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 Bi9 cats
j) Which is the only big cat
that hunts in groups?

'}:: Which big cat has

.·••
the largest population
and lives in the most countries?
a ) cheetah b ) cougar c) leopard
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) ) Jaguar comes from a Native

~- •·.. •: .. ,•
American word meaning what?
.
:• :•. ..
a ) 'He who kills with one leap '
b ) 'He w ho kills with his feet '
c ) 'He who kills man y sheep ' ..
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X:: Is the bushy hair on a male

lion's head called a mane
or a mullet?
.,
(~~:: From how far away
...
can you hear a
lion's roar?
a ) 1.5km ( 1 mile)
b ) 8km (5 miles )
c ) 16km ( 10 miles)

~
: § : Fill in the blanks with either 'J'
for jaguar or 'L' for leopard .
... climbs trees to eat or sleep .
... ha s the strongest bite
of any bi g cat.

(!) Black panthers are just leopards

or jaguars with a black coat.
True or fal se?

(f: In Roman gladiator shows, lions and

tigers were pitted against each other.
Which cat won most of the fights?

(';) In the Bible story, who was thrown into a lions' den?
a ) David b ) Duncan c) Daniel

::j_g:: I'm from the hot grasslands in Africa.

I have a tassel on the end of my tail.
I'm known as the king of the beasts.
What am I?
Cj) What is the world's most
venomous animal?
a ) box jell y fish
b ) ki ng cobra
c) blac k wi dow sp ider

Cf \ Which animal kills the most people?

a ) lio ns b ) sha rks c) hippos

( ff\ Which bird plucks monkeys out of the trees to eat?

a ) ki ng v ult ure b) fearful ow l c) ha rpy ea g le

Cf \ Which African animal is nicknamed

the laughing assassin?

C
} :\ On overage, how
many people ore eaten
by crocodiles each year?
a ) 100 b) 1,000 c) 5,000
(f : Which animal hos the most powerful bite in the world?
a ) crocodile b ) grizzl y bear c) great white shark

:j) Which creature causes more

human deaths than any other
on the planet?

( if: Which is the only animal

---- that con drive a wolf pock
off its territory?

:) ) How do anaconda snakes kill their prey?

a ) biting b ) squeezing c) stinging

:j(t: How should you deal with a charging rhino?

a ) keep quiet and throw a rock to one side
b ) shout and scream as loudly a s you can
c) punch it on the nose

J
( (! After a big meal, how long can a great white
... •harl< ga w;thaut eaUng? ~
a ) 2 days ,o 0 _. ·

b ) 2 weeks ;:::-- gfffJ· /

c) 2 months

(f: Sharks have very sensitive electrical sensors.

What do they use them for?
a ) to detect their prey's movements
b ) to communicate with each other
c) to avoid boats and submarines

(~~~: Which would win in a fight between

a great white shark and a killer whale?

((: What would happen if you

rolled a shark onto its back?
a ) It would get very angry.
b ) It would fall into a trance .
c) It would swim around in circles . o

(f: What is the name of

this shark?
(~) In 2007, sharks killed one human. How many sharks
did humans kill in the some year?
a ) 1 million b ) 10 million c) 100 million

(!) Sharks swim in their sleep, otherwise they'd:

a ) sink b ) drown c) be washed ashore

(~) Which of these famous movies hos a shark in it?

a ) Jaws b) Jurassic Park c) Titanic

: f ) The largest type of shark is the size of a:

a ) car b ) bus c) plane

:J_g:: What ore baby sharks coiled?

a ) pups b ) kid s c) sharklets
 Forest Jwellers
_5))
C_i) Which country has
the most wolves?
a ) Canada
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b ) Russia _oo ot(f\,,
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c) United States
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(~) I have a bushy tail.
And black and white fur.
I defend myself with a vile spray.
What am I?

:)) Which farm animals are wild

boars most closely related to?
a) cows b ) pigs c) sheep

c~D Foxes living in snowy forests

have what type of fur?
a ) white b ) red

(S~) Do squirrels live in nests?

(~) Do bears like honey?

(!) What do roe, red and

fallow have in common?

Cf What are baby porcupines called?

a ) porcupup s
b ) porcupettes
c) porcu p ops

(~) In the book by Jack London, what

type of animal was White Fang?

:j_~t Where do Siberian tigers live?

a ) Ru ss ia
b ) Scandina via
c) Ala ska
 Pets
: j) Do cots always land on their feet?

(}:: Which is the most popular

pet worldwide?
a ) dog b ) cat c) fish

(~~:: What breed of dog is

a cross between a poodle
and a Labrador?
a ) Labrapoo b ) Poodledor c) Labradoodle

({: Is it true that goldfish hove a three-second memory?

(§_> Which people used to worship a powerful

goddess that looked like a cot?
a ) Ancient Egyptians
b ) Vikings
c) Aztecs
C
§ ! What type of pet did miners once take down
the mines to test the air safety?
a ) dog b) goldfish c) canary

:) ) What is the name of the Simpsons' pet dog?

a ) Snowball
b) Santa ' s Little Helper
c) Stompy

(~~:: Which breed of cat is completely hairless?

a ) Siamese cat b) Sph y nx cat c) Burmese cat

('?_) Do rabbits thump their back legs on the ground to warn

other rabbits of danger, or to start a courtship dance?

Cj_g) How far can a hamster run in one night?

a ) 0.6km (l mile)
b) 30km (20 miles)
c) 1OOkm (60 miles)
0 Mori~e~s ariJ apes
(]·:: Which type of primate lives only
on the island of Madagascar?
a ) orangutan
b ) lemur
c) rhesus monkey

(:f: What is the legendary ape that's said to walk on

--- two legs and live in the forests of North America?
a ) King Kong b) Bigfoot c) Yeti

( (: Does a proboscis monkey have:

a ) a giant nose?
b ) a fat belly?
c) a huge moustache?

j) No wild monkeys live in Europe.

True or false?
CJ ! What's the quickest way to tell
a monkey from an ape?

(!) Which is the largest type of ape?

a ) g orilla tr-~~
b ) orangutan
c) c himpanzee

(8~:: Which monkey escapes the

--- winter chill by bathing in hot springs?
a ) mandri ll b) capuchin c) Japanese macaque

(~') How did Ham the chimp make history in 1961?

a ) H e w as the first ape to re lease a pop song .
b ) H e wa s the first ape in space .
c) H e wa s the first ape to do lon g di vision .

(JO) What's the name for an

---- adult male gorilla?
a ) si lve r bu II
b ) silv erback
c) si lverking
 A~it-nal 9ia~ts

(} :: What is the largest animal that's ever lived?

~-f: Which large, flightless bird defends itself

with a dagger-like claw on each foot?
a ) emu b ) ca ssowary c) o strich

(4-::How does a little bird called an Egyptian

---- plover help Nile crocodiles?
a ) it pecks their skin clean of tin y pests
b ) it w arn s t he m of danger
c) it clean s th ei r teet h

'.-S~) What is the name of the giant Japanese

--- movie monster that has atomic breath?
(~~:: 'Orea' is another name for which animal?
a ) elephant b ) ki ll er whale c) pyt hon

:: )) Which animal has the largest eyes in the world?

a ) b lue whale b ) co lossal squid c) wha le shark

(~~:: A blue whale's heart is the same size as a :

a ) beachba ll b ) was hing machine c) car

( ii:: Which bad-tempered animal has a hide

---- that's so thick it's almost bulletproof?
a ) hippo b ) buffa lo c) t iger

::Jo::Put these animals

---- in order of size,
largest first.
a ) spe rm wha le
b ) do lphin
c) leopard
d ) hippo
 Bir·Js of rre~
(_i) Which birds of prey are usually bigger:
males or females?

