake species to build a nest for its eggs?
The King Cobra
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Mammals
What is the only species of bear native to South America?
The spectacled bear
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Mammals
What is the only species of bear native to South America?
Spectacled Bear
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Aquatic
What is the only species of crab that can climb trees to eat coconuts?
The coconut crab
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Mammals
What is the only species of deer where both males and females grow antlers?
The reindeer (caribou)
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Mammals
What is the only species of dog that cannot bark?
The Basenji
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Aquatic
What is the only species of male animal that gets pregnant and gives birth?
The seahorse
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Mammals
What is the scientific name of Bengal Tiger?
Panthera tigris tigris
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Mammals
What is the slowest mammal on Earth?
The three-toed sloth
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Mammals
What is the smallest mammal in the world by mass?
Etruscan Shrew
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Mammals
What is the smallest species of bear?
The sun bear
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Reptiles
What is the smallest species of crocodile in the world?
The dwarf crocodile
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Mammals
What is the smallest species of monkey in the world?
The pygmy marmoset
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Birds
What is the smallest species of penguin?
The little blue penguin
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Aquatic
What is the smallest species of shark?
The dwarf lanternshark
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General
What is the study of animals called?
Zoology
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Mammals
What is the tallest species of penguin?
Emperor Penguin
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Mammals
What large marine mammal is commonly referred to as a "sea cow"?
Manatee
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Reptiles
What lizard can shoot blood out of its eyes as a defense mechanism?
The Texas horned lizard
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Reptiles
What lizard is capable of dropping its tail to escape predators and regrowing it later?
The gecko (and several other lizard species)
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Reptiles
What lizard is famous for its blue tongue used to scare off predators?
Blue-tongued Skink
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Mammals
What mammal is known to be completely immune to snake venom?
Honey Badger
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Mammals
What mammal lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
Platypus
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Aquatic
What marine animal has blue blood and three hearts?
Octopus
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Aquatic
What marine animal has the longest migration of any mammal?
The gray whale
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Aquatic
What marine animal holds hands while sleeping to keep from drifting apart?
Sea Otters
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Aquatic
What marine mammal has a long, spiral tusk protruding from its head?
The narwhal
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Aquatic
What marine mammal has a natural pink coloring and lives in the Amazon River?
The Amazon river dolphin
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Aquatic
What marine mammal has the thickest fur in the animal kingdom?
The sea otter, with up to 1 million hairs per square inch
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Aquatic
What marine mammal is known as the "unicorn of the sea"?
Narwhal
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Reptiles
What part of the body is used by a snake to smell?
Tongue
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Reptiles
What reptile has a third "parietal" eye on the top of its head?
The tuatara
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Aquatic
What sea creature creates the pearls found in jewelry?
The oyster
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Aquatic
What sea creature has a body composed of 95% water?
The jellyfish
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Aquatic
What sea creature has no brain and no heart?
Jellyfish
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Aquatic
What shark species is known for its uniquely shaped hammer-like head?
Hammerhead Shark
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Reptiles
What snake is known for "rattling" its tail as a warning signal?
The rattlesnake
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Reptiles
What snake is known to "spit" venom directly into the eyes of predators?
The spitting cobra
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Reptiles
What snake is known to "spit" venom into the eyes of its predators?
Spitting Cobra
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Reptiles
What snake species is the heaviest in the world?
Green Anaconda
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Insects
What species of beetle navigates by using the Milky Way galaxy?
The African dung beetle
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Reptiles
What species of snake can grow to be the longest in the world?
The Reticulated Python
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Reptiles
What species of turtle is the only one to live entirely in freshwater?
Pig-nosed Turtle
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Mammals
What time of year do squirrels build nests?
Summer
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Reptiles
What turtle species is the largest living turtle?
The leatherback sea turtle
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Aquatic
What type of fish can generate an electric shock of up to 600 volts?
Electric Eel
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Aquatic
What type of whale is completely white and known as the "canary of the sea"?
Beluga Whale
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Reptiles
What venomous snake is known as the deadliest in Africa due to its aggression and speed?
The black mamba
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Amphibians
Which amphibian can breathe through its skin and has no lungs?
The lungless salamander
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Amphibians
Which amphibian is completely blind and lives exclusively in underground caves in Europe?
