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Birds of prey such as the eagle and falcon, use what is known as binocular vision. This type of vision provides the animal with stereopsis, which allows them to perceive depth. Stereopsis occurs when two eyes perceive the same object from slightly different angles. Because of this slight difference of angle, the ability to perceive both depth and distance is enhanced. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Radiating vision, Concave vision, Echo vision

In the Pleistocene Era, lions could be found throughout the world: in Africa, from Europe to India, and in the Americas from Canada to parts of South America. Evidence of this habitation includes fossils, sculptures and carved artifacts, and cave paintings. Several species of these animals are actually named "cave lions." Today, African lions are a vulnerable species and exist there only in certain reserves and national parks, and a small number of endangered Asiatic lions can only be found in the Gir Forest National Park in India. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Pliocene, Miocene, Holocene

Marsupials are an infra-class of mammals. Most marsupials are known for carrying their young in a pouch. This list includes koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, possums, bandicoots and so on, the majority of which are native to Australia. A koala is often referred to erroneously as a bear. Koalas spend most of their day in trees, with their diet consisting of eucalyptus leaves from same. A baby koala is known as a joey. A male koala can be distinguished from a female by his size. He's twice as large as the little woman, and has a larger curved nose. How noble. A far easier way to distinguish the two however is that the male usually has two bare patches on his chest. These are where his glands are located with which he marks his territory.

The mating practices of koalas are rather noisy. When the female is ready, she indicates this by tremors and spasms. You'd think the male koala would have figured this out by now - but he hasn't - and he sometimes accidentally tries to mount the wrong female, who objects rather strenuously. The male also spends a lot of time in mating season with wrestling, chasing and biting other males who try to muscle in on his territory, and has hardly any energy left to get the job done in hand if he emerges victorious. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Bear, Cat, Bird

The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. Their tails are longer than their bodies. The heads can rotate a full 180 degrees. They come from Brazil and other close by warm places. A full grown pygmy can fit in a human hand. Their lifespan is 12 years. They eat fruits and small bugs. This monkey can leap 15 feet in the air. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Orangutang, Lemur, Capuchin monkey

A 2012 study by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany looked into the sleeping patterns of a variety of different types of sloth. Although it was found that sloths in captivity have been known to sleep for around 16 hours a day, those in the wild only sleep for around 10 hours, spending the rest of their day foraging for food and climbing trees.

This is a fairly new revelation. Indeed, some tribes in central America call these animals "ritto", "rit" and "ridette", most of which mean "sleep", "eat" or "dirty" in native languages. Difficulty: Hard.

 

6.5, 15, 4

This feature allows them to carry large amounts of food to their burrows. All domesticated hamsters in the world are the descendants of one Syrian wild golden hamster that was captured in 1930 by the zoologist, Israel Aharoni. Hamsters are nearsighted and colour blind, but have a good sense of smell and hearing. Difficulty: Hard.

 

They are put in upside down, They don't have any, They have two on each side of their heads

Biolgists believe that goldfish developed full-spectrum vision so that they can avoid predators by seeing flashes of static electrical charge and bio-luminescence that appear when other aquatic creatures are hunting. This is also handy when they are hunting for food and lets them sense the swimming movements of small organisms. Difficulty: Hard.

 

tigers, cockroaches, bats

Bears do not really hibernate. Their metabolic rate is much higher than a true hibernator, and they can be woken up, unlike a true hibernator. They do become torpid- slow and unlikely to move. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Hibernate, Stay awake all winter, Migrate

Echolation is the same as sonar...which the bats possess per 'Smithsonian'. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Olfactory sensitivity, Unprecedented night vision, By flanking the insects in large groups

On average its blood pressure when prone is 280 over 180. This is more than twice that of the average person. The reason is that the giraffe's heart has to pump blood up its long neck to its brain. Difficulty: Hard.

 

whale, cat, bear

Also known as javelina, peccary is the common name of a number of species of hoofed mammals in the family Tayassuidae, or New World pigs. Together with the family Suidae (the Old World pigs), they make up the suborder Suina of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. The name "peccary" comes from "pakira", the Carib name for these animals. There are three living species of peccary found from the Southwestern US to South America; the species with the largest range is the collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu). Peccaries live in many different habitats, including cities and cultivated fields. They are social animals, living in herds called "squadrons", and - like Old World pigs - are omnivorous. However, while they were raised as food animals by some pre-Columbian civilizations, they have not been domesticated in more recent times.

The three wrong answers are all ruminants (suborder Ruminantia) of the family Bovidae. The addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and the springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) are both antelope species from Africa, while the chamois (Rupicapra sp.) is a caprine (goat-antelope) from various mountain areas of Europe and southwest Asia. Difficulty: Easy.

 

addax, springbok, chamois

Butterflies do have a part of their body called feet. Difficulty: Hard.