(~) I can turn my head nearly all the way around.

I see ten times better than humans at night.
I fly in almost total silence.
What am I?

f}~: Which of these kills other birds in the air?

a ) peregrine falcon
b ) sea eag le
c) snowy owl

({) What is the name

of an eagle's nest?

(~~~: What are a bird

of prey's feet called?
a ) claws
b) talons
c) pincers

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:§ ! Are vultures hunters or scavengers?

j) Which of these is not a bird of prey?

a) buzzard b) gannet c) kestrel

j~~: Secretary birds stand over 1m (3ft) tall and stalk

through grasslands looking for prey.
Where do they live?
a ) Africa b ) Asia c) Au stralia

:-9~! In the Harry Potter books, what is the name of

Harry's owl?
a ) Scabbers b) Hedwig c) Pig

(lQ) Which of these is most likely to be seen in Europe?

a ) golden eagle b) bald eagle c) harpy eagle
® Creer~-crawlies
(1) I have eight legs.
I have large pincers and sting with my tail.
My deadliest species is called 'deathstalker'.
What am I?

C
} ) Do bed bugs bite?
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:j) Which is the largest spider in the world?
a ) Gol iath bird-eating spider
b ) wolf spider
c) king baboon spider

(4) Do millipedes have a venomous bite?

(f : 0.5kg (l lb) of spider thread

would wrap around:
a ) an athletics track
b ) New York City
c) the Earth
 Yes or ~o?
C_D Do gorillas build nests?
(~) Do toads lay toadspawn?

:) ) Could a blue whale swallow a person?

C~) Could a polar bear swim across the English Channel?

(S~) If a homing pigeon brings you a message,

--- can you send it back with a reply?

(~) Do giraffes have more neck bones than people?

C!) Can a dolphin recognize itself in a mirror?

(~~) Can tigers swim?

Cf : Do turtles sweat?
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(lQ) Are all four feet of a galloping

---
horse
ever off the ground at the same time?
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:Jf: Are slow worms slower than earthworms?

:j} : If a cow falls over, can it get back up?

:J_;t: Does a jellyfish have a brain?

:j_~t: Can rats vomit?

(j}: Are snakes slimy?

:j_~) Do zebras bark?

:j_!) Do moths eat your clothes?

:j_~:: Do roosters crow only at sunrise?

J<t: Can owls see in complete darkness?

(~g:: Could a kangaroo jump over a car?
 o~ the farm
(_l) What were the very first farm animals?
a ) goats b ) sheep c) pigs

(~) Which is the most intelligent?

a ) horse b ) pig c) chicken

:)~:: Only female chickens lay eggs.

True or fal se?

((: What are Holsteins, Friesians, Jerseys and Guernseys?

(f : What is a horse's size measured in?

(~~) What is a group of geese called?
a ) giggle b) g a gg le c) goggle

( !.) Which animal has a comb and wattle?

a ) co w
b ) p ig
c) chicken

(~) Do cows always lie

down when it rains?

C
f : What do you call a male goat?
::lit: Roughly how many times do cows pass gas each day?
a ) 15 b) 150 c) l ,500
@ St'\a~es
(_i) What part of their prey do spitting cobras target?
a ) eyes b ) nostri Is c) mouth

(} :: What is the longest snake in the world?

a ) fer de lance
b ) reticulated p y thon
c) boa con strictor

:)~:: In which of these places do snakes not live?

rainforests, deserts, polar region s, ocean s, gra ssland s

({ >Which snakes are normally used

by snake charmers?
a ) adders b ) mambas

(f : Do snakes have bones?

(~) Which mythical character had snakes for hair?
a ) Medu sa b ) Minotaur c) Cerberu s

:''?'::
'~---
How do desert snakes move across the sand?
a ) slithering b ) side-winding c) roll i ng

(~) Which of these countries has no native snakes?

England, France, Ireland, Italy

(f : According to tests, which land snake has the most

toxic venom in the world?
a ) spitting cobra b ) coral snake c) inland taipan

(JO) Can rattlesnakes hear

---- their own rattle?

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@ Fish
CD Which is the odd one out?
tuna, swordfi sh, pike, barracuda, mackerel

(f : Which movie had two clownfish in starring roles?

a ) The Little Mermaid
b) Finding Nemo
c) Shark Tale

C} ! What do fish breathe through?

a ) gill s b ) nostrils c) skin

( {: Are starfish really fish?

(~~) Where did goldfish originally come from?

a ) Italy b ) Brazil c) China
( ( : Which fish is said
to hove the most painful
venom of any animal in the world?
a } P" ffec fi , h b} ' ta oefoh d ootfo h ~

Cl ) A salmon lays about 3,000 eggs ~

at a time. Roughly how many
will reach adulthood?
a) 2 b) l 00 c) 1,500

(~) You con catch a trout by

gently tickling its belly.
Tr ue or fal se?

(~) Which small fish from the

Amazon river con bite your 11
finger off with one snip?

(lQ) For how long con a flying

--- fish glide above water?
a ) l 0 se co nds
b) 20 secon ds
c) 40 secon ds
 Bears
(_j_) Which bear is very good at climbing trees?
a ) black bear b ) polar bear c) grizzly bear

(~~) What makes up 80% of a grizzly beer's diet?

a ) meat b ) fish c) plants

(~~:: Which of these is a real bear?

a ) bearded bear
b ) spectacled bear
c) gloved bear

(~) What was the name of the

bear in The Jungle Boola
a ) Baboo
b ) Baloo
c) Bagoo

(5~:: Why do pandas

do handstands?
a ) to scent-mark a tree
b ) to impress a mate
c) to ex ercise
(f: In California in the 1850s, cage fights were
held between grizzly bears and lions.
Who won?

(!_) Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for which bear?

a ) polar bear b ) brown bear c) panda

(~) Are koalas a type of bear?

(~~) Where can you see the Great Bear and

the Little Bear?

(j_g) What type of fish do grizzly

bears catch in summer?
a ) salmon
b ) tuna
c) cod
 Tlie seaso.,s
(_i) What letter shape do a flock of geese
form when they migrate?

(~) Why don't you

see wasps in winter?
a ) they 're hibernating
b ) t hey mi g rate
c) t hey' re nearly all dead

(3~) Every year, 1.5 million wildebeest, gazelles and

--- zebras trek northward through southern Africa.
This huge annual migration is nicknamed:
'The Greatest
on ____ _

(( : Is a stoat in its white winter coat

called an ermine or a moomin?

(~~) What's the name of the

hard case that protects
a caterpillar as it changes
into a butterfly?
(~~:: Do any animals that live near the equator hibernate?

CD Where do European barn swallows spend winter?

a ) Au stralia b ) Africa c) A sia

:j ) Which of these animals changes its coat in winter?

a ) Arctic fox b ) wolf c) polar bear

Cf Do all birds migrate?