The olm
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Amphibians
Which amphibian is famous for its brightly colored, highly toxic skin?
The poison dart frog
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Amphibians
Which amphibian is known for secreting a hallucinogenic toxin from its skin?
The Colorado River toad
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Mammals
Which animal can consume up to 30,000 ants and termites in a single day?
Giant Anteater
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Aquatic
Which animal can create the loudest sound among any living creature?
Humpback whale
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Aquatic
Which animal can see both infrared and ultraviolet light?
Goldfish
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Mammals
Which animal exclusively eats only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else?
Koala
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Mammals
Which animal has a heart that weighs over 400 pounds?
The blue whale
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Mammals
Which animal has a highly specialized elongated middle finger used for extracting grubs?
The aye-aye
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Mammals
Which animal has a hump made of stored fat, not water?
The camel
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Mammals
Which animal has a specialized "grooming claw" on its second toe?
The lemur
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Mammals
Which animal has a tongue so long it anchors to its sternum?
The pangolin
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Mammals
Which animal has fingerprints almost indistinguishable from human beings?
Koala
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Mammals
Which animal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
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Mammals
Which animal has stripes that are completely unique to each individual, like a fingerprint?
The zebra
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Aquatic
Which animal has teeth in its stomach?
Lobsters
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Mammals
Which animal has the densest fur of any mammal?
The sea otter
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Mammals
Which animal has the highest number of chromosomes of any mammal (102)?
The viscacha rat
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Mammals
Which animal has the highest number of teeth (usually around 50) of any land mammal?
The Virginia opossum
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Aquatic
Which animal has the largest brain in the World?
Sperm Whale
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Mammals
Which animal has the longest gestation period of any mammal (up to 22 months)?
The African elephant
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Mammals
Which animal has the longest tail in relation to its body size?
Asian Grass Lizard (note: lizard, but common trivia)
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Mammals
Which animal has the longest tail?
Giraffe
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Mammals
Which animal has the most dense bone structure to help it stay submerged in water?
The hippopotamus
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Mammals
Which animal has the most powerful sense of smell of any dog breed?
The bloodhound
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Mammals
Which animal has the shortest lifespan of any mammal?
The mayfly (insect, but common trivia: shortest mammal is the shrew)
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Mammals
Which animal has the strongest bite force of any terrestrial mammal?
The hippopotamus
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Mammals
Which animal has the thickest blubber layer of any marine mammal?
The bowhead whale
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Mammals
Which animal has the thickest fur in the world?
The sea otter
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Mammals
Which animal has the thickest fur of any mammal?
Sea Otter
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Mammals
Which animal has the thickest skin of any land mammal (up to 1.5 inches)?
The rhinoceros
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Mammals
Which animal is completely immune to snake venom and frequently eats cobras?
The honey badger
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Mammals
Which animal is considered the most closely related living relative to humans?
The chimpanzee
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Mammals
Which animal is considered the tallest living terrestrial animal?
The giraffe
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Mammals
Which animal is considered the tallest terrestrial animal in the world?
The giraffe
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Mammals
Which animal is famous for its highly developed sense of echolocation?
The bat
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Mammals
Which animal is known as the best rain detector?
Elephant
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Mammals
Which animal is known as the largest marsupial in the world?
The red kangaroo
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Mammals
Which animal is known as the largest terrestrial carnivore in the world?
The polar bear
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Mammals
Which animal is known as the most trafficked mammal in the world?
The pangolin
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Mammals
Which animal is known for having a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone?
The shark (aquatic, but often confused)
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Mammals
Which animal is known for having incredibly tough skin that can repel bee stings?
The honey badger
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Mammals
Which animal is known to be the fastest climbing mammal?
The squirrel
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Mammals
Which animal is known to have a prehensile tail that it uses like a fifth limb?
The spider monkey
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Mammals
Which animal is known to have a prehensile tail used like a fifth limb?
Spider Monkey
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Mammals
Which animal is known to have black skin underneath its white fur?
The polar bear
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Mammals
Which animal is known to have stripes not just on its fur, but on its skin?
The tiger
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Mammals
Which animal is known to have the longest gestation period of any land mammal?
The African elephant (22 months)
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Mammals
Which animal is known to sleep for up to 6 months during hibernation?
The marmot
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Mammals
Which animal is shown on the logo of WWF (World Wildlife Fund)?
