You’ll be amazed by the fascinating facts found throughout the animal kingdom. Those who grew up during the heyday of the wildly popular “Mutual of Omaha’s the Wild Kingdom” TV show probably think they are all zoological experts.
What do you call a creature that sleeps during the day and is awake at night?
Nocturnal
Diurnal
Daily
Crepuscular
Nocturnal
Nocturnal animals (those that sleep during the day and emerge at night) typically have large pupils and many rods in their retinas.
What number of legs do octopuses have?
Six
Eight
Eleven
Ten
Eight
An octopus is an eight-limbed, soft-bodied mollusk belonging to the family Octopoda. The order, about 300 species, is categorized with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids in the Cephalopoda class.
Which animals eat plants most commonly?
Omnivores
Carnivores
Herbivores
Phytophagous
Herbivores
A creature that primarily consumes plants is a herbivore. The size of a herbivore can range from tiny insects like aphids to enormous, hulking elephants.
What is the name of a young goat?
A calf
A pullet
A foal
A kid
A kid
A domesticated goat-antelope species commonly kept as livestock is the goat or domestic goat. A kid is a young goat.
What do you call a female deer?
A does
A dame
A doe
A sow
A doe
Hoofed ruminant mammals from the Cervidae family are known as deer or true deer. Doe is the name for the female deer.
What are the products of bees?
Honey
Royal Jelly
Grain
Fiber
Honey
Honey is the sweet survival food that bees produce by gathering nectar and pollen. They make royal jelly, propolis, honey, and beeswax. The honey bee family only includes about seven species.
What is the name of a female fox?
Mares
Vixen
Cow
Nanny
Vixen
Foxes are omnivorous, small to medium-sized mammals belonging to several Canidae family genera. A vixen is a name for a female fox.
What animals can be found on both land and water?
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
Amphibians
Amphibians are vertebrates (animals with backbones) that can survive on land and water as adults. They can breathe atmospheric oxygen through their lungs, unlike fish, and they are not reptiles because they must breed in water and have soft, moist, typically scale-free skin.
Which country has the most Pandas?
Africa
South Korea
Japan
China
China
Pandas are primarily found in temperate forests in the southwest Chinese mountains, where they eat only bamboo.
What is Orcas’s alternate name?
Sei Whale
Bowhead Whale
Killer whale
Gray whale
Killer whale
Marine mammals are called orcas, also referred to as killer whales. They are the most prominent member of the dolphin family and are part of the odontocetes suborder of toothed whales.
Why do snakes stick their tongues out?
To smell the air
To exercise the mouth
To attract their prey
To smell their prey
To smell the air
Snakes commonly extend their tongues to improve their sense of smell. I’m done now! Snakes do not exclusively rely on sight, as do humans, who use our eyes to take in most of the world.
What color is the skin beneath a polar bear’s white fur?
Gray
Brown
Black
White
Black
Polar bears have jet-black skin underneath all that dense fur. In addition to being translucent, the polar bear’s fur only appears white because it reflects visible light.
How does the bat locate and navigate its prey?
Echolocation
Locator
Echo sounding
Navigation
Echolocation
Although bats have developed an advanced form of echolocation that allows them to navigate and find food in the dark, they have a vision that is comparable to that of humans. Bats use high-frequency sound pulses emitted through their mouth or nose and listen for the echoes to produce echolocation.
What marine animal has the most significant size?
Greenland shark
Whale shark
Black marlin
Tiger shark
Whale shark
The whale shark, or Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the ocean. Whale sharks are typically calm and approachable despite their enormous size and menacing appearance.
A dolphin is what class of animal?
Amphibian
Mammal
Reptile
Fish
Mammal
Dolphins are aquatic mammals that belong to the suborder Cetacea. Families that include dolphin species include the Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, and the extinct Lipotidae. There are 40 species of dolphins that are still living.
What cat breed is hairless?
Devon Rex Cats
British Shorthair
Sphynx cat
Cornish rex
Sphynx cat
The Sphynx, one of the most well-known breeds of hairless cats, has recessive genetic baldness. With a deep set, lemon-shaped eyes, a fine-boned body, and long legs, this breed has an exquisite appearance that is nothing short of ethereal.
What number of legs do spiders have?
Ten
Seven
Twelve
Eight
Eight
Air-breathing arthropods with eight legs, chelicerae that can typically inject venom, and spinnerets that project silk are known as spiders.
What causes flamingos to be pink?
Their genetics
Their birth circumstances
Their food
Their diet
Their diet
Carotenoids give ripe tomatoes their red color and give carrots their orange hue. Additionally, they are present in the microscopic algae that brine shrimp consume. A flamingo’s body breaks down the pigments in algae and brine shrimp while it eats, turning the feathers pink.
What animal has a tongue that can gauge body length?
Komodo dragon
Tuatara
Chameleon
Iguana
Chameleon
The chameleon, one of the world’s most visually appealing animals, has the most famous tongue in existence. It is the most extended tongue in the world in proportion to its size. It is two times as long as the animal (including its tail).
What do you call a bunch of cats?
A clowder of cats
A streak of cats
A zeal of cats
A kennel of cats
A clowder of cats
A domesticated species of small carnivorous mammal is the cat. A clowder is a correct term for a group of cats.
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