:f(:!:: When squirrels store nuts for

the winter, do they bury
them separately, or in
a large stash?
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( i) What do you call a camel with two humps? .... ~ ~..

a ) Bactrian b ) Drom edary c) nothing

C
} :: How do dancing white lady spiders get out of trouble?
a ) b y leaping up and down v ery quickl y
b ) by burrowing into th e san d
c) by cart w hee lin g dow n a sand dun e

:)~! Which beetle did the Ancient Egyptians worship?

a ) scarab beet le
b ) stag beetle
c) e lep hant beetle

(~(:: A dust devil is a type of lizard

--- that runs so fast it sends
clouds of dust into the air.
Tru e or false?

(f : How long can a camel

go without drinking?
a ) 4 da ys
b ) 4 weeks
c) 4 months

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(f : What do horned lizards squirt from their eyes?
a ) tears b ) saliva c) blood

C!) Why do shovel-snouted lizards dance?

a ) to keep their f eet cool
b ) to attract a mate
c) to confuse predators

:j~~: What's the name for a group of

camels that ore transporting goods?
a ) wagon b ) caravan c) fleet

(~) Which lizard rolls up into a spiky coil to defend itself?

a ) armadillo lizard
b ) anteater lizard
c) aard vark lizard

:j_g) Do scorpions sting

with their toil, their
pincers or both?
2?) Deferisive tl"ic~el"~
CDThis fish inflates to look
larger than it really is.
Is it called a:
a) porcupine fish?
b) balloon fish?
c) gulper fish?
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,:-2·; Which African ant-eating

---· animal can somersault away from danger?
a) aardvark b) honey badger c) meerkat

(} ) Which of these animals does not blend in with

its surroundings?
a) tiger b) chameleon c) poison-dart frog

(~~) Why do baby komodo dragons rall themselves in dung?

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(§) How do geckos distract a predator? 0

a) by screaming "GECKOOOO!"
b) by releasing a smelly gas
c) by discarding their tail

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(i;; Which animal plays dead, and inspired the phrase:
"playing 'p ____ m"

CDWhich grumpy desert animals burp up semi-digested

food and spit it at whatever's annoying them?

(8) There's a fish that has two pupils in each eye,

--- to help check for predators. One looks above
the water, and one looks below.
What is its common name?
four- fl sh

(9) What does a skunk's spray

--- smell most like?
a ) rotten eggs and rancid milk
b) burning rubber and urine
c) dog mess and sweat

:j_g:: Which animal

rolls into a ball,
like a hedgehog?
a ) armadillo
b) porcupine
c) koala

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 Dow~ u~der
C_i) What's the name for animals
that carry their babies in a pouch?

(f : What
is a baby
kangaroo called?
a ) bunny b) sheila c) joey

:'4-:: What's the name of Australia's --._;::,-.

'---· jackal-like predator?
a ) dingo b) quango c) munge

(f : There are only two egg-laying mammals

in the world. One is the platypus, what is the other?

~"'-a--~-.,~, b) ~n"u_m_b_a_t ___c_

) -b-a-nd-;ooo~~
:),~) How many hours
do koalas sleep a day?
a ) 5 hours
b) 10 hours
c) 20 hours

:) ) Do wombats live in nests or burrows?

(~) Which Australian spider eats her

male partner after mating?
a ) pirate spider
b) black widow spider
c) trapdoor spider

(f What kind of animal is a kookaburra?

a ) bush rabbit b) bird c) squirrel

(J_g) All marsupials come from Australasia.

True or false?
® M~th OY fact?
:~~_t~-: Ostriches bury their heads in the sand. .v.-.~

:.. ~) Flamingos stand on one leg. ~

:)~:: Elephants ore scored

of mice.

~ ~ , 1':1 :.
({ : Crocodiles cry.

(f : Kangaroos box. ~l)

~
:) ,-_:: Lemmings jump
·-- over cliffs.
4-:
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::)) Camels store water
in their humps.

(8) Only female

·-- mosquitoes bite.

(cf:: Baby chicks touched by

a human are abandoned
by their mothers.

:j_g:: Bird's nest soup

is mode from
birds' nests.
(fj) Starfish can grow a whole new body from one arm.

:j}: Mongooses are immune to snake venom.

:J~:: Crabs walk sideways.

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::j_~) Dogs see in black

and white.
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:j_!) You can hear the sea inside a shell.

:jJ : Daddy long-legs are venomous.

(j_<l: Earwigs live inside your ear.

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:~ •, ••
sense of smell of
any dog.
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: j) Which of these animals often live in rockpools?
crab s, starfi sh, seahorses, li mpets, he r r in gs

(~~~: Which bird dives head-first into the sea to catch fish?
a ) osp rey b ) he rrin g g ull c) g a nnet

(~) Are A"""'Uao "'°"' black, wMte o• bmwo? ~

({ : What do octopuses squirt to -<~-
~~:
drive away predators?
a ) mi lk b ) i nk c) blood
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(f : Which type of crab looks

for on old shell
to live in?
(6) Which kind of seahorse gives birth?
a ) males
b ) females
c) both

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:)) I look like a jellyfish.
I float on the sea's surface.
I am named after an old sailing ship.
What am I?

(~) Which five-legged animal turns its

stomach inside out to engulf its food?

(§ ! Which fish builds a nest for its young?

a ) flounder b ) stickleback

:j_g:\ Which is not a real animal?

a ) sea tomato b ) sea potato
 RoJe~ts
(_i) The world's largest rodent is a capybara. It's as big as a:
a ) cat b ) sheep c) donkey~

(~) What we•e AMn, s;man and Theodo•e? . ·r ·_f. ·-

a ) mice b ) squirre ls c) chipmunks _

(~) From how great a height

could a mouse fall and survive?
a ) the roof of a hou se
b ) the top of a crane
c) a crui sin g jumbo jet

(~) Do squirrels
hibernate?

(5~:: How many

--- grandchildren could
a female rat have?
a ) 15
b) 150
c) 1,500
(6) Which type of rodent carried fleas that brought
the Black Death plague to medieval Europe?
a ) harvest mou se b ) black rat c) shrew

:j _) House mice can squeeze through cracks the width of a:

a ) ra spberry b ) strawberry c) plum

(~~:: In the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, which

animals were lured away by the piper's music?

(f : Which of these is not a rodent?

a ) lemur b ) beaver c) g opher

:j §: Are porcupines
related to
hedgehogs?

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@ E~c.ls of tlie Eartli
( 1) Is a polar bear's skin:
a ) black? b) white? c) pink?

Ct : I live in large colonies.

--- I look like a gigantic brown slug •••
••• with 1m (3ft) long tusks.
What am I?

(~~:: Do penguins live near the

North Pole or the South Pole?

({ ! What type of dogs pull snow sleds?

a ) Labradors b) Alsatians c) huskies

(5) While looking after its egg

how long does an emperor
penguin go without eating?
a ) 2 days
b ) 2 weeks
c) 2 months
Cf : How far can polar bears swim without stopping?
a ) 3km (2 miles)
b) 80km (50 miles)
c) 650km (400 miles)

( [: Which of these are reindeer belonging to Santa?

Dasher, Ranger, Prince, Comet, Clanger, Blitzen

(~) Can seals sleep in the sea?

(~) Which of these doesn't live in the Arctic or Antarctic?

wolverine, snow leopard, seal, musk ox, snowy owl

(lQ~: Arctic terns migrate from the Arctic to the Antarctic

--- and back again. How far is the round-trip?
a ) 2,500km (l,500 mi les)
b) 75,000km (45,000 miles)
c) 120,000km (95,000 miles)
 LizarJs
(_j) Which is the largest lizard in the world?
a ) gila monster
b ) monitor lizard
c) komodo dragon

(~~:: Most lizards lay eggs.

