Question 1

How is it possible to determine the sex of a parakeet?

Accepted Answer

By the COLOR of the waxlike swelling ON THE BEAK, called the cere

Question 2

These animals reach lengths of up to 7 feet, have about 100 teeth, emit sounds when moving to help them navigate, and reach travelling speeds of about 35 miles per hour. What kind of animals are they?

Accepted Answer

DOLPHINS

Question 3

What are two common names for jumping, tailless amphibia?

Accepted Answer

FROGS or toads

Question 4

The largest type of living bird can be 9 feet in height and weigh 350 lbs (160 kgs). What kind of bird is it?

Accepted Answer

OSTRICH

Question 5

What's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

Accepted Answer

TURTLES CAN LIVE IN WATER OR LAND / TORTOISES LIVE ONLY ON LAND

Question 6

By what name do we identify those certain kinds of weasels whose coats change color in the winter?

Accepted Answer

ERMINE

Question 7

According to the principle of German biologist Karl Bergmann, warm-blooded animals living in cold climates tend to be ... bigger? or smaller?... than animals of the same species living in warm climates.

Accepted Answer

LARGER

Question 8

Which animal has the longest gestation period, about 645 days almost 2 years

Accepted Answer

ELEPHANT

Question 9

In the same way that humans are identified by their fingerprints, dogs are identified by what kind of prints?

Accepted Answer

NOSE PRINTS

Question 10

According to the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control, what is the most commonly reported wild animal sighted by people in the streets of San Francisco?

Accepted Answer

RACCOONS

Question 11

What is the largest species of penguin?

Accepted Answer

Emperor penguin

Question 12

What animal can sleep for up to three years?

Accepted Answer

Snail

Question 13

What is the largest living reptile?

Accepted Answer

Saltwater crocodile

Question 14

This historical period was characterized by the existence of dinosaurs, and the appearance of the earliest mammals and birds. It was named after a Swiss mountain range. What's the name?

Accepted Answer

JURASSIC

Question 15

Which animal is the largest member of the cat family?

Accepted Answer

TIGER

Question 16

From the French term chatepelose, meaning “hairy cat," comes the appropriate name of what insect?

Accepted Answer

CATERPILLAR

Question 17

What is a group of wolves called?

Accepted Answer

Pack

Question 18

What swimming stroke is named after an insect?

Accepted Answer

BUTTERFLY

Question 19

Animal names: If a male chicken is called a rooster and a female chicken is called a hen, …a. What do you call a male cat? B. What do you call a female, mature horse? C. What do you call a young swan?

Accepted Answer

C. CYGNET

Question 20

The largest one of these came from a giant clam in the Philippines and weighed about 14 pounds. What was it?

Accepted Answer

A PEARL

Question 21

What animal is the larva of a butterfly or moth?

Accepted Answer

CATERPILLAR

Question 22

Insects like bees, moths, and beetles go through a number of stages of growth. What are the names of the two intermediate stages between the egg stage and the adult stage?

Accepted Answer

LARVA / PUPA

Question 23

What insect produces honey?

Accepted Answer

Honeybee

Question 24

How many legs does a spider have?

Accepted Answer

Eight

Question 25

Generally speaking, who lives longer: cats or dogs?

Accepted Answer

CATS AVE 13-17 YRS   dogs 8-15

Question 26

What country has a bill of rights for cows?

Accepted Answer

INDIA

Question 27

How many legs do each of these animals have? a. Lobster? (claws considered legs)  b. Spider?  c. Grasshopper?

Accepted Answer

a. 10 (lobsters have 10 legs including claws) b. 8 c. 6; the given answer is correct.

Question 28

A "joey" is the baby of what animal?

Accepted Answer

KANGAROO

Question 29

What venomous snake is the longest in the world?

Accepted Answer

King cobra

Question 30

What bird can fly backwards?

Accepted Answer

Hummingbird

Question 31

What animal is known for its ability to change color to match its surroundings?

Accepted Answer

Chameleon

Question 32

This aquatic animal, found mostly in Australia, has a bill like a duck, dense fur, webbed feet, and a broad flattened tail. What kind of animal is this?

Accepted Answer

DUCK BILLED PLATYPUS

Question 33

Where do flies go in the winter? Do they die, fly to warmer climates, or hibernate?

Accepted Answer

HIBERNATE   - in dry and warm spaces such as home attics

Question 34

Which 2 types of rather small creatures are primarily responsible for having spread the bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia in the 14th century?

Accepted Answer

RATS AND FLEAS

Question 35

Why do hummingbirds hum?

Accepted Answer

FROM THE VIBRATION OF THE RAPID FLAPPING WINGS

Question 36

What is the only bird known to fly backwards?

Accepted Answer

Hummingbird

Question 37

What ocean creature has the largest brain of any invertebrate?

Accepted Answer

Giant squid

Question 38

What is the collective noun for a group of crows?

Accepted Answer

Murder

Question 39

What is the only mammal capable of true flight?

Accepted Answer

Bat

Question 40

The largest mammal that ever lived weighs more than 100 tons. What kind of animal is this?

Accepted Answer

BLUE WHALE

Question 41

The symbol of the Anheuser-Busch brewing company is the image of draft horses pulling the beer wagons. These horses originated in Scotland. What kind of horses are they?

Accepted Answer

CLYDESDALES

Question 42

What two breeds of dog are most commonly used as seeing-eye dogs or guide dogs for the blind?

Accepted Answer

GERMAN SHEPHERDS / LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

Question 43

What is the tallest animal in the world?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

Question 44

What is the largest species of shark?

Accepted Answer

Whale shark

Question 45

The heaviest crustacean ever captured was 3 foot 6 inches long and weighed 44 pounds. What kind of animal was it?

Accepted Answer

LOBSTER

Question 46

What marine mammal is known as the 'sea cow'?

Accepted Answer

Manatee

Question 47

This kind of bird has a distinctive call and lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. What is it?

Accepted Answer

CUCKOO

Question 48

To search for land, Noah sent what two kinds of birds out from the ark?

Accepted Answer

RAVEN / DOVE

Question 49

What is the world's most venomous spider?

Accepted Answer

Brazilian wandering spider

Question 50

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Accepted Answer

Three

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