World's Meanest Animals

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1. We start with an animal that can be four times larger than its prey...the great white shark. A primary staple of their diet consists of... Smaller sharks Sea turtles Seals Dolphins

2. There are many animals in the African savanna that could be considered mean, but only one has been officially dubbed "the meanest animal in Africa." What is it called? honey badger lion hyena elephant

3. This reptile averages about 11 feet in length and kills large prey by drowning it. Nile crocodile Komodo dragon Anaconda Hellbender

4. Cod like to feed on octopus, but the octopus usually fights back. When is an adult octopus most vulnerable? When feeding While guarding her eggs When sleeping After her eggs hatch

5. The killer whale is often called "the ultimate ocean predator." Which of the following is NOT something killer whales do when hunting? Tossing seals in the air before killing them Beaching themselves to catch seals on the shore Tipping ice floes to knock penguins into the water Stunning smaller prey with sonar

6. If a cuckoo lays an egg in another bird's nest, and the other bird doesn't take care of the cuckoo chick, the cuckoo may destroy the other bird's nest. True False

7. A swarm of thirty Japanese giant hornets can fly at speeds of up to 25 mph, and can travel 60 miles in a day. A swarm of thirty can destroy thirty thousand honeybees in three hours. They get their incredible stamina from a substance secreted by their larvae called "VAAM." What does VAAM stand for? Vespid Activity Accession Mixture Vespa Amino Acid Mixture Vespa Allowance Amplifying Milk Vespa Amino Acid Mass

8. In 2001, filmmakers in Kenya's Mzima Spring witnessed a bull hippopotamus attacking and killing a rival male. What was unusual about this? The rival was not a hippo He later ate the rival's corpse The rival was a calf The rival was his own father

9. Which of these birds harasses other birds until they vomit up their most recently eaten meal? Northern fulmar Skua Crow Great horned owl

10. The green-striped fluke is able to control the mind of its victims. What is a green-striped fluke? A protozoan A crustacean A worm There is no such thing