Animal Trivias Flashcards
What are the only two kinds of mammals that lay eggs?
Platypuses and echidnas
Which continent is home to the naked mole rat?
Africa
Which animal is a member of the giraffe family but has stripes similar to a zebra’s on its legs?
Okapi
What color is the hourglass-shaped marking that appears on black widow spiders?
Red
Which animal has the longest tail relative to its body?
Grass lizard
How tall is the average moose?
6 feet tall
What is the name of the process that bats use to detect prey?
Echolocation
What trait do clownfish, bearded dragons, and green frogs have in common?
They can change sex
What are the only mammals that cannot taste sweetness?
Cats
What is the largest land mammal in North America?
Bison
What percentage of DNA do humans share with chimpanzees?
98%
What is the only big cat species that roars as a group?
Lions
What is the largest bird in the world by wingspan?
Wandering Albatross
Which animal has the longest migration route?
Arctic terns
What is the largest living species of lizard?
The Komodo dragon
Which mammal has the most teeth?
Giant armadillo
Which animal can change its color to match its surroundings?
Chameleon
What bear species is known for its white fur?
Polar bear
What is the smallest species of monkey?
Pygmy Marmoset
Which sea creature is known for its ability to regrow its arms?
Starfish
What is the lifespan of a mayfly?
A few hours to a day
Which animal has the longest lifespan among mammals?
Bowhead Whale
About what size is a newborn panda?
Baby pandas weigh about 100 grams at birth, about as much as a stick of butter
How long do seahorses mate for?
For life
Which gender are all clownfish born?
Male
Where are the majority of a butterfly’s taste buds located?
On their feet
How long can a Galápagos Tortoise go without water?
One year
What is the slowest animal in the world?
Three-toed sloths
How many years can a snail sleep for?
Three
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
How many eyes does a honeybee have?
Five
What is a female donkey called?
Jenny
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
What type of animal is a Flemish Giant?
Rabbit
Where is a shrimp’s heart located?
In its head
Which animal has cube-shaped poop?
Wombat
What is a rhino’s horn made out of?
Keratin
What is the tallest species of penguin?
Emperor Penguins
Which animal has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?
Colossal squid
How long does it take for a sloth to digest its food?
30 days
How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have?
Four
How many bones does a shark have?
None
What do you call a group of kangaroos?
A troop
What is the heaviest species of monkey?
Mandrill
What type of animal is a fer-de-lance?
Snake
What color is the beak of a mature mute swan?
Orange
What’s the first thing a caterpillar eats after it hatches?
Its own shell
The trumpeter swan — North America’s largest water fowl — weighs about how many pounds?
Nearly 30 pounds
What is the largest herbivore in North America?
American Bison
What is the smallest bird in the world?
Bee hummingbird
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bats
Which animal is referred to as the ‘king of the jungle’?
Lion
Walrus can eat about how many clams in one day?
5,000 clams
What is a group of crows called?
A murder
Which marsupial can’t walk backwards?
Kangaroo
What is the fastest animal on land?
Cheetah
What is a baby rabbit called?
A kit
Ants warn each other of danger by doing what?
Releasing pheromones
What is the largest animal on earth?
Blue whale
What is the smallest mammal in the world?
Bumblebee bat
What type of animal is a seahorse?
Fish
How high can penguins jump?
Nine feet
What is the largest bird in the world?
Ostrich
Why do otters hold hands in water?
So they don’t drift apart when sleeping
What is a group of flamingos called?
A flamboyance
What is the fastest animal in water?
Sailfish
What happens if a lizard loses its tail?
It grows back
How many degrees can owls rotate their heads?
270 degrees
What shape are goats’ pupils?
Rectangular
Aside from honeybees, which insect can recognize human faces?
Wasps
Which animal is invisible when seen in infrared cameras?
Polar bears
How can elephants communicate but humans can’t hear it?
They use infrasound (between 1–20 Hertz), which is too quiet for humans to pick up.
A blue whale’s tongue can weigh as much as which animal?
An elephant
What is the only non-primate with fingerprints?
Koalas
What is a group of owls called?
A parliament
How long are chameleon’s tongues?
About twice its body length
How many animals can give birth as males?
Three (seahorses, sea dragons, and pipefish)
How many mammals can lay eggs?
