Animal Trivia

Zebra

"Dazzle" is a term used for a group of what type of animal?

Wild swine, pigs, or boars

A "sounder" is the term used to refer to a group of what type of animal?

Flamingos

A flamboyance is a group of what animal?

Eucalyptus leaves

A koala's diet consists mainly of what?

Bamboo

A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of what plant?

Pug and a beagle

A puggle is a cross between which two dog breeds?

Australia

A wombat is a marsupial native to which country?

Sperm whale

Ambergris is a waxy substance that originates as a secretion from what aquatic mammal?

Amphibian

An animal that lives part of its life on land and part in water is known as what?

Beak

An octopus can fit through any hole larger than its what?

Patagonian toothfish

Chilean sea bass originally went by what less appetizing name?

Dogs

Cynophobia is the fear of what kind of animal?

Ape

Existing as recently as 100,000 years ago, Gigantopithecus blacki is an extinct species of what animal?

Four

How many chambers are there in a dog's heart?

Three

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Dalmation

In the United States which breed of dog is commonly known as a firehouse dog?

South Florida

In the United States, where can alligators and crocodiles be found together in the wild?

Madagascar

Lemurs, a type of primate, are native to what island nation?

Oyster

Natural pearls are found in what sea creature?

Megladon

Now extinct, what shark is thought to have been the largest ever on Earth?

Antarctica

On what continent would you not find bees?

Killer whale

Orcinus orca is the scientific name for which animal?

Seals

Polar bears feed mainly on what animal?

Beagle

Snoopy from the comic peanuts is what breed of dog?

Giant Panda

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?

Dog

The Alaskan Malamute is a type of what?

One

The Arabian camel, also called dromedary, has how many humps?

Mexico

The Chihuahua is a breed of dog believed to originate from what country?

North America

The Passenger Pigeon, now extinct, was endemic to which continent?

Africa

The aardvark is native to which continent?

Australia

The dingo is a type of feral dog native to which country?

South America

The llama is a domesticated camelid that is native to which continent?

Reticulated python

The longest snake ever held in captivity belongs to what species?

Venison

The meat of a game animal, such as deer, is called what?

Pasteurization

The process if making cow's milk safe for human consumption is called what?

Vulture

The term wake, kettle, or committee refers to a group of what bird?

Hummingbird

What animal has the fastest metabolism?

Elephant

What animal has the largest ears?

Kittens or kits

What are baby beavers called?

Thoroughbred

What breed of horse is best known for its use in racing?

Copper

What chemical element gives the blood of a lobster a bluish tint?

Shiba Inu

What dog breed native to Japan has a name that translates to "little brushwood dog"?

Secretariat

What famous horse won the Triple Crown in 1973?

Kiwi

What flightless bird is featured on New Zealand's one dollar coin?

Kitten or kit

What is a baby rabbit called?

A cygnet

What is a baby swan called?

Poult or chick

What is a baby turkey called?

A murder

What is a flock of crows called?

A pride

What is a group of lions called?

A parliament

What is a group of owls called?

A crash

What is a group of rhinoceros called?

A pod

What is a group of whales called?

Wandering Albatross

What is largest living bird by wingspan?

Mad cow disease

What is the common term for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a disease that causes degeneration of the brain and spinal cord in cattle?

Peregrine Falcon

What is the fastest bird in the world when in its hunting dive?

Sailfish

What is the fastest fish in the Ocean?

Blue Whale

What is the largest animal currently on Earth?

Beaver

What is the largest rodent found in North America?

The coconut crab

What is the largest species of terrestrial crab in the world?

Labrador Retriever

What is the most popular breed of dog in the United States?

Labradoodle or Labrapoodle

What is the name for a dog created by crossing a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle?

Drone

What is the name for a male bee that comes from an unfertilized egg?

Marsupial

What is the name for a mammal this is born incompletely developed and usually carried in the mother's pouch?

Mule

What is the name for the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse?"

Liger

What is the name for the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger?

Unicorn

What is the national animal of Scotland?

Hummingbird

What is the only bird known to fly backwards?

Giraffe

What is the only mammal born with horns?

Bat

What is the only mammal that can truly fly?

King Cobra

What is the only snake in the world that builds a nest for its eggs?

Pandemonium

What is the proper term for a group of parrots?

Koala

What is the sleepiest animal in the world, sleeping around 22 hours each day?

The pygmy three-toed sloth

What is the smallest and most endangered species of sloth?

Mob, troop, or court

What is the term for a group of kangaroos?

The platypus

What semi-aquatic, egg laying mammal, is native to Australia and Tasmania?

Lionfish

What spiny venous fish, common in home aquariums, has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea and U.S. Atlantic coastal waters?

Camel

What type of animal is known as the ship of the desert?

Traveller

What was the name of Robert E. Lee's most famous horse?

Trigger (originally named Golden Cloud)

What was the name of cowboy star Roy Rogers' palomino horse?

Harambe

What was the name of the gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati zoo in 2016 after a three-year old boy fell into the enclosure?

Sperm whale, 17 pounds

Which animal has the largest brain? How much does it weigh?

Chameleon

Which animal has the longest tongue relative to its total size?

Millipede

Which animal has the most legs?

Giraffe

Which animal is the tallest in the world?

Ostrich

Which animal was incorrectly rumored to bury its head in the sand when frightened?

Ostrich

Which bird has eyes that are larger than its brain?

Stork

Which bird is often associated with delivering babies?

Elephant

Which mammal has the longest gestation period?

Orca (killer whale)

Which marine animal is the only known natural predator of the great white shark?

Smell

Which of the traditional five senses are dolphins believed not to possess?

The whale shark

Which shark is the biggest?

Black Mamba

Which snake, who's untreated bite is almost 100 percent fatal, is the world's fastest snake on land?