Tru e or fal se?

:-:f: What type of

---- lizard is this?

(4) How do geckos keep their eyes moist?

a ) sweat through them
b ) lick them
c) b link often

Cf : Which lizard can run across water?

a ) dwarf chameleon
b ) common ba si li sk
c) marine iguana
(f : Which lizard can walk
across ceilings?
a ) monitor lizard
b ) iguana
c) gecko

:j) Which statement about komodo

dragons is false?
a ) they spit acid
b ) they eat their own babi es
c) they ha ve a venomous bite

:j~:: How can you tell a legless lizard

from a snake?
a ) lizards hav e no scales
b ) lizards have ear holes
c) legless li zard s don't slither

(?.) Are lizards warm blooded or cold blooded?

:j_g:: Only one of these is a lizard. Which one?

a ) earthworm b ) hookworm
C_i) What type of animal are frogs a nd toads?
a ) rept i le b ) a mp hibia n c) ma mm a l

\
C-r-raof
c~D The tiny coqui frog
is as loud as a :
a ) doo rbe ll
b ) fire al arm
c) ship's ho rn

Cf~ There's a frog that makes its

own claws by snapping the bones
in its wrist and forcing them through its skin.
Find the letter that fills all the missing gaps in its name.
ho _ _ o_ frog
(~~) Do frogs hove teeth?

:j) Why do frogs pull their eyeballs into their head?

a ) to di sguise themselves as a leaf
b) to protect them when under attack
c) to help pu sh food down their throat

(8) Which toad was brought to Australia to eat a

--- plague of sugar-eating beetles, but has multiplied
and spread uncontrollably?
a ) cane toad b) natterjack toad c) bush toad

(f:: In The Muppet Show, which frog

--- is Miss Piggy in love with?
a ) Fozzie the frog
b) Kermit the frog
c) Gonzo the frog

:j_Q:: Toads give you warts.

True or fal se?
C
§ ) I am plain and brown.
I have a beautiful voice, and often sing at night.
I share my name with a famous nurse.
What am I?

(!) What sound do hedgehogs make?

a ) snort b ) bark c) p urr

(f : Which animal completes this verse

by William Blake?
' __________ burn i ng b r ig ht,
in the forests of the night. '
 Bats
·::_D What type of animal are bats?
a ) mammal
b ) reptile
c) bird

·:}~: Do all bats sleep in caves?

(f: A vampire bat's diet consists entirely of blood.

True or false?

({ ) Do bats hunt at night using:

a ) moonlight? b ) echoes? c) smells?

t}) Which monster could turn into a bat?

a) Medusa b) banshee c) Dracula
(~) What is a baby
bat called?
a ) pup
b ) chick
c) k itten

:j) What is a bat's

screech as loud as?
a ) hand-clap
b ) dog 's bark
c) car horn

(~~) What percentage

of the world's mammal
species are bats?
a ) 5% b) 10% c) 20%

C'!) The world's largest bat is the size of which bird?

a ) robin b ) seagull c) v ulture

::j_g:: What has bat dung been used to make?

a ) g unpow der
b ) cement
c) perfume
 ,,
(_i) If a flea were the size of a human, its
''
leap would be the equivalent of jumping:
a ) over a bus
b ) over a sk ys craper
c) over Mount Everest

Cf Which animal looks like a small kangaroo?

a ) dingo b ) w allaby c) w ombat

C}~: Do crickets make their noisy chirring sound by

rubbing together their wings, or their legs? I
I
C{ : Which sea mammals often speed around
by leaping in and out of the water?

Cf : Rabbits eat stinging nettles.

True or false?
( ( : What is the name of this desert
animal that has huge ears
and hops like a kangaroo?
a ) p rai r ie dog
b ) ham ste r
c) je rboa

(t : What is a baby
hare called?
a ) leveret
b ) harekin
c) kitten

(~~:: Which is hairless at birth,

a hare or a rabbit?

(f : Up in the trees,
how big a gap
can lar gibbons swing across?
a ) a ca r le ng th
b ) a bu s lengt h
c) a p lane length

:Jg:: Can kangaroos

hop backwards?

0 0
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(~) Is a killer whale really a whale?
'
(3) Which animal has a 3m (10ft) horn
--- on the middle of its head?
a ) beluga w hal e
b ) bow head w hal e
c) narw hal

(4~~: Do dolphins have bellybuttons?

(5~~: How many balloons could a blue

--- whale blow up with one breath?
a ) 30 b) 500 c) 2,000
(f : What is the
name of the man in the Bible
story who was swallowed by a whale?
a ) Job b) Jonah c) Jeremiah

:)) What do you call a group of dolphins?

a ) pod . b) herd c) shoa l

(8) What do dolphins drink?

(~~~: How long can a sperm whale hold its breath?

a ) 15 minutes b) 90 minutes c) a day

cHt: Blue whales can communicate

across distances of up to:
a ) l .6km ( 1 mile)
b) 800 km (500 mi les)
c) 1600 km ( 1,000 mi les)
§ l<il'l!;IS of SfeeJ
C_i_) Who would win in a sprint between a gazelle
and a horse?

(~) How many times a second does a bee hummingbird

flap its wings?
a ) 10 b) 80 c) 400

:j~~: Put these animals in order of speed, fastest first.

a ) slot h c) g re at w hite s hark
b ) cheetah d ) spine-tail e d swift

(( : I am the fastest dog in the world.

I am long-legged and thin.
I sometimes race around a track.
What am I?

a ) 3 seco nd s
b ) 5 second s
c) 7 second s
(~~) Which is the world's fastest snake?
a ) black mamba b) spitting cobra c) copperhead

/
(!) How many times
a minute does a
mouse's heart beat?
a ) 200
b) 500
c) l,000

(f : Which bird
is the fastest
animal that's
ever lived?

(~~~: How long are bandicoots pregnant?

a ) 12 days b ) 30 days c) 46 days

:j§: Which is the fastest fish on the planet?

a ) mackerel b) barracuda c) sailfish ~
@ True or false?
( i) Whales washed ashore in Britain belong
--- to the Queen.

:j~) People ate cats in Ancient Rome.

({ ! Penguins fly.

(f : Dragonflies
bite people.

(~) Sharks are fish.

:j _) Hens have teeth.

(~) Seagulls can breathe underwater.

(~) Roadrunners are birds that run very fast.

CiCt: Chimpanzees play 'baseball' with mangos.

:J_f: There's a fish that can climb trees to catch insects.
:J}: Bats always turn left when they leave a cave.

:J;t: A walrus weighs more than a giraffe.

:J~f: Jellyfish are 95% water.

:J } Mice love cheese.

:j_~) An elephant
never forgets.

:J_!:: Unicorns lived up until the 14th century.

:J_~) House flies vomit on all the food they land on.

:J<t: A woodpecker listens for

insects with its tongue.

(~g:: Moles are blind.

® Little a~it""als
::j) The nest a harvest mouse
lives in is as small as a:
a ) grapefruit
b ) orange
c ) p lum

:j~) Which bird lays

an egg a quarter of
the size of its own body?
a) kiwi b ) cuckoo c) hen

(~~:: Which spiky nocturnal animal

was used as a croquet ball in
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland?