Panda
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Mammals
Which animal is the largest species of marsupial carnivore?
The Tasmanian devil
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Mammals
Which animal is the national animal of Scotland?
The unicorn (mythological, but true for the country)
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Mammals
Which animal is the national symbol of Australia, featured on its coat of arms alongside the emu?
The kangaroo
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Mammals
Which animal is the only known mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
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Mammals
Which animal is the only marsupial that lives underground?
The marsupial mole
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Mammals
Which animal is the only surviving member of the genus Giraffa besides the giraffe?
The okapi
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Mammals
Which animal is the only surviving species of wild horse?
Przewalski's horse
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Mammals
Which animal is the only wild canine species native to Japan?
The Japanese raccoon dog (Tanuki)
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Mammals
Which animal is the smallest mammal in the world by mass?
The Etruscan shrew
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Mammals
Which animal produces square-shaped feces to mark its territory?
The wombat
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Mammals
Which animal sleeps standing up to easily flee from predators?
The horse
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Mammals
Which animal sleeps up to 22 hours a day and eats mostly eucalyptus?
The koala
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Mammals
Which animal sleeps up to 22 hours a day?
Koala
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Amphibians
Which animal takes breathes through skin?
Frog
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Mammals
Which animal uses a long, sticky tongue up to two feet long to eat 30,000 ants a day?
The giant anteater
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Mammals
Which animal's bite can transmit rabies more often than any other in the US?
Bat
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Mammals
Which animal's fingerprint is so similar to a human's that it has confused crime scene investigators?
The koala
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Mammals
Which animal's heart weighs roughly 400 pounds?
The blue whale
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Mammals
Which animal's milk is pink in color?
The hippopotamus (due to hipposudoric acid mixing with it)
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Insects
Which ant species can carry up to 50 times its own body weight?
The leafcutter ant
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Insects
Which ant species forms massive "living bridges" with their bodies?
The army ant
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Insects
Which arachnid is known for having a violin-shaped mark on its back?
The brown recluse spider
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Mammals
Which bear is entirely carnivorous and has translucent fur?
The polar bear
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Mammals
Which bear is known to eat a diet that is 99% bamboo?
The giant panda
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Mammals
Which bear is the only one native to the Southern Hemisphere?
The spectacled bear
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Insects
Which beetle is known for its ability to glow brightly to attract a mate?
The firefly
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Mammals
Which big cat is known as the "Ghost of the Mountains"?
Snow Leopard
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Mammals
Which big cat is known as the fastest animal on land?
The cheetah
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Mammals
Which big cat is the largest species of the cat family?
The Siberian tiger
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Mammals
Which big cat is the only one that lives in large social groups called prides?
The lion
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Mammals
Which big cat species has the longest canine teeth as compared to body size?
Clouded Leopard
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Birds
Which bird builds intricate structures decorated with shiny objects to attract a mate?
The bowerbird
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Birds
Which bird can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
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Birds
Which bird can mimic the sound of chainsaws and camera shutters perfectly?
Lyrebird
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Birds
Which bird can rotate its head 270 degrees?
The owl
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Birds
Which bird can stay in the air for up to 10 months without landing?
The common swift
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Birds
Which bird can turn head around to look backward?
Owl
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Birds
Which bird has a beak that can hold more than its belly?
The pelican
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Birds
Which bird has eyes larger than its brain?
The ostrich
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Birds
Which bird has the largest eyes of any land animal?
The ostrich
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Birds
Which bird has the largest wingspan of any living bird?
Wandering Albatross
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Birds
Which bird has the longest bill in the world, measuring up to 18 inches?
The Australian pelican
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Birds
Which bird is considered the most intelligent and can mimic human speech with astonishing accuracy?
The African grey parrot
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Birds
Which bird is considered the smartest bird in the world, capable of solving multi-step puzzles?
The New Caledonian crow
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Birds
Which bird is famous for diving underwater to spear fish with its long beak?
The kingfisher
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Birds
Which bird is famous for having pink feathers due to its diet of brine shrimp?
The flamingo
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Birds
Which bird is famous for having the fastest wingbeat, up to 80 beats per second?
The hummingbird
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Birds
Which bird is famous for its ability to mimic human speech?