Five
What is a group of hedgehogs called?
A prickle
How fast can a hummingbird’s heart beat?
1,200 times per minute
For how many years have sharks roamed the earth?
450 million
What’s the fastest animal by flight?
Peregrine falcon
What is the rarest leopard in the world?
Amur leopard
What is a group of ferrets called?
A business
Which mammal has the lowest heart rate?
Blue whale
What type of animal is a crocodile?
Reptile
What is the most venomous snake in the world?
Western taipan
Which animal has the most legs?
The millipede
Which undersea creature has no teeth?
Humpback whale
What key does a housefly hum in?
They fly in the key of F
Which land animal can’t jump?
Elephant
Can animals with whiskers shed them naturally?
Yes
Which organ do ants lack?
Lungs
How many times does a woodpecker peck per second?
20 times
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
Giraffe
Which animal doesn’t need to sleep?
Bullfrog
Which mammal has the longest lifespan?
Bowhead whale
How many toes do cats typically have?
18 (five on both front paws, four on both back paws)
Which animal has the strongest bite force in the animal kingdom?
Saltwater crocodile
The arctic tern has the longest migration journey of any animal — how many miles does it travel in a year?
Roughly 20,000 miles
How many miles per hour can cheetahs run?
Up to 70mph
What’s the average lifespan of a wild turkey?
3.5–5 years
How many inches is the leg span of the world’s largest tarantula, the Goliath bird-eating tarantula?
11 inches
What color is a polar bear’s skin?
Black
What is a group of rhinos called?
A crash
What is the largest rodent in the world?
Capybara
Binturongs (bearcats) are said to smell like which popular food?
Popcorn
How much can a Komodo dragon weigh?
Over 300 pounds
How much bamboo does a giant panda eat in a day?
Up to 84 pounds
Which marine animal lacks a blubber layer?
Sea otters
What do you call a group of zebras?
A dazzle
What is the most poisonous animal in the world?
Golden poison frog
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
Which animal moves so slowly that algae can actually grow on its back?
Sloths
Which sea animal is known for its 10-foot tusk?
Narwhal
How long can camels go without water?
Over a week
How many feet can king cobras grow to be?
Up to 18 feet
How long is the lifespan of a housefly?
A month
A praying mantis can rotate its head how many degrees?
180 degrees
Where is the only place Tasmanian devils are found?
Tasmania, Australia
The toxin from one pufferfish can kill how many humans?
30
Which sea creature is known to produce songs that travel for miles?
Humpback whale
What is a group of pandas called?
An embarrassment
What is the loudest animal in the world?
Sperm whale
Which animal’s front teeth never stop growing?
Squirrel
How many hours a day on average do koalas sleep?
20 hours
Which animal laughs when it’s tickled?
Rats
Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?
Hippopotamus
How long is an elephant pregnant before it gives birth?
22 months
What are the only two mammals known to lay eggs?
The anteater and the duck-billed platypus
Why are flamingos pink?
Because of their diet of algae, shrimp, and crustaceans
A dog sweats through which part of its body?
Its paws
What is the size of a newborn kangaroo?
One inch
How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
Almost two miles
Which animal is known to spend 90% of its day sleeping?
Koalas
What color is the tongue of a giraffe?
Purple
Under their white fur, what color is a polar bear’s skin?
Black
How many compartments are in a cow’s stomach?
Four
How long does it take a sloth to digest a meal?
Two weeks
What’s the only mammal that’s able to fly?
Bat
What are the horns of a rhinoceros made of?
Hair
How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?
Two
How do sea otters keep from drifting apart while they sleep?
They hold hands
What animal is known by the nickname ‘sea cow’?
Manatee
What is the only mammal that can’t jump?
Elephant
What animal is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue whale
What animal can stand on its tail?
Kangaroo
What animal is covered in quills?
Porcupine
A Pomsky is a mixture of what two dog breeds?
Pomeranian and Siberian Husky
What kind of turtle can’t retract into its shell?
Sea turtle
What is the largest reptile in the world?
Saltwater crocodile
What kind of animal is a Komodo dragon?
A lizard
What does a snake shed a few times a year?
Its skin
What animal can move its eyes independently?
