Some sample questions from this category:
* What is the largest member of the weasel famly in the U.S.?
* These unusual mammals always give birth to a set of identical quadruplets.
* What is the largest member of the order Carnivora found in the mainland United States (excluding Alaska)?
* This endangered mammal lives in prairie dog towns.
* What is the largest member of the deer family in the U.S.?
* This rodent, also known as a coypu, is not native to the U.S., but colonized many areas after escaping from fur farms.
* This small member of the canid family is known for its tree-climbing ability.
* Which of the following animals is not really a rabbit, but is instead a hare?
* And how do you tell a rabbit from a hare, anyway?
* This mammal's relatives include the coatimundi, cacomistle, and kinkajou.
* Its flat body is wider than it is high. It has short legs that bow outward. It has a slightly upturned snout. Its shaggy fur is a grizzled grey to brown. A white stripe bisects the shoulders. Short bushy tail.
* One of the larger members of the rodent family. Its fur is dark brown, and it has a flat, hairless tail. Basically spends its lifetime in or around water. Large incisor teeth grow throughout its lifetime.
* This is the most common of the wildcats. Its coat is a tawny tan color in the summer, and somewhat gray in winter. The legs have black horizontal bars.
* This compact, chunky, short-legged animal has yellowish-white fur that is shaggy in winter, and shorter in the summer. Both sexes have a beard and horns.
* Ben Franklin thought this bird should have been favored over the chosen national symbol of the U.S.A.
* This is a large, torpedo-shaped warm water animal. It grows to approx. 15 feet in length, and 2000 lbs. Its body is grayish, and almost completely hairless. It has a broad, paddle-shaped tail.
* This is the largest member of the deer family.
* Another large rodent, its name is derived from the French.
* Famous as a national symbol, this animal was recently removed from the endangered species list.
* This is a large ungainly bird, with a large amount of extra skin hanging under its bill.
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