Trivia

Record breakers
1. Which is the longest species of snake ? Python at 9m
2. What is the longest river in Asia ? The Yangtze, China (5470km)
3. What is the hottest country in the world ? A temperature of 58*C has been
recorded in Libya
4. What is the smallest bird in the world ?The bee hummingbird at 35g
Animal world
1. Which amphibious Australian mammal lays eggs ? Duck-billed platypus
2. Which animal is the swiftest runner over short distances ? Cheetah
3. The ears of the African can be over 1m wide. Apart from improving the
elephants hearing, what other purpose do they serve ? They cool the
elephants bird
4. Is the dolphin a fish or a mammal ? Mammal
5. Are bats blind ? No
6. Which animal spends virtually its entire existence hanging by its legs from
boughs of trees ? Sloth
7. Which is the largest type of bear ? Polar bear
8. What term is applied to mammals such as the kangaroo who carry their
young in a pouch ? Marsupial
9. Apart from human beings, which is the only animal to have unique
fingerprints ?Koala