Animals 🦁 Flashcards
What is the collective term for a group of crows?
A murder
What is the term for a group of fish?
A school
Which animal has the longest ears?
African elephant
Which animal is the heaviest land mammal?
African elephant
Which animal has the longest gestation period? ⭐️
African elephant (22 months)
Which bird is known for being able to mimic human speech?
African grey parrot
Which is the only continent without native snakes?
Antarctica
Which animal has the longest tongue relative to body size?
Anteater
Which animal has the largest population on Earth?
Ants (estimated 10’000 trillion ants)
Which bird is known for migrating the longest distance?
Arctic Tern (+ 40’000 km)
Which animal is known for living in colonies of millions?
Argentine ant
What animal can regenerate its brain / lost limbs?
Axolotl
What is the fastest-growing plant in the world?
Bamboo (can grow up to 90cm per day)
What is the only mammal capable of echolocation?
Bat
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
Which animal has the best hearing?
Bat
What is the smallest species of bird?
Bee hummingbird
What is the fastest marine animal?
Black marlin (+130km/h)
Which animal has the largest heart in relation to its size?
Blue whale
What is the color of the tongue of a giraffe? ⭐️
Blue-black
What is the longest-living species of mammal?
Bowhead whale (+200 years)
What is the most poisonous animal on Earth?
Box jellyfish
What is the smallest mammal?
Bumblebee bat
Which animal is known as the “ship of the desert”?
Camel
Which animal has the longest tongue relative to body size?
Chameleon
What is the fastest land animal? ⭐️
Cheetah (120km/h)
What is the largest species of amphibian?
Chinese giant salamander
Which animal is capable of changing its gender?
Clownfish
Which animal can live the longest without food?
Cockroach (can live for weeks without food)
Which animal can live without a head for several days? ⭐️
Cockroach (decentralized nervous system)
Which animal has the strongest grip strength?
Coconut crab
What is the fastest bird in level flight?
Common swift (can reach speeds +170km/h)
Which animal has the most effective camouflage?
Cuttlefish
Which animal can hold its breath the longest underwater?
Cuvier’s beaked whale (can hold its breath for 138 min)
Which species of whale can hold its breath the longest underwater?
Cuvier’s beaked whale (+2h)
What animal can produce the most milk in a single day?
Dairy cow
What is the name of the first cloned animal?
Dolly the Sheep
What animal is known to have the fastest reflexes?
Dragonfly
What animal has the greatest strength in relation to its size?
Dung beetle (+1000x its body weight)
Which animal is known for its ability to produce electric shocks?
Electric eel
Which animal has the best sense of smell?
Elephant (can detect water km away)
Which animal has the thickest skin?
Elephant (its skin can +7cm thick)
What animal has the largest vocal cords?
Elephant (whose low-frequency calls are vital for communication)
What is the largest species of penguin?
Emperor penguin