: 4-:: To fill a jar with honey, how many trips

---- to collect nectar would a bee need to make?
a) 200 b) 2,000 c) 2,000,000

(5-:: How much of its life does a dormouse

·---- spend asleep?
a ) 25% b) 75% c) 95%
(~~) What is the world's smallest breed of dog?
a ) pood le b) fox terrier c) Chihuahua

:j) Which mammal lives in the Egyptian pyramids?

a ) tomb rat b ) tomb bat c) tomb cat

(f What is the smallest spoon a newborn

kangaroo could be picked up with?
a ) teaspoon b ) soup spoon c) ladl e

(~~~: lrukandji jellyfish are only lcm (0.3in)

wide, but their venom is stronger
than a king cobra's. Is it:
a ) 5 ti mes as strong?
b) l 0 ti mes as strong?
c) l 00 ti mes as strong?

:j_g) Which of these do

hedgehogs eat?
a ) snai ls
b ) mice
c) grass
@ Rai~forest wilJlife
:j) Which is the most common rainforest mammal?
a ) monkey b) squirrel c) bat

(~~) One big meal is enough to keep a

blood-sucking leech going for a year.
True or fal se?

)~:: Which big cat lives in the Amazon rainforest?

a ) leopard b ) jaguar c) ti g er

(~) In The Jungle Book, Mowgli was brought up by:

a ) wol ves
b ) lion s
c) chimpanzees

Cf: What does 'orangutan' mean?

a ) man of the forest
b ) gentle giant
c) the red spirit
:);:: A western lowland gorilla's scientific
---- name is Gorilla gorilla.
True or fal se?

(7) Do parrots
--- build nests?

( ( : Which baby reptile

--- squeaks inside its egg?
a ) chameleon b ) alligator c) cobra

(i/:: Where do green mambos spend most of their time?

a ) in water b ) in grass c) in tree s

:'iQ)
·~ - --
What. is the world's noisiest land animal?
a ) how ler monkey
b ) screech owl
c) baboon
'T::
·~---
What most threatens rhinos' survival?
a ) g lo bal w arm ing
b ) poach ers
c) habi tat loss

:} :: What is a kakapo?
a ) fli g htless parrot
b ) toot hl ess crocod i le
c) furl ess mol e

)~:: In which country does the endangered

Yangtze river dolphin live?
a ) Ch i na b ) India c) Ru ss ia

:4) Tasmanian tigers were leopard-sized

--- carnivores that became extinct in the:
a ) l 0th cent ury
b ) 15th century
c) 20th centu ry

--5-::
Where did dodos live
---· before they became extinct?
a ) N ew Zealand
b ) Galapa g o s Island s
c) Mauriti us
(f : Which endangered animal
did sailors mistake
for mermaids?
a ) manatee
b) dolphin
c) monk seal

(!) According to a 2008 survey, how many of the

world's mammals are in danger of extinction?
a ) l in l ,000 b) l i n 200 c) l in 4

(~) If American buffalo were called by their other name,

what would the hunter Buffalo Bill have been called?

f§~: Of all the animal species that have lived on Earth,

what percentage are extinct?
a ) 5% b) 55% c) 99%

:Jg~: Which of these are at risk from global warming?

Bengal tiger, red fox, leatherback turtle

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@ Slow al'IJ stead~

CDWhat is a
sloth's top speed?
a ) 0.25kph (0. l 5mph )
b ) 2.5kph (l .5mph )
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c) 25kph (l5mph )

C
} :: What plodding, big-eared animal is used
to transport goods across rough terrain?

(3-_: Where do pandas live?

a) India b) China c) Philippines

(~(: Put these animals in the order they would

finish a race, starting with last place.
a ) koala b) sloth c) snail d ) giant tortoise

(f: Which of these is a real animal?

a ) sl ow worm b) slow fi sh c) slow snake
( ( : I have only one foot to move around on. ~
I have eyes on long, thin stalks.
I carry my home on my back.
What am I?

(i) In the story of the hare and

--- the tortoise, why did the hare
lose the race?
a ) he hurt hi s foot
b ) he took a nap
c). he lost hi s w a y

(f : What do koalas eat?

a ) bamboo b ) pampa s c) eucal y ptu s

(f : What is the
record age for
a giant tortoise?
a ) 55 y ears old
b ) 155 y ears old
c) 255 y ears old

:j_g~: Do slugs lay eggs?

® Extreme tactics
C_D How quickly can a king cobra's bite kill a human?
a ) 15 seconds b) 15 minutes c) 15 hours

:) ) ls the shock from an electric eel

strong enough to kill you?

( f: How do Malaysian
--- ants defend their nest?

ball could squeeze through a hole the size of a:

a ) ping-pong ball b) tennis ball c) bowling ball

:j~~: Which animal whirls its tail like a propeller to mark

--- as much of its territory with dung as possible?
a ) hippo b ) warthog c) Tasmanian devil
(~) A praying mantis strikes
how many times faster
than a person can blink?
a ) 3 times
b ) 10 times
c) 50 time s

C!) Which kind of spider digs a

hole and fixes a door on top,
then springs out to catch its prey?
t __ _ d _ __ spider

(f : Which spider 'fishes' for flies using a strand

of silk with a sticky blob on the end?
a ) spear spider b ) mace spider c) bolas spider

(9) The burning liquid that bombardier beetles

squirt on predators is as hot as:
a ) bath water b ) boiling water c) molten lava

:j_ij:: Which bird hatches in another bird's nest and

pushes the other eggs over the side?
a ) starl i ng b ) magpie c) cuckoo
 1.,sects
:j_) Which of these is an insect?
.. -
a ) spider b ) centipede c) butterfly
.'·'·,. ·
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(~) Which insects build structures four times
as high as a person, with walls as tough 4~
~
as concrete?
a) African honey bees b) termites c) ants

:·i() In the •tory of the ant and the gm.,hoppe"

... what did the grasshopper ask the ant?
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a ) to sail away in a pea-green boat 10~ .~~
b ) to lend him some food for winter ~"'f1~"'1Yffe
c) to bake him a cu stard tart ~ 0 $:-
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(~(! How do dung beetles
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get their name?
a ) the y eat dung
b ) they sme ll like dung
c) they live in dun g

(f : Why do bees dance?

a ) to show who's leader
b) to give directions to food
c) to w arn of danger

J
:§ ; Which of these is not a
reason why fireflies glow?
a ) to attract a mate
b ) to d et e r predators
'·
c) to light thei r wa y

:']) Do grosshoppers eat grass?

:':f : Which statement about cockroaches is false?

a ) The y could survive a nuclear war.
b ) The y can survive for weeks w ithout their head.
c) They can li ve off the glue on the back of stamps.

I§~: I am a large type of insect.

I move in giant swarms that darken the sky.
I am a biblical plague.
What am I?

'j_g~: What's the common name for

grubs that glow in the dark?
@ kl'IOW ~Ouy 1'13WICS
: j) Match each animal with its parents.
a ) mule l ) male donkey, female horse
b ) hinn y 2) male horse, female donkey

(2~:: What does a gosling grow into?

(f : What do you call an otter's den?

a ) halt b ) bolt c) hold

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Match each animal with its male name.
a ) duck l ) gander
b ) pig 2) drak e
c) g oose 3) boar

(f : What is
a female
fox called?
Cf : Match each horse with its description.
a ) colt l ) male horse
b) filly 2) newborn horse
c) mare 3) young f emale horse
d ) sta llion 4) young male horse
e) foal 5 ) female horse

C?) What is a badger's

den called?