The parrot
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Birds
Which bird is famous for its elaborate courtship dance involving moonwalking and shape-shifting?
The superb bird-of-paradise
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Birds
Which bird is famous for its incredibly loud, booming call that sounds like a foghorn?
The bittern
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Birds
Which bird is famous for its massive, colorful bill that makes up one-third of its body length?
The toco toucan
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Birds
Which bird is famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species?
The cuckoo
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Birds
Which bird is famous for stealing shiny objects to decorate its nest?
Bowerbird
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Birds
Which bird is famous for using tools, such as dropping nuts on crosswalks for cars to crush?
The carrion crow
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Birds
Which bird is known for a distinctive "laughing" call that sounds human?
The laughing kookaburra
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Birds
Which bird is known for its massive, helmet-like structure on its head called a casque?
The cassowary
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Birds
Which bird is known for mimicking sounds ranging from camera shutters to chainsaws?
The lyrebird
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Birds
Which bird is known to be the only one that can digest bone?
The bearded vulture
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Birds
Which bird is known to build intricate, hanging nests woven from grass?
The weaverbird
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Birds
Which bird is known to build the most complex, multi-chambered nests?
The sociable weaver
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Birds
Which bird is known to fly for months without landing?
Common Swift
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Birds
Which bird is known to have the longest migration of any animal?
The Arctic tern
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Birds
Which bird is known to lay the largest eggs relative to its body size?
The kiwi
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Birds
Which bird is known to line its nest with its own vomit to keep predators away?
The hoatzin (stinkbird)
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Birds
Which bird is known to steal shiny objects to decorate its nest?
The magpie
|
|
Birds
Which bird is the fastest diver, reaching speeds over 240 mph?
Peregrine Falcon
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Birds
Which bird is the fastest runner, reaching speeds of 40 mph?
The ostrich
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|
Birds
Which bird is the largest flying bird by wingspan?
The wandering albatross
|
|
Birds
Which bird is the national symbol of the United States?
The bald eagle
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|
Birds
Which bird is the national symbol of the United States?
The bald eagle
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|
Birds
Which bird is the only one capable of flying backwards?
The hummingbird
|
|
Birds
Which bird is the only one with nostrils at the end of its beak?
The kiwi
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|
Birds
Which bird lays the smallest egg in the world?
Bee Hummingbird
|
|
Birds
Which bird makes the largest nest in the world?
The bald eagle
|
|
Birds
Which bird of prey is known as the symbol of the Egyptian god Horus?
The peregrine falcon
|
|
Birds
Which bird of prey is known for its incredible diving speed of over 240 mph?
The peregrine falcon
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|
Birds
Which bird uses its massive beak to amplify its calls in the rainforest?
The toucan
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Birds
Which bird uses mud to build pot-shaped nests on the sides of cliffs or buildings?
The cliff swallow
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Insects
Which bug is known as the "farmer" of the insect world because it cultivates fungus?
The leafcutter ant
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|
Insects
Which bug is known as the "stink bug" due to the foul odor it emits when threatened?
The shield bug
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|
Insects
Which bug is known as the most destructive insect to human agriculture?
The desert locust
|
|
Insects
Which bug is known for laying its eggs exclusively on milkweed plants?
The monarch butterfly
|
|
Insects
Which bug is known for spinning the strongest natural silk in the world?
The Darwin's bark spider
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|
Insects
Which bug is known to survive extreme radiation and headless periods?
The cockroach
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|
Insects
Which bug rolls animal feces into balls to use for food and brooding chambers?
The dung beetle
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|
Insects
Which butterfly is completely transparent?
The glasswing butterfly
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Insects
Which butterfly is known for having transparent wings that look like glass?
The glasswing butterfly
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Insects
Which butterfly is known for its massive multi-generational migration across North America?
Monarch Butterfly
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Mammals
Which canine is known as the "painted wolf" of Africa?
The African wild dog
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Mammals
Which canine is known to have the most powerful bite force relative to its size?
The African wild dog
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Mammals
Which canine species is known as the "painted wolf" of Africa?
African Wild Dog
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Mammals
Which canine species is known for having webbed toes to help it swim?
The Newfoundland dog (domestic) or African wild dog (wild)
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Mammals
Which carnivore is known to have a bite force strong enough to crush bone?
