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Which one of these members of the cat family would you not see in the wild in Africa?

jaguar. The jaguar is native to South and Central America, and is particularly abundant in the Amazon rainforest.

Which one of these mammals is not classified as a rodent?

cottontail. The cottontail is a member of the Leporidae family, which consists of rabbits and hares.

Which one of these fish would you not normally find in the open sea?

koi carp. The Koi carp is a freshwater fish, most commonly found in eastern Asia. Although the chinook salmon returns to freshwater to breed, it spends most of its life in the ocean.

Which of these birds is not the real name of a type of owl?

blue-footed owl. The bare-legged owl is found in Cuba; the fearful owl is most likely to be spotted in the Solomon Islands; and the maned owl is native to western and central Africa. There is no blue-footed owl - there is a seabird called the blue-footed booby however.

Which one of these snakes is not native to the United Kingdom?

milk snake. The milk snake is native to the Americas, the only time you will see one in the UK is in a zoo. The adder is the only poisonous snake native to the UK.

Which one of these birds is not the official state bird of any of the US states?

kookaburra. The kookaburra is native to Australia, you won't see any flying around in the wild in the USA. The yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama; the ptarmigan is the state bird of Alaska; and the roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico.

Which of these creatures is not classified as an amphibian?

slowworm. An amphibian is an animal that lives on both land and water. The slowworm is a limbless reptile that resembles a snake.

In which of these countries would you not see a tiger in the wild?

Kenya. Tigers are found throughout much of western, central and southern Asia, but none are to be seen in the wild anywhere on the continent of Africa.

Which of the following is not the real name of a species of bear?

koala bear. Although sometimes referred to as a koala bear, because of its physical appearance, the koala is actually a marsupial, with a taxonomical family all of its own called Phascolarctidae.

Three of these sea creatures are mammals; which is the odd-one-out in that it is actually a fish?

whale shark. The whale shark is the largest fish on Earth. A member of the shark family, it is a filter-feeder which exists on krill and plankton.