( (: Male donkeys are

called Jacks. Are female
donkeys called Jills or Jennies?

C~) What is a baby goat called?

a ) lamb b ) kid c) fawn

:J~t: What is the name for

a female peacock?
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 Eleriia~ts
(_j) How many species of elephants are there?
a) l b) 2 c) 3

(~~:: An elephant drinks enough water

each day to fill how many cola cans?
a ) 50 b) 200 c) 600

() ) Which are bigger, Indian

or African elephants?

(4) Who marched over the Alps mountains

--- with elephants in his army, to '
attack the Roman Empire?
a ) Ale xander the Great
b ) Hannibal
c) Genghi s Khan

($.) How many teeth

do elephants
use to chew
their food?
a) 4
b) 32
:};:: What part of an elephant's body has
---- over l 00,000 muscles but no bones?

:j) In Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories,

how did the elephant get its trunk?
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a ) it to ld a lot of lies
b) it was cursed by a so rcerer
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c ) its nose was st retched by a crocodile ,0''-

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(8~:: How much dung does an elephant drop each day?

a ) l bucket b) 5 buckets c) l 0 buckets '

C'J) Which can jump higher, an elephant or a mouse?

:Jg:: Do elephants have mud baths
because the mud is a:
a) sunsc reen?
b ) camouflage?
c) perfume?
r+o
A~itV\al all-sor-ts
(j) Which is the most common mammal on the planet?
a ) rat b ) dog c) human

(2-:: Which Romon emperor mode his horse a member of

·--· the government?
a ) Juliu s Caesar b ) Caligula c) Nero

:} :: Tapeworms cling to human intestines.

How long con they grow?
a ) l 5mm (0 .5in) b ) l 5cm (6in ) c) l 5m (50ft)

((: Do penguins swim by flopping their

wings or kicking their feet?

Cf: Is a hyena's dung:

a ) brown?
b ) w hite?
c)
(~) Which animal sheds its outer skin all at
once, leaving behind a 'sock' of dead skin?
a ) worm b ) slug c) snake

(1) Which insect has hairs growing out of its eyes?

a ) honey bee b ) moth c) stick insect

(~~) A zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.

True or fal se?

(9) Which animal are hippos most closely related to?

a ) rhino b ) elephant c) whale

:J~t How long can walrus tusks grow?

a ) 20cm (Sin )
b ) 50cm (20in )
c) 1m (40in )
@ Lakes a~J rivers
(_l) Catfish get their name because they have:
a ) furry skin b ) a b us hy tail c) lon g w hisk ers

(~) River eels swim thousands of miles across

the ocean to spawn where?
a ) Sarg a sso Seo b ) Red Sea c) Caspian Sea

(f : I have the tail of a beaver, the bill of

a duck and the feet of a large otter.
What am I?

(~) What's the name of the water

rat in The Wind in the Willows?

(f : What do you call a beaver's home?

a ) den b ) fort c) lod g e
(~) Do pike have teeth?

( i ) In which country is
--- the legendary Loch Ness
monster said to live?
a ) Canada b ) Scotland c) Norw a y

(~~:: Do otters hunt during the day, at night, or both?

Cf ! How does a beaver signal alarm?

a ) gn a ws d ow n a tre e ,,
b) slaps the w ate r w ith its tail
c) chatte rs its te eth

:j_g) Do river kingfishers nest

in trees or burrows?
@ Fact or fictio~?
:j ) Arctic ice worms live in glaciers and melt in warm air.

(2) The largest ever land mammal was a type of kangaroo.

:)~! Sloths are the only mammals that can't shiver.

( { : A bongo is a type of monkey.

(5~:: A moose's antlers grow

2.5cm (1 inch) a day.

(~) Hamsters always run

clockwise around
their wheel.

(!_) Stick insects are

made of wood.

(f Some sharks live in rivers.

(~) Cows have four stomachs.

(lQ) Giraffes can go for longer

without drinking than camels.
:j_f: Coconut crabs crack open coconuts with their claws.

:j_~:: The dinosaur in Toy Story was named Slinky.

:)_?,:: Fermented herring is the smelliest man-made food.

:j_~t: Kingfishers were taught to fish for the King of England.

: _]}: A chewbacca is a type of small Australian rodent.

:j_~:: Lassie has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

::_]_!) Parrots only mimic the language of the

country where they were born.

::_]_?:: An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

:J<t A duck's quack doesn't echo.

(~g:: Aardvarks eat 50,000
termites a night.
 @ A.,imals wit~ s~ells
( j) How many legs do crabs walk on?

:j~~: Snails can crawl across the blade of

a knife without being cut.
True or false?

:)) Which of these statements about lobsters is false?

a ) the y were once fed mainl y to slaves
b ) the y scream when chefs boil them ali ve
c) the y can li ve for over l 00 y ears

( ( : Inside which animal's shell are pearls found?

a ) winkle b ) conch c) oyster

(f: An African giant

snail would cover
your entire:
a ) hand
b ) face
c) bod y

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(~~:: Does a lobster's

shell get bigger
as the animal
inside it grows?

C!) How wide is a

Japanese spider crab's legspan?
a ) l m (3ft, 4in ) b) 2m (6ft, 7 in) c) 4m (l 3ft)

( ( : I am the largest animal with a shell.

~:
I live on the Galapagos Islands.
I have been called slow and steady.
What am I?
I

(~~:: Do turtles lay their eggs on land, or in the water?

:j_g) Crayfish (or crawfish) look like small relations

of which animal?

~:\;) «bd ,~:p ~ b,;;;~n~~ ~)

 &ircls
;j ) Which South American bird looks like an ostrich?
a ) rhea b ) kiwi c) macaw

) ) Which is the odd one out?

--- a ) flamingo b ) ost rich c) emu ~

:.~) What is the name of the mythical

bird that dies In a ball of flames and
is reborn from the ashes?

'._{) Is a bald eagle bald? ~

'I ) How long can a wandering
albatross go without landing?
a ) 10 days
b ) 10 weeks
c) l 0 years
C
§ :: What kind of bird is
shown in the cartoon
on the right?

:j_) Which bird is said

to have the intelligence
of a 5 year-old child?
a ) African grey parrot
b ) tawny owl
c) pelican

(~~:: A flamingo chick is:

a ) pink
b ) y ellow
c) white

(i:f: Were tailor birds given .their name because they:

a ) stitch little jackets to keep their eggs warm?
b ) stitch a nest using a rolled up leaf and spider silk?
c) stitch a 'scarecrow' to scare other birds away?

::let: How long does it take to

--- hard-boil an ostrich egg?
a ) 20 minutes
b ) l hour
c) 2 hours
 Ore~ rlai~s
CU Which animal leaps up and down to show
--- predators how energetic it's feeling?
a ) gaze lle b ) zebra c) wi ld ebeest

(~~~: What do ostriches eat?

a ) wor ms b ) fish c) leaves and grass

(f : Which African mammal is nicknamed 'black death'?

a ) rhino b ) leo pa rd c) cape buffalo

( { :: A rhino horn is
made from ivory.
Tru e or false?

(~~:: What are

a meerkat's
greatest enemies?
a ) birds of prey
b ) jackal s
c) snakes
( ( : Are zebras white
with block stripes,
or block with
white stripes?

