Animal trivia
What is the term used for a group of kangaroos?
mob, troop or court
What is a flock of crows called?
murder
What is a group of lions called?
pride
Polar bears feed mainly on what animal?
seals
Which of the five senses do dolphins not have?
smell
Ambergris is a waxy substance that originates as secretion from what aquatic animal?
sperm whale
How many hearts does an octopus have?
three
What is the national animal of Scotland?
unicorn
The meat of a game animal, such as deer, is called what?
venison
What is the largest living bird by wingspan?
wandering albatross
What is the largest species of shark that is living?
whale shark
A wombat is a marsupial native to what country?
Australia
The dingo is a feral dog native to what country?
Australia
The duck billed platypus is native to what country?
Australia
What is a group of owls called?
Parliament
Chiliean Sea Bass originally went by what other name?
Patagonian Toothfish
Native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean, which marine mammal is the heaviest of the weasel family?
Sea Otter
What famous horse won the Triple Crown in 1973?
Secretariat
The term wake, kettle, or committee refers to a group of what bird?
Vultures
What animal is known as the ship of the desert?
Camel
What flightless bird is featured on New Zealand's one dollar coin?
kiwi
On average, how many hours does a koala sleep?
22
The aardvark is native to what continent?
Africa
Existing as recently as 100,000 years ago, Gigantopithecus blacki is an extinct species of what type of animal?
Ape
What is the fastest snake on land?
Black Mamba
Which chameleon has the largest tongue realtive to its size?
Chameleon
What is the largest species of terresterial crab in the world?
Coconut Crab
In the United States which breed of dog is commonly known as a firehouse dog?
Dalmation
A flamboyance is a group of what animal?
Flamingos
Su Lin was the name given to what type of animal captured in China and brought to the United States for the first time in 1936?
Giant Panda
What is the only animal born with horns?
Giraffe
Orcinus orca is the scientific name for what animal?
Killer Whale
What is the only known predator of the Great White Shark?
Killer Whale
What is the only snake that builds a nest for it's eggs?
King Cobra
What is a baby rabbit called?
Kit or Kitten
What are baby beavers called?
Kittens or kits
What is the name for a dog that is crossed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle?
Labradoodle or a Labrapoodle
What is the most popular dog breed in the United States?
Labrador Retriever
What spiny venous fish, common in home aquariams, has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea and U.S. Atlantic coastal waters?
Lionfish
Lemurs are native to what island nation?
Madagascar
Where does the chihuahua originate from?
Mexico
The passenger pigeon was endemic to what continent?
North America
What is the fastest bird in the world when it is in hunting dive?
Peregrine Falcon
What semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal is native to Tasmania and Australia?
Platypus
What is a baby turkey called?
Poult or chick
The longest snake ever held in captivity belonged to what species?
Reticulated python
What dog breed native to Japan has the name that translates to "little brushwood dog"
Shiba Inu
The llama is a domesticated camelid that is native to which continent?
South America
In the U.S., where can crocodiles and alligators be found together in the wild?
South Florida
What breed of horse is best known for it's use in racing?
Thoroughbred
What was the name of Robert E. Lee's most famous horse?
Traveller
What was the name of cowboy star Roy Rogers' palomino horse?
Trigger
A "sounder" is a term used to refer to a group of what type of animal?
Wild swine, pigs or boars
"Dazzle" is a term used for what group of animals?
Zebras
What is the name for the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse?
a mule
What is a group of whales called?
a pod
An animal that lives on land and in water is called what?
amphibian
What is the only continent without bees?
antarctica
A panda's diet consist mostly of what plant?
bamboo
What is the only mammal that can fly?
bat
Snoopy from the Peanuts comics was what dog breed?
beagle
An octopus can fit through any hole larger than its what?
beak
What is the largest rodent in North America?
beaver
What is the largest animal currently on Earth?
blue whale
What chemical element gives lobster blood a bluish tint?
copper
What is a group of rhinos called?
crash
What is a baby swan called?
cygnet
The Alaskan Malamute is a type of what?
dog
What is the name of a male bee that comes from an unfertilized egg?
drone
What mammal has the largest ears?
elephant
Which mammal has the longest gestation period?
elephant
A koala's diet consists of mostly what?
eucalyptus leaves
Cynophobia
fear of dogs
How many chambers are in a dog's heart?
four
What is the tallest animal in the world?
giraffe
What is the only bird known to fly backwards?
hummingbird
What is the name for the offspring off a male lion and female tiger?
liger
What is the common term for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a disease that causes degeneration of the brain and spinal cord in cattle?
mad cow disease
What is the name for a mammal that is born incompletely developed and lives in their mother's pouch?
marsupial
Now extinct, what was the largest type of shark?
megaladon
What animal has the most legs?
millipede
How many humps does the dromedary camel have?
one
Which animal is falsely rumored to bury it's head in the sand when frightened?
ostrich
Which bird has eyes larger than it's brain?
ostrich
Natural pearls are found in what sea creature?
oyster
What is the proper term for a group of parrots?
pandemonium
The process of making cow's milk safe for humans to drink is called what?
pasteurization
A puggle is a mix between which dog breeds?
pug and a beagle
What is the fastest fish in the ocean?
sailfish
What animal has the largest brain?
sperm whale
What bird is often associated with delivering babies?
stork
What is the smallest and most endangered sloth species?
the pygmy three-toed sloth