The spotted hyena
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Reptiles
Which chameleon is known to be the smallest in the world?
Brookesia micra
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Mammals
Which country is the home of the largest population of tigers in the wild?
India
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Reptiles
Which crocodile is the smallest in the world?
The dwarf crocodile
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Reptiles
Which crocodile species is the smallest in the world?
Dwarf Crocodile
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian has a distinctively long and narrow snout used for catching fish?
The gharial
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian is native only to the United States and China?
The alligator
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian is the largest living reptile in the world?
The saltwater crocodile
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian is the largest living reptile in the world?
The saltwater crocodile
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian is the most widely distributed in the Americas?
The spectacled caiman
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian species is found only in the Yangtze River and is critically endangered?
The Chinese alligator
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Reptiles
Which crocodilian species is known for its heavily armored, knobby back?
The American alligator
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Aquatic
Which crustacean is famous for migrating by the millions on Christmas Island?
The red crab
|
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Aquatic
Which crustacean is known for its incredibly fast and powerful punch?
Mantis Shrimp
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Aquatic
Which crustacean is known for replacing its shell as it grows?
The hermit crab
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Aquatic
Which deep-sea creature is known as a "living fossil" because it hasn't changed in millions of years?
The coelacanth
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Mammals
Which domestic animal shares 99.9% of its DNA with the gray wolf?
The dog
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Mammals
Which feline has black ear tufts and large paws that act as snowshoes?
The Canada lynx
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Aquatic
Which fish can swim the fastest, reaching speeds up to 68 mph?
The sailfish
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Aquatic
Which fish can swim with the fastest speed in seas or oceans?
Sailfish
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Aquatic
Which fish has the ability to change its gender from female to male as it matures?
The clownfish
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Aquatic
Which fish is born with eyes on both sides of its head, but one eye migrates to the other side as it grows?
The flounder
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Aquatic
Which fish is capable of surviving out of water for several days by breathing air?
The mudskipper
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Aquatic
Which fish is famous for its ability to swim backward?
The triggerfish
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for having highly toxic spines resembling a rock?
The stonefish
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for having teeth that look eerily similar to human teeth?
The pacu fish
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for its ability to leap out of the water and glide for long distances?
The flying fish
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for migrating from saltwater to freshwater to spawn?
The salmon (anadromous)
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for migrating thousands of miles to spawn in the Sargasso Sea?
The European eel
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Aquatic
Which fish is known for surviving completely frozen in ice during winter?
The Antarctic toothfish
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Aquatic
Which fish is known to generate an electrical shock up to 600 volts?
The electric eel
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Aquatic
Which fish swims upright and has a prehensile tail?
The seahorse
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Birds
Which flightless bird has a cassque on its head and is considered the most dangerous bird in the world?
The cassowary
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Birds
Which flightless bird is native to Australia and is the second-largest bird in the world?
Emu
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Birds
Which flightless bird native to Australia is known for its incredibly fast running speed?
The emu
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Insects
Which flying insect is famous for its glowing abdomen?
The firefly
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Insects
Which flying insect is responsible for transmitting the deadly Zika and Dengue viruses?
The Aedes mosquito
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Insects
Which flying insect is the fastest on earth, reaching speeds up to 35 mph?
The dragonfly
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Amphibians
Which frog carries its tadpoles on its back until they are fully formed?
The poison dart frog
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Amphibians
Which frog carries its young inside its vocal sacs until they are froglets?
The Darwin's frog
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Amphibians
Which frog has the ability to leap up to 20 times its own body length?
The tree frog
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Amphibians
Which frog is known to be the most poisonous vertebrate on Earth?
The golden poison frog
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Amphibians
Which frog is known to be the smallest vertebrate in the world?
The Paedophryne amauensis (from Papua New Guinea)
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Amphibians
Which frog is known to excrete a waxy substance to prevent itself from drying out in the sun?
The waxy monkey tree frog
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Amphibians
Which frog is known to freeze solid in winter and thaw out in spring?
The wood frog
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Amphibians
Which frog species has translucent skin that allows you to see its internal organs?
The glass frog
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Insects
Which glowing insect uses bioluminescence to attract mates?
The firefly
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Insects
Which insect builds massive dirt mounds equipped with natural air conditioning?
The termite
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Insects
Which insect can jump up to 200 times its own body length?