Chameleon
What animal breathes out of its butt?
Turtles
How many layers of skin does a chameleon have?
Four
What do snakes use to smell?
Their tongue
The King Cobra is also called what?
The Hamadryad
Where does a tortoise lay its eggs?
In a hole in the ground
What feature is visibly different between alligators and crocodiles?
Their snouts
Are most reptiles cold-blooded or warm-blooded?
Cold-blooded
What’s the name of the largest snake in the world?
Anaconda
What type of reptiles are leatherbacks and ridleys?
Turtles
What reptile is known for the ability to change its body color?
Chameleon
What type of reptile can detach its tail when it’s in danger and then regrow it?
Lizard
The top of the turtle’s shell is called what?
Carapace
What covers tree frogs’ toes to help them climb and hang upside down?
Sticky mucus
Nearly all amphibians undergo a significant change from infancy to adulthood called what?
Metamorphosis
Why do frogs croak?
To attract a mate
What’s the maximum amount of time Alaskan Wood Frogs can survive being frozen?
Seven months
What’s the largest type of frog?
Goliath Frog
Do frogs lay eggs?
Yes
Do Axolotls live in the water or on land?
In the water
Which amphibian has a tail?
Salamanders
How many groups of amphibians are there?
Three
A wart-covered amphibian with leathery skin is a what?
Toad
What’s the name of the frog that has skin so translucent you can see its internal organs, bones, and muscles?
Glass frog
The Dusky Gopher Frog is also referred to as?
The Mississippi Gopher Frog
If you see a dancing frog, it’s likely to be…?
Trying to attract a mate
What’s a group of frogs called?
An army, a colony, or a knot
Are frogs more active during the day or at night?
At night
How far can frogs jump?
They can jump over 20 times their own body length
What’s the most poisonous frog on Earth?
The Golden Dart Frog
What do you call a frog’s ears?
Tympanums
What insect was the first living creature to be sent into space?
Fruit fly
Which butterfly migrates?
Monarchs
How much weight can ants lift?
5,000 times their own body weight
What color is an Elephant Hawk-Moth?
Pink
How are an insect’s eyes different from human eyes?
They are made up of thousands of tiny lenses
How many eyes do caterpillars have?
12
What’s the largest group of insects?
Beetles
Fireflies are also known by what name?
Lightning bugs
How long does the average housefly live for?
28 days
What is the only insect that can turn its head?
Praying mantis
Which type of insect produces a special kind of fabric?
Silkworm Moth
How many times do a bee’s wings beat per second?
190 times a second
How long have dragonflies been on Earth?
300 million years
What is the loudest insect in the world?
Cicada
How much weight can a Horned Dung Beetle pull?
1,141 times its own body weight
How many different species of ladybugs are there?
5,000
How fast can Dracula Ants move their mandibles?
200 miles per hour (90 meters per second)
How many babies can a German Cockroach produce in one year?
30,000
What is the smallest known insect?
Fairyfly
Which ant has the most painful sting?
Bullet Ant
How many stages of metamorphosis do most insects go through?
Four
How do some female dragonflies avoid mating with undesirable males?
They play dead
How many flowers do honey bees have to visit in order to make one pound of honey?
2 million
Why do crickets rub their wings together?
To attract a mate
What animal is said to have nine lives?
Cat
How far can a skunk spray?
10 feet
What object does a male penguin often gift to a female penguin to win her over?
A pebble
What’s a newly hatched butterfly called?
Caterpillar
What name is given to a female deer?
Doe
Where are a cricket’s ears located?
On their legs
What animal is known to be ‘man’s best friend’?
Dog
The larval (baby) stage of a frog is called what?
Tadpole
Which animal is the tallest in the world?
Giraffe
Why do poison dart frogs often have very brightly colored skin?
To warn predators that they are dangerous
Which animal’s stripes are on their skin as well as their fur?
Tiger
A baby goat is called what?
Kid
How many legs do cockroaches have?
Six
What animal eats mainly bamboo?
Panda
What part of its body does a butterfly taste with?
Its feet
What are the three body parts of an insect called?
The head, thorax, and abdomen
Which animal’s poop is known to take the shape of cubes?
Wombat
What is the name of the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
What’s a group of kittens called?
A kindle or litter
