Animal Kingdom Flashcards by B -

Suicidal rodent from Antarctica

Lemming

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Fox-like

Vulpine

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Navigational method of bats

Echo location

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African cat-like mammal

Civet

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“Golden” African predator

Golden Jackal

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spotted “laughing” carnivore

Hyena

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World’s largest rodent

Capybara

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N. America’s largest rodent

Beaver

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“Golden” chubby-cheeked rodent

Golden hamster

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Flying mammal

Bat

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Rodent from Mongolia

Gerbil

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Only egg-laying mammals

Duckbilled platypus and spiny anteater (echidna)

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Ermine ferret and badger family

Weasel

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Largest member of the deer family

Moose

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Only deer family member where both sexes have horns

Caribou

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Graceful antelope

Gazelle

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Prairie wolf

Coyote

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Cow-like

Bovine

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Goat-like

Hircine

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Most common domesticated bird

chicken

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Arboreal rodent

Squirrel

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Long-armed monkey with prehensile tail

Spider monkey

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Two types of Gorilla

Mountain and lowland

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Dominant male gorilla

Silverback

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Great ape of Borneo and Sumatra

Orangutan

Pan family of great apes

Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee's closest relative

Bonobo

Monkey of Madagascar

Lemur

Tailless macaques of Gibralter

Barbary apes

Monkey with red nose and blue cheeks

Mandril

Blood-sucking bat

Vampire bat

Monkey that can be heard for several miles

Howler monkey

Wolf-like

Lupine

Long-armed ape of southeast Asia

Gibbon

Small new-world monkey

Marmoset

Smallest monkey

Pygmy marmoset

Slow hanging tree-dweller of S. America

Sloth

S. American long-snouted mammal

Tapir

S. American fur-bearing rodent

Chinchilla

The hippopotamus' smaller relative

pygmy hippopotamus

Only venomous mammal

Duckbilled platypus

Asian monkey used in research

Rhesus monkey

"Scarlet" parrot

Macaw

Bear-like

Ursine

Golden and bald type of bird

Eagle

Bird that mimics other birds

Mocking bird

Ruby-throated bird; only bird that can fly backwards

Hummingbird

Smallest bird

Bee hummingbird

S. American Vulture

Andean condor

S. American bird with largest bill

Toucan

"Laughing jackass" of Australia

Kookaburra

Sandhill and whooping birds

Cranes

Largest member of crow family

Raven

Trumpeter - mute - coscoroba and whistling

Swans

Purple-black Asian bird that mimics humans

Mynah bird

Yellow songbird

Gold finch

Downy duck that can dive to 180 feet

Eider

Black-footed and red-footed sea bird

Booby

Arizona bird that can run 15 miles per hour

Roadrunner

Sacred Egyptian bird

Ibis

Mythical bird that rose from the ashes

Phoenix

Levels of Animal Classifaction

Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species

Shangri-la bird

Bird of paradise

Name for New Zealand flightless bird and native fruit

Kiwi

Sheep-like

Ovine

Pig-like

Porcine

Group of rabbits

Warren

Group of moose

Lodge

Caudal vertebrae in animals

Tail

The Study of Birds

Ornithology

Largest bird with largest eggs (flightless)

Ostrich

Large flightless South American bird

Rhea

Redwing and grackle birds

Blackbirds

Fastest bird

Peregrine falcon

Lizard of Galapagos Islands

Marine Iguana

Adelie; emperor; and king bird

Penguine

Snow; Canadian; and blue breeds

Geese

North Atlantic "sea-parrot"

Puffin

Brown and white "Fishhawk" bird

Osprey

Nocturnal singing bird

Nightingale

Only North American bird that hibernates

Whippoorwill

North America's most common dove

Mourning dove

"Gooney bird" unlucky to sailors

Albatross

Large flightless Australian bird

Emu

Freshwater pearl source

Mussels

Great apes

Gorillas; chimpanzees; orangutans

"Sea Cow"

Manatee

Manatee relative

Dugon

Sea Lion; seal and walrus family

Pinniped

Male and female pinniped which have tusks

Walrus

"Mud puppy" and "hellbender"