Cf : Where do armadillos live?

a ) Australia
b ) Africa
c) The America s

:) ) Are hyenas more closely

related to dogs or cots?

(f : Which animal cleans its ears with its tongue?

a ) giraffe
b ) warthog
c) wildebee st

:Jg:: Which movie features

a meerkot named
Timon and a
warthog named
Pumboo?
@ l<aleiJoscore
(_]) Do small tropical creatures have bright markings to
attract a mate, or to warn predators they're poisonous?

(~~) A giraffe's tongue is:

a ) blue b) yellow c) green

(~) Which type of monkey has a huge blue bottom?

a ) howler b ) capuchin c) mandrill

((: Albino animals are always ..•

(f: A beaver's teeth are:

a ) white
b ) blue
c) orange
(~) Which animal puts on light displays that slide
across its skin like an electronic billboard?
a ) catfi sh b ) cuttlefish c) scorpion fi sh

:j) Which bird's bill is blue, yellow and red?

a ) canary b ) puffin c) scarlet macaw v

(~~:: Flamingos feed their chicks:

a ) pink milk
b ) si Iver fish
c) green weeds

(~) ls a black mamba snake:

a ) sil ver
b ) orange
c) black
@ Mou~tai~ a~imals
:j ) What is the name of this mountain goat?
a ) ibex b ) opec c) inca

(2) I have a long neck, and I live

in South America. My name
begins with the same two letters.
What am I?

(f : What kind of animal does

a pika look like?
a ) lizard b ) goat

:'4-~: Which bird is a national

'~---
symbol for Russia and America?
( ( : Which animal is often called a mountain lion?
a ) coy ote b ) jackal c) cougar

C!) Which word goes before snowman to make the

nickname of the legendary half-man half-ope
creature that is said to live in the Himalayas?
a ) abominable b ) despicable c) abys mal

(~) Which of these animals is least likely to survive

in snowy conditions?
a ) mouse b ) snake c) bat

(f: What ore South American vultures called?

(_j_g~: Where do yaks live?

a ) Himala y a s
b ) A ndes
c) Rocki es
 A~swer-s
(D &i9 Cats 1. lion 2. c 3. o 4. mane 5. b 6. L, J (jaguars kil l
prey by biting through the skul l) 7. true 8. tiger 9. c 10. lion

@ Defhiitel~ JeaJl~ 1. a 2. c 3. c 4. hyena (its ca ll so und s

like sn atches of hyste rical lau g hter) 5. b 6. a 7. mosquito
(it car ries d ead ly di seases) 8. tiger 9. b 10. a (rhino s fo llow
their ears more than the ir eyes)

® Sliarks 1. c 2. a 3. kil ler wha le (it's much bigger and more

intel ligent) 4. b 5 . hammerhead shark 6. c (many are killed
for shark fin soup; others get caught up in fishing nets) 7. b
8. a 9. b (it 's a whale shark) 10. a

Forest c:lwellers 1. a (fol lowed by Ru ssi a ) 2. skunk 3. b

4. b 5. yes 6 . yes (but they much pref er to eat the baby bees)
7. they're a ll types of deer 8. b 9. wo lf-dog cross 10. a

0 Pets 1. y es 2. b 3. c 4. no (it's three months) 5. a

6. c (if it fe ll dead off its perch, the miners knew there
was a gas leak) 7. b 8. b 9. to warn other rabbits
of danger 10. b

0 Morlke~s al"IJ ares 1. b 2. c 3. b 4. a 5 . fa lse

(Barbary macaqu es live in G ibraltar) 6. monkeys ha ve tai ls
7. a 8. c 9. b (he fle w the sp aceship by pul ling leve rs w hen
they lit up) 10. b

0 Al"lilVlal 9ia1"1tS 1. c 2. blue whale 3. b 4. c 5 . Godzilla

6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. a, d, b, c

0 &irc:ls of rre~ 1. fema les 2. ow l 3. a 4. eyri e 5. b

6 . sca vengers (th ey look for dead anima ls to eat) 7. b (it's a
se abird ) 8. a 9. b 10. a (ba ld eag les live in North America ,
and harp y eag les live in Centra l and South Ameri ca )
0 Creer~-Crawlies 1. scorpion 2. yes 3. o 4. no 5 . c
6. c (they eot bots! ) 7. no (alt hough sometimes t hey fal l down
th e d ra i n and get stuck) 8. false (s ome have mo r e, some have
fewe r) 9. b 10. no (but one half ma y survive)

@ Yes 01" l'IO? 1. yes (to sleep in ) 2. yes 3. no (it can't swa llow
anything larger than o grapefruit) 4. yes 5. no (they only fly
one way - home) 6. no (they have the same number) 7. yes
(most animals can 't) 8. y es 9. no (onl y mammals sweat)
10. yes II. no (slow worms are legless lizards) 12. yes 13. no
14. no 15. no 16. yes (the most common species do) 17. no
(but the larvae of some species do) 18. no 19. no (b.u t they
can see in ve r y dim li g ht) 20. yes

@ 01'1 the fartv1 1. a 2. b 3. true 4. breed s o f catt le 5. hand s

6. b 7. c 8. no 9. b il ly goat 10. c

@ S..,akes I. a 2. b 3. po lar regions 4. c 5. yes (lots) 6. a 7. b

8.Ireland 9. c (it li ves in the Australian outback and ve r y rarel y
comes into contact with people) 10. no (snakes don't ha ve ears)

@ Fish I . pike (it 's t he on ly one t hat doesn't live i n t he sea)

2. b 3. a 4. no (f ish ha ve backbones) 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. true
(it goes into a trance) 9. piranha 10. c

@ &ears I. a 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. grizzly bears (they can

break a lion 's skull w i t h one swipe) 7. a 8. no 9. in the night
sky (they're star constellations) 10. a

@ The seaSOl'IS 1. 'v' 2. c (except t he queen, who hibernates

and sta rt s a new co lon y in sp ring ) 3. 'Show on Eart h' 4. e rmin e
5. chrysali s (some moths sp in cocoons; butterflies don 't) 6. no (th ey
have no w i nt er) 7. b 8. a (it t urns w hi te) 9. no 10. se parate ly

• 11'1 the Jesert I. a (Dromedaries have on ly one hump) 2. c

3. a 4. false (dust devi ls are desert whir lwinds) 5. b 6. c
7. a 8. b 9. a 10. tail
 A~swers
@ Defel'ISive tricker~ J. a (puffer fish also inflate themselves,
but they don't have spines) 2. a 3. c (it has viv id markings
to show predators it's poisonous) 4. to avoid being eaten by
their parents 5. c (the tail continues squi rming to be even more
distracting) 6. 'possum 7. camels 8. eyed 9. b JO. a

DOWl'I Ul'lder J. marsup ia ls 2. Tasmanian devi l 3. c 4. a 5. a

6. c 7. bu rrows 8. b 9. b JO. fa lse (30% live in the Americas)

@ M~th or fact? J. myth 2. fact 3. myth 4. fa ct (tears are

forced out when they chew) 5. fact 6. myth 7. myth (they store
fat there) 8. fact 9. myth JO. fact (and the nests themselves are
made from bird spi t) 11. fact (they need a tiny bit of the central
body, as wel l) J2. myth (but they do have a high tolerance to it)
J3. fact J4. myth J5. fact J6. myth (they see in blue and green)
J7. myth (it 's background noise trapped inside the she ll ) J8. myth
J9. myth 20. fact

