Weird Animal Names

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1. Which of these is *not* the name of a real bird? Great tit Tufted titmouse Blue tit Painted tit

2. What the heck is a superciliaried hemispingus? A type of snake A type of hummingbird A type of songbird A type of insect

3. Which of these is *not* a real primate? Titi monkey Sportive lemur Potto Motmot

4. Which of these is *not* a real scientific name for an animal? Heerz lukenatcha Ba humbugi Teeni critur Agra vation

5. In 1955, Brennan and Beck named a species of chigger "Trombicula doremi." Following this musical pattern, they named their next find "Trombicula __________" Answer: (Six letters)

6. Which of the following is *not* the name of a real hoofed animal? Dik-dik Coypu Pudu Reebok

7. Which is *not* a real marsupial? Boodie Wahoo Cuscus Pig-footed bandicoot

8. Bats often look as strange as their names. Which is *not* a species of bat? Hollow-faced bat Little flying cow Dracula bat Hammer-headed bat

9. What is a kaka? A guano-producing seabird A New Zealand parrot A monkey A fish used as fertilizer

10. Which *isn't* a real bird? Booby Tinkling cisticola Goatsucker Tuco-tuco