Salamanders

Largest amphibian

Japanese salamander

Number of hearts in an octopus

Three

Deepest-diving whale

Sperm whale

Oyster; clam; and mussel species

Bivalves

Orc or orca

Killer whale

"Bluepoint" bivalve

Oyster

"Cherrystone" bivalve

Clam

Stone and snow sea creatures

Crabs

Animal with largest eye

Giant Squid

Sea hedgehog

Sea urchin

Crab with one giant claw

Fiddler crab

Crab that uses a discarded shell

Hermit crab

Crab and scorpion family

Arthropod

Freshwater crustacean

Crayfish (crawdad)

World's second-fastest animal

Pronghorn antelope

Example of a Kingdom (bio classification)

Animal

Example of a Phylum (bio classification)

Cordate

Example of a Class (bio classification)

Mammal

Example of a Order (bio classification)

Primate

Example of a Family (bio classification)

Hominoidea

Example of a Genus (bio classification)

Homo

Example of a Species (bio classification)

Homo Sapiens

World's tallest animal

Giraffe

Lowest animal in food chain

plankton

World's fastest animal

Cheetah

Largest bears

Polar and Kodiak bears

World's fasted two footed animal

Ostrich

Longest living animal

Giant tortoise

Longest living mammal

Man

Second logest living mammal

Elephant

Largest living animal

Blue Whale

Toothless Whale with two blowholes

Baleen

Whale with long flippers

Humpback

Whale with unicorn like projection

Narwhal

World's second-tallest animal

Elephant

Adder and rattlesnake family

Vipers

Gnu

Wildebeest

"Ship of the desert"

Camel

One-humped camel

Dromedary

Two-humped camel

Bactrian

Smallest member of camel family

Vicuna (S. America)

South America's largest member of camel family

Llama

Llama relative raised for wool

Alpaca

Narrow-snouted crocodile of Asia

Gavial

Cone gastropod

Snail

Western Hemisphere's largest snake

Anaconda

Thompson's animal

Gazelle

Egyptian cobra

Asp

World's longest poisonous snake (Southeast Asia)

King Cobra

Cobra Killer

Mongoose

Turtle shell

Carapace

World's largest lizard

Komodo Dragon

Western hemisphere's largest lizard

Iguana

Small lizard with suction cup feet

Gecko

Young swan

Cygnet

World's largest snake

Python

North American panda relative

Racoon

Venomous lizard of US southwest

Gila monster

South America's only bear

Speckled bear

Animals of Australia

Marsupials

Eucalyptus-eating marsupial

Koala (not a bear)

North America's only marsupial

Opossum (possum)

Baby kangaroo

Joey

The kangaroo's smaller relative

Wallaby

Marsupial with strongest jaws

Tasmanian Devil

World's largest antelope

Eland

Symbol of the World Wildlife Fund

(Giant) Panda

South African gazelle

Springbok

South American racoon relative

Coati

Source of mohair

Goat

Camelopard a.k.a.

Giraffe

Giraffe's South American relative

Okapi

Himalayan ox

Yak

Wooly ox of northern Canada and Greenland

Musk-ox

Long-horned European member of goat family

Ibex

Burchell's animal

Zebra

Best-swimming bear

Polar bear

"Hairy nosed" marsupial

Wombat

Smallest British horse breed

Shetland

Triple Crown events

Kentucky Derby; Preakness; Belmont Stakes

Wild Bill Hickock's horse

Buckshot

El Cid's horse

Babieca

Richard III's horse

White Surry

Caligula's horse

Incitatus

The horse in George Orwell's _Animal Farm_

Boxer

Son of the horse Man-O-War

War Admiral

First horse to win $1 Million

Citation

Alexander the Great's horse

Bucephalus

Bedouin horse

Arabian

Napolean's horse

Marengo

Horse named after Scottish river

Clydesdale

Horse bred by the Nez Perce Indians

Appaloosa

Horse bred in Vienna

Lippizaner

Original wild horse of U.S. West

Mustang

Spanish-bred horse used by Conquistadores

Andelusian

Portuguese bred horse

Lisitano

Tennessee "stepping" horse

Tennessee Walker

Bird that migrates from arctic to antarctic

Arctic tern

Painted horse

Pinto

Tonto's horse

Scout

Fish species that has ability to change color

Grouper

Largest salmon

Chinook

Pipe fish relative; male carries young in its pouch

Sea horse

Fish that spawn on beach under full moon

Grunion

Most poisonous fish

Rock Fish

Fish in _The Old Man and the Sea_

Marlin

Fish disease characterized by white spots

Ich

Roy Roger's horse

Trigger

Don Quixote's horse

Rosinante

The Lone Ranger's horse

Silver

Horseracing's "The Run for the Roses"