@ Seashore I. crabs, starfish, limpets 2. c 3. b lack 4. b 5. hermit

crab 6. a 7. Portuguese man o' war 8. starfish 9. b JO. a

@ Rodel'ltS I. b 2. c (in the Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon)

3. c (they fal l slowly because they're so light) 4. no 5. c 6. b
(the fleas came from China and crossed the Mediterranean Sea
on rats aboard merchant ships) 7. a 8. rats 9. a JO. no

@ El'ldS of the Earth I. a 2. wa lru s 3. South Po le 4. c 5. c

6. c 7. Dasher, Comet, Blitzen 8. yes 9. snow leopard JO. b

@ Lizards J. c (it's 3m (lOft) long ) 2. true 3. chame leon 4. b

5. b 6. c 7. a 8. b (snakes ha ve no ears) 9. cold blooded JO. c

@ Fro9s al'ld toads I. b 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. r (horror frog )

6. yes (but toads don 't) 7. c 8. a 9. b JO. fa lse
@ After Jark I. a2, bl (the male call s tu-whoo, the female
an swers tu-whit) 2. red fo x 3. moth 4. no 5. b 6. nightingale
7. a 8. tiger (spelled t yg er in the po em ) 9. fal se 10. tarsier

@ &atS 1. a 2. no (some sleep in trees) 3. true 4. b 5. c

6. a 7. c (but it's too high-pitched for humans to hear) 8. c
9. b (it's called a golden-capped fruit bat) 10. a

@ Lears ariJ bouriJs 1. b 2. b 3. win gs 4. dolphin s (or

porpoi ses) 5. true 6. c 7. a 8. rabbit 9. b 10. no

@ Whales ariJ Jolrhiris 1. b 2. no (it's a dolphin),

3. c 4. yes (all mammals have bellybuttons) 5. c 6. b 7. a
8. nothing (they survive on the water they get in their food )
9. b 10. c

@ Kiri9s of sreeJ 1. ga zelle 2. b 3. d, b, c, a 4. g rey hound

5. a (i t can reach 70mph (llOkph)) 6. a 7. b 8. pereg rine
falcon (they reach 320kph (200mph) when di vin g after prey)
9. a (it 's th e fastest pre g nancy of an y animal ) 10. c

@ True or false? 1. true 2. false 3. true 4. false 5. false

6. true 7. false 8. false 9. true 10. false n. true (it's called
a climbing perch) 12. false 13. true 14. true 15. false (they
prefer chocolate) 16. true (they can recognize an elephant
they haven't seen for fifty years) 17. false (they are legendary
animals) 18. false (they spit on it) 19. true (insects make tiny
vibrations in the wood that travel up the tongue to the bird's
ear) 20. false

@ Little ariimals I. c 2. a 3. hedgehog 4. c 5. b 6. c

7. b 8. a 9. c 10. a

• Rairiforest wilJlife 1. c 2. true 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. false

(it's Gorilla gorilla gorilla!) 7. no 8. b 9. c 10. a

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 At'\swers
@ Al'liWlals il'I Ja.,9er 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. c (the last known
Ta smanian tiger died in 1936) 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. Bison Bil l
9. c 10. Benga l tiger and leatherback turtle

@ Slow a.,J SteaJ~ 1. a 2. donkey o r mu le 3. b 4. c, b, d, a

5. a (it 's a legless li zard ) 6. snai l 7. b 8. c 9. c 10. yes

@ ExtreWle tactics 1. b 2. yes 3. c (they b low themselves

up to cover predators in toxic glue) 4. a (they ha ve no bones)
5. a 6. b (it 's so fast it inspired a form of martial art)
7. trapdoor spider 8. c 9. b 10. c

@ ll'ISeCtS 1. c (insects have six legs) 2. b 3. b (he'd spent t he

sum mer p lay ing rath er than storing up food ) 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. yes 8. a (they're actua ll y less li ke ly to surv ive than
some other in sects) 9. locust 10. glowworms

@ kl'IOW ~Our l'laWleS 1. a l , b2 2. goose 3. a 4. a2, b3, cl

5. v ixen 6. a4, b3, c5, d l , e2 7. sett 8. Jennies 9. b
10. peahen

Deef sea Creatures 1. c, a, b 2. c 3. tru e 4. a 5. b

6. ang le r f ish 7. b 8. c 9. yes (thei r bodies aren't sui t ed to the
low-p ressu re conditions closer to the su r face) 10. b

@ Elerlial'ltS 1. c (African bush , African forest, Indian)

2. c 3. Afr ican 4. b 5. a 6 . its trunk 7. c 8. b 9. mou se
(elephants can't jump) 10. a

@ A.,iWlal all-sorts 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. flapp ing the ir wings

5. b (because o f al l t he bones it ea t s) 6. c 7. a (t hey p ro tect
t he eye by trapping dust and po llen ) 8. true (it 's a lso known
as a zedonk) 9. c 10. c
@ La~es al'IJ rivers 1. c 2. a 3. p lat y pu s 4. Ratty 5. c
6. y es 7. b 8. bath 9. b 10. burrows

@ Fact Or fictiOl'I? 1. fact 2. fiction (it was a type of rhino)

3. fact 4. fiction (it's a type of ante lope) 5. fact (t hey're the
fastest growing anima l part) 6. fiction 7. fiction 8. fact
9. fiction (they have one stomach split into four parts) 10. fact
11. fact 12. fiction (Slinky was the toy dog) 13. fact (it's called
surstromming, and open barrels of it are said to have knocked
seagulls unconscious) 14. fiction 15. fiction (it's a character in the
Star Wars films) 16. fact 17. fiction 18. fact 19. fiction 20. fact

• Al'lil'lla l s witli sliells 1. s (but th ey ha ve io in tota l because

sci e nti st s a lso count th ei r cla ws a s legs) 2. true 3. b (th e 'scream '
is air escaping from th e shel l) 4. c 5. b 6. no (it di scard s it and
g row s a bigger on e) 7. c 8. giant tortoi se 9. on land 10. c

@ &irJs I. a 2. a (it's the on ly one that can fly) 3. phoeni x

4. no (its head is covered in w hite feathers) 5. c (they spend
most of their life gliding over the ocean) 6. toucan 7. a 8. c
(flamingos only turn pink when they eat shrimp) 9. b 10. b

@ Ore"' rlairis 1. a 2. c 3. c 4. fa lse (it 's made fro m the

sam e st uff as your hair and nails) 5. a 6. black w ith w hite
strip es (the w hite strip es are areas w he re the fur 's natura l
p igmentation is abse nt) 7. c 8. cats 9. a 10. The Lion Kin g

@ l<aleiJoscore 1. to warn predators they're poisonous

(or to pretend they are) 2. a 3. c 4. whi te 5. c 6. b 7. b
8. a 9. a 10. spots

@ Mouritairi 31'1il'llals I. a 2. llama 3. c 4. eag le (th e Russ ian

sy mbol is a double-h eaded eag le, the American is a ba ld ea g le)
5. b 6. c 7. a 8. b (they're co ld b looded ) 9. condors 10. a

&ox '\_uestioris Snake: reticu lated python Parrot: no

Tiger: yes (a long with jaguars, they're the only cats that like
water) Frog: yes (but toads don't)