The flea
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Insects
Which insect can survive without its head for over a week?
Cockroach
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Insects
Which insect creates elaborate mounds that can be up to 30 feet tall?
The termite
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Insects
Which insect destroys billions of dollars of crops annually by swarming in the millions?
The desert locust
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Insects
Which insect has a hearing organ located on its abdomen?
The cicada
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Insects
Which insect has a lifespan of only 24 hours in its adult stage?
The mayfly
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Insects
Which insect has a unique life cycle involving emerging from the ground every 13 or 17 years?
The periodical cicada
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Insects
Which insect has compound eyes made up of up to 30,000 lenses?
The dragonfly
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Insects
Which insect has ears on its front legs?
The cricket
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Insects
Which insect has the ability to turn its head 180 degrees?
The praying mantis
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Insects
Which insect has the ability to walk on water due to surface tension?
The water strider
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Insects
Which insect has the longest lifespan, with queens living up to 30 years?
The termite
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Insects
Which insect is known as a symbol of good luck in many cultures?
The ladybug
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Insects
Which insect is known as the most efficient predator in the animal kingdom, with a 95% success rate?
The dragonfly
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Insects
Which insect is known for cultivating fungus to feed its larvae?
The leafcutter ant
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Insects
Which insect is known for folding its front legs together as if in prayer?
The praying mantis
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Insects
Which insect is known for its rapid, multi-generational migration across North America?
The monarch butterfly
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Insects
Which insect is known for producing a light that produces almost no heat (cold light)?
The firefly
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Insects
Which insect is known to be the only one that can turn its head independently of its body?
The praying mantis
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Insects
Which insect is known to carry the Bubonic Plague?
The rat flea
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Insects
Which insect is known to communicate through bioluminescent flashing?
The firefly
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Insects
Which insect is known to construct intricate paper-like nests?
The wasp or hornet
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Insects
Which insect is known to survive extreme levels of radiation that would kill a human?
The cockroach
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Insects
Which insect makes honey?
Honeybee
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Insects
Which insect produces a substance called lac, used to make shellac?
The lac insect
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Insects
Which insect produces the loud buzzing sound heard in summer?
Cicada
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Aquatic
Which is the only animal in which the male gives birth to their young?
Seahorses
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Mammals
Which large cat is known as the fastest land animal?
The cheetah
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Mammals
Which large cat is known for being a powerful swimmer and hunting in the water?
The jaguar
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Mammals
Which large herbivore is known for its massive, curled horns?
The bighorn sheep
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Mammals
Which large mammal is known as the "King of the Jungle"?
The lion
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Mammals
Which large mammal is known as the "ship of the desert"?
The camel
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Mammals
Which large mammal is known for bleeding from its skin as a form of "blood sweat" sunscreen?
The hippopotamus
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Reptiles
Which lizard can shoot blood from its eyes as a defense mechanism?
Texas Horned Lizard
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Reptiles
Which lizard is famous for its frill that expands around its neck when threatened?
The frilled-neck lizard
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for having a blue tongue used to startle predators?
The blue-tongued skink
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for having a bright blue tongue?
The blue-tongued skink
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for having a sticky tongue that can be longer than its body?
The chameleon
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for having the ability to drop its tail to escape predators?
The gecko
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for inflating its throat pouch to look intimidating?
The frilled lizard
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known for its ability to run across the surface of water?
The basilisk lizard (Jesus Christ lizard)
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Reptiles
Which lizard is known to shoot blood from its eyes as a defense mechanism?
The Texas horned lizard
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Reptiles
Which lizard is the only venomous lizard native to the United States?
The Gila monster
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Reptiles
Which lizard species is known for walking on water?
Basilisk Lizard
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Aquatic
Which mammal has a tusk that is actually an elongated canine tooth containing millions of nerve endings?
The narwhal
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Mammals
Which mammal has the longest canine teeth of any land carnivore?
The clouded leopard
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Mammals
Which mammal has the longest tongue relative to its body size?
Sun Bear
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Mammals
Which mammal has venomous spurs on its hind legs?
The male platypus
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Mammals
Which mammal holds the record for the highest jump relative to its size?
The jumping mouse
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Mammals
Which mammal is covered in tough, overlapping scales made of keratin?