Kentucky Derby

Tom Mix's horse

Tony

Hopalong Cassidy's horse

Topper

Sergeant Preston's horse

Rex

Gene Autry's horse

Champion

The Cisco Kid's horse

El Diablo

Robert E. Lee's horse

Traveler

U.S. Grant's horse

Cincinnati

Duke of Wellington's horse

Copenhagen

Dale Evan's horse

Buttermilk

These were a Biblical "scourge"

Locusts

Oklahoma City horseshow horse

Morgan horse

Giant green darner (insect)

Dragonfly

Queen Alexandra's birdwing (insect)

Butterfly

"Regal" migrating insect

Monarch Butterfly

Hair insect

Louse

Insect fiber

Silk

Causes African Sleeping Sickness

Tse-tse fly

Egyptian sacred beetle

Scarab

He rode Whirlaway and Citation to the Triple Crown

Eddie Arcaro

Cellulose-digesting insect

Termite

First woman jockey in Horse Racing Hall of fame

Judy Krone

Cotton bowl-eating insect

Boll weevil

Cause of malaria

Anopheles mosquito

First domesticated insect

Honey bee

S. American fungus-growing ant

Leaf-cutter ant

European beetle with powerful pincers

Stag beetle

Mexican jumping bean larva

Moth

Chemical ants use to communicate

Pheromone

Butterfly collector

Lepidopterist

"pious" predator insect

Praying mantis

Triple Crown winner 1943

Count Fleet

Kentucky Derby location

Churchill Downs; Louisville

Horseracing's "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans"

Preakness

Preakness's location

Pimlico - Maryland

Horseracing's "The Run for the Carnations"

Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes' location

Belmont Racetrack; Belmont - New York

Triple Crown winner 1919

Sir Barton

Triple Crown winner 1930

Gallant Fox

Triple Crown winner 1935

Omaha

Study of Insects

Entomology

Triple Crown winner 1941

Whirlaway

Full name for "Musky" fish

Muskellunge

Triple Crown winner 1946

Assault

Triple Crown winner 1948

Citation

Triple Crown winner 1973

Secretariat

Triple Crown winner 1977

Seattle Slew

Triple Crown winner 1978

Affirmed

Horse Racing's most winning jockey

Laffitt Pincay Jr.

Horse Racing's second-most winning jockey

Willie Shoemaker

Youngest Triple Crown winning jockey

Steve Cauthen

Triple Crown winner 1937

War Admiral

Stag hunting dog

Deerhound

Thai aquarium fish

Fighting fish

Smallest domestic dog breed

Chihuahua

Most common registered breed of dog

Labrador retriever

Dog of the netherlands

Keeshond

Non-barking African dog

Basenji

Chinese royal dog

Pekingnese

Chinese wrinkled-skin dog

Shar-pei

"Lion Dog" of Chinese nobles

Shih tzu

Swollen lymph nodes in cats

Cat scratch fever

Mediterranean island lap dog

Maltese

Fever in cats caused by parvo-virus

Distemper

Loose skinned dog used in finding people

Blood hound

Tibetan dog

Lhasa apso

Fluffy white Siberian dog breed

Samoyed

Sled dog with blue eyes

Siberian husky

Japanese guard dog

Akita

Whippet dog breed

Greyhound

Queen Victoria's dog

Collie

French "butterfly" dog

Papillon

Ancient Chinese dog wtih lion-like mane

Chow chow

"Clouded Cat"

Clouded leopard

Young pigeon

Squab

Pigeon extinct since 1914

Passenger pigeon

Large penguin-like bird; extinct since 1850

Great Auk

Large flightless extinct land pigeon

Dodo

First known featherd bird to become extinct

Archeopteryx

Flying dinosaur

Pterodactyl

Legendary bird encountered by Sinbad

Roc

World's largest cat

Tiger

Tallest dog

Irish wolfhound