The Wonderful World of Animals

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Name the large aquatic bird with a snake-like neck. Assassin bug Anhinga Albatross Agouti

2. This creature is sometimes wrongfully called a tarantula. Bee-eater Bristlehead Bird-eating spider Booby

3. Name the large tree dwelling marsupial. Cuscus Cormorant Crane Chickadee

4. This marine flatfish, which is also a foodfish, has an upper sighted side which is brown in colour with darker spots but is almost white underneath. Dragonfish Dikdik Discus fish Dab

5. Name the elongated fish which is found in South America. Eland Esparto Euonymus Electric eel

6. This is Madagascar's largest carnivore. Fossa Flounder Falanouc Ferret

7. Name the small, stout, burrowing rodent of North and Central America. Gyrfalcon Genet Gerbil Gopher

8. Name the aquatic salamander. Harvestman Hoopoe Hobby Hellbender

9. Which of the following is known as a Hawaiian honeycreeper? Iiwi Impala Indri Iguana

10. Name the South American aggressive fish. Jack Dempsey Jaguarundi John Dory Jerboa

11. I am a banded, nocturnal, terrestrial snake. Komodo dragon Knifefish Krait Kouprey

12. This small African parrot is so named after its tendency to remain with a mate for life. Ladybird Lorikeet Lovebird Lemur

13. I have a black and white plumage. Mandrill Mara Magpie Moloch

14. Name the nightjar-like bird. Nautilus Numbat Nighthawk Nuthatch

15. This long-winged bird from South America flies in caves using echolocation. Ostrich Oilbird Olingo Oribi

16. Name the slow moving African primate with large eyes. Pronghorn Potto Puma Porcupine

17. Which of the following resembles a small kangaroo? Quoll Quokka Quail Quetzal

18. I get my name from raiding coconut trees to feed. Robber crab Roller Road runner Rudd

19. I am related to the gourami and I am a popular aquarium fish. Siamese fighting fish Silverfish Skink Skipper

20. Name the heavy, goat-like mammal from central Asia. Toucan Tapir Takin Tarsier

21. My plumage is all black. Unicorn Umbrellabird Urial Ungulate

22. Name the deep sea fish. Virginia creeper Vole Vortex Viperfish

23. I am named after the habit of twisting my head and neck into a contorted position. Woodcock Wrasse Wryneck Woodpecker

24. Name the only marsupial that is adapted to live in water and has webbed hind feet. Ylang-ylang Yapok Yak Yellowlegs

25. Name the striped equine mammal. Zebra Zebrafish Zander Zokor