The pangolin
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Mammals
Which mammal lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
The platypus
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Aquatic
Which marine animal has a brain shaped like a doughnut?
The giant Pacific octopus
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Aquatic
Which marine animal has a heart the size of a small car?
The blue whale
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Aquatic
Which marine animal has a spiral tusk protruding from its head?
The narwhal
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Aquatic
Which marine animal has the largest eye in the animal kingdom?
The colossal squid (up to 11 inches across)
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Aquatic
Which marine creature has no brain, heart, bones, or eyes?
The jellyfish
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Aquatic
Which marine creature is known to hold hands to prevent drifting apart while sleeping?
The sea otter
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Aquatic
Which marine creature is technically biologically immortal?
The Turritopsis dohrnii (immortal jellyfish)
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Aquatic
Which marine mammal is commonly referred to as a "sea cow"?
The manatee
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Aquatic
Which marine mammal uses tools, such as placing a sponge on its nose to protect it while foraging?
The bottlenose dolphin
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Aquatic
Which marine predator uses a highly specialized snout shaped like a saw to hunt?
The sawfish
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Mammals
Which marsupial has a pouch that opens backward to prevent dirt from getting in while digging?
The wombat
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Mammals
Which marsupial is known to sleep up to 22 hours a day?
The koala
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Mammals
Which marsupial is native only to the Americas?
The opossum
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Mammals
Which marsupial produces cube-shaped poop?
The wombat
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Aquatic
Which ocean creature has blue blood, three hearts, and a doughnut-shaped brain?
The giant Pacific octopus
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Aquatic
Which ocean creature is known for having three hearts and blue blood?
The octopus
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Aquatic
Which ocean fish can weigh up to 5,000 pounds and looks like a giant floating head?
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
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Aquatic
Which ocean fish is known for inflating into a spiky ball when threatened?
The pufferfish
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Aquatic
Which ocean predator is known as the "wolf of the sea"?
The orca (killer whale)
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Aquatic
Which one from the below can change their gender?
Oysters
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Mammals
Which one from the cat family cannot retract its claws?
Cheetah
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Birds
Which one has the largest eye of any land animal?
Ostrich
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Birds
Which one is the heaviest flying bird in the World?
Dalmatian Pelican
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Mammals
Which one is the largest carnivorous animal in the world?
Southern elephant seal
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Mammals
Which one is the largest chamber of stomach in a ruminant animal?
Rumen
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Mammals
Which one is the largest in size among the subspecies of tiger?
Siberian tiger
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Aquatic
Which one is the largest invertebrate in the world?
Colossal Squid
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Birds
Which one is the only bird that can see the colour blue?
Owl
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Mammals
Which one is the only large island inhabited by tigers?
Sumatra
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Aquatic
Which one is the slowest animal under water?
Seahorse
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Mammals
Which one is the slowest moving land animal?
Three-toed Sloth
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Mammals
Which one is the smallest in size of all living tiger subspecies?
Sumatran tiger
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Birds
Which one is world’s tallest flying bird?
Sarus crane
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Aquatic
Which one of these animals is jawless?
Myxine
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Aquatic
Which one of these sea creatures changes its colour?
Octopus
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Birds
Which parrot is native to New Zealand, cannot fly, and is highly endangered?
The kakapo
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Mammals
Which part of the body is used by an elephant to control body temperature?
Ear
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Amphibians
Which poisonous frog gets its toxicity from the toxic insects it eats in the wild?
The poison dart frog
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Aquatic
Which predatory fish has a head shaped like a double-headed hammer?
The hammerhead shark
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Mammals
Which primate has a distinctively brightly colored red and blue face?
The mandrill
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Mammals
Which primate has a nose that can grow up to 7 inches long?
The proboscis monkey
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Mammals
Which primate has the largest nose relative to its body size?
The proboscis monkey
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Mammals
Which primate is known as the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world?
The orangutan
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Mammals
Which primate is known for its bright red and blue facial coloration?
Mandrill
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Mammals
Which primate is known for its high intelligence and tool use, sharing 98% of human DNA?
The chimpanzee
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Mammals
Which primate is known for its incredibly loud vocalizations that can be heard for miles?
The howler monkey
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Mammals
Which primate is native only to the island of Madagascar?
The lemur
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Reptiles
Which reptile can survive freezing temperatures by producing a natural antifreeze in its blood?
The painted turtle
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Reptiles
Which reptile has the longest lifespan in the animal kingdom?
The tortoise
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Reptiles
Which reptile is known as the longest venomous snake in the world?
The King Cobra
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Reptiles
Which reptile is known for its ability to change color for camouflage and communication?
The chameleon
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Reptiles
Which reptile species is entirely female and reproduces by cloning itself?
The mourning gecko
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Amphibians
Which salamander is known for growing over 5 feet long in Japanese rivers?
The Japanese giant salamander
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Amphibians
Which salamander never undergoes metamorphosis and remains fully aquatic its whole life?
The axolotl
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Aquatic
Which sea creature can regenerate lost body parts, including its heart and brain?
Axolotl
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Aquatic
Which sea creature is known for propelling itself by squirting water from a siphon?
The squid
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Aquatic
Which sea creature is known to "hold hands" with others while sleeping to keep from drifting apart?
The sea otter
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Aquatic
Which sea creature is known to be the loudest animal relative to its size?
The pistol shrimp
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Aquatic
Which shark is known for having a remarkably long upper tail fin used to stun prey?
The thresher shark
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Aquatic
Which shark species is known to have the longest lifespan, potentially living over 400 years?
The Greenland shark
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Mammals
Which small carnivorous mammal is known for fighting and killing venomous snakes in India?
The mongoose
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Reptiles
Which snake is completely blind and spends its life underground?
The Brahminy blind snake
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Reptiles
Which snake is known for "playing dead" as a defense mechanism?
The hognose snake
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Reptiles
Which snake is known for flattening its neck into a "hood" when threatened?
The cobra
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Reptiles
Which snake is known for its bright red, yellow, and black bands used to warn predators?
The coral snake
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Reptiles
Which snake is known for its highly specialized diet consisting almost entirely of other snakes?
The King Cobra
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Reptiles
Which snake is known to be the fastest moving in the world?
Black Mamba
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Reptiles
Which snake is responsible for the majority of snakebite deaths in India?
The saw-scaled viper
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Reptiles
Which snake is responsible for the most human deaths globally?
Saw-scaled Viper
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Reptiles
Which snake is the heaviest and largest in the world by mass?
The green anaconda
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Reptiles
Which snake is the heaviest and largest in the world by mass?
The green anaconda
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Reptiles
Which snake is the longest venomous snake in the world?
The King Cobra
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Reptiles
Which snake species kills its prey by constriction rather than venom?
The boa constrictor
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Birds
Which species of bird flies at the highest elevation?
Bar-headed Goose
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Reptiles
Which species of sea turtle is the only one to have a mostly herbivorous diet?
The green sea turtle
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Insects
Which spider builds funnel-shaped webs to trap its prey?
The funnel-web spider
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Insects
Which spider is considered the most venomous in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records?
The Brazilian wandering spider
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Insects
Which spider is considered the most venomous in the world?
Brazilian Wandering Spider
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Reptiles
Which tortoise species holds the record for the longest lifespan?
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
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Reptiles
Which tortoise species is known for living over 150 years?
The Aldabra giant tortoise
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Reptiles
Which tortoise species is the only one native to the Galapagos Islands?
The Galapagos giant tortoise
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Reptiles
Which turtle is known for its completely flat shell that looks like a pancake?
The pancake tortoise
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Reptiles
Which turtle is known for its incredibly strong bite, capable of snapping a broom handle?
The alligator snapping turtle
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Reptiles
Which turtle species is the largest in the world?
Leatherback Sea Turtle
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Reptiles
Which venomous snake injects the highest yield of venom in a single bite?
The King Cobra
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Aquatic
Which whale is completely white and often called the "canary of the sea"?
The beluga whale
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Mammals
Which wild cat is known as the fastest animal on land?
Cheetah
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Mammals
Which wild dog is the largest wild canine in South America?
The maned wolf
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Mammals
Which wild feline is known as the "Ghost of the Mountains"?
The snow leopard
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Mammals
Which wild feline is known for its ability to leap up to 10 feet vertically to catch birds?
The caracal
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Mammals
Which wild feline is known for tufted ears and huge paws that act as snowshoes?
The Canada lynx
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Mammals
Which wild feline is the fastest running cat in the Americas?
The puma (cougar)
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