 

their eyes, their mouth, their wings

Who said paleontologists don't have a sense of humour? Jenny Clack named this never seen before fossil after the 1954 science fiction horror film "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". This was your average, run-of-the-mill horror movie about a man-like creature from a murky lagoon who preyed on convenient humans who passed by. The fossil Eucritta melanolimnetes itself though is only about eight inches long, and is described as having an amphibian like skull, with keyhole shaped eye sockets, and a reptilian shape. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The fly of horror, The headless cockroach, The twelve legged spiderman

The lyrebird has brown feathers. There are two breeds of lyrebirds. One breed is called the Albert's lyrebird. The other is the superb lyrebird. This bird lives in Australia, in thickly wooded forests. Males have 60 cm tails. When the tail is spread wide open, it is used to attract females to breed. This is the only bird that can mimic any sound, such as a running chainsaw, a picture snapshot sound, or a crying baby. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Canary, Parakeet, Macaw

Whilst it is true that lions are at the top of the food chain, and that they are rarely challenged by other animals, lions are actually found in the Savannah, not the jungle.

In Africa, the Savannah grasslands are generally covered with scattered Acacia trees which lions use as shade, whilst the Indian Savannah consists of a mixture of dry forests. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Lions are all female., Lions are actually one of the weakest animals in the jungle., Lemurs are the kings of the jungle.

An interesting fact about these feelers is that they can be retracted if necessary, and if they are removed by any misfortune, they can be regrown. "Slug" is a name applied to any gastropod invertebrate animal. This includes snails. Regarding snails, they breathe through their feet, live up to fifteen years, and can sleep for up to three years. Some also have venom that is extremely poisonous. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Nothing, Act as knife and fork, Tap dance

Jackrabbits and snowshoe rabbits are hares. Hares, unlike rabbits, bear young that are fully-furred. Difficulty: Average.

 

Rabbits, Rodents, Weasels

2 eyes, 2 different directions. 'National Geographic Explorer' Difficulty: Hard.

 

4, 3, 5

They have a total of ten, but 5 pairs. Difficulty: Hard.

 

4, 10, 6

The clade Ungulata (ungulates) is a diverse group of hoofed mammals; the name "ungulate" comes from the Latin "ungula", meaning "claw" or "hoof". Ungulates can be even-toed (Artiodactyla) or odd-toed (Perissodactyla). Cud-chewing herbivores (Ruminantia) form a suborder of Artiodactyla, which includes bovids, cervids, and giraffids. Non-ruminant artiodactyls include camelids, suids, hippos, and whales. The much smaller order Perissodactyla includes equines, rhinos, and tapirs: horses and their relatives (asses and zebras) have only one weight-bearing toe, while rhinos and tapirs have three.

Though cetaceans have no toes at all, they are generally included in the order Artiodactyla, as they evolved from even-toed ungulates; hippos are their closest relatives. Difficulty: Hard.

 

it chews its cud, it lives on dry land, it has a prehensile tail

As implied by its specific name, the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander native to a very restricted area of Mexico - Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco, located south of Mexico City. This unique animal's name comes from Nahuatl, and is often translated as "water dog". The axolotl is closely related to the tiger salamander: however, it does not undergo metamorphosis before entering adulthood, and keeps many of the features of amphibians at the larval stage, such as its feathery external gills. Though naturally dark-coloured, the axolotl can turn a few shades lighter or darker for reasons of camouflage. Because of the degradation of its natural habitat, the axolotl is classified by IUCN as Critically Endangered (2020).

The curlew (Numenius sp.) is a wading bird found in most parts of the world, while the bright green quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno) lives in the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America. The hoopoe (Upupa sp.), on the other hand, is an Old World bird with a distinctive crown of feathers, related to the hornbills. Difficulty: Easy.

 

curlew, quetzal, hoopoe

Its ears catch the breeze and cool the body through tiny blood vessels. Difficulty: Hard.

 

for balance, to help it hop faster, to attract a mate

The other three answers are made up just based on the creepy-sounding word! Nocturnal creatures often come out in the early morning or just after sunset. This is usually an adaptation made by a specific sub-species to find better food or to avoid larger predators. Whatever it takes to survive the night! Difficulty: Average.

 

The animals stalk and creep up on their prey stealthily, The animals have fluid-filled sacs that regulate sleep and wake cycles, The animals have joints made of cartilage built for great speed and agility

The common goldfish can see the same spectrum of colors that humans can, as well as seeing ultraviolet light. They have surprisingly good vision and are able to recognize the person who feeds them. Because goldfish have no eyelids they are very sensitive to changes in light, especially the change from darkness into brightness. Difficulty: Average.

 

They have no rods., Their eyes have no protective tears., They do not have corneas.

This record of 25 straight wins in the top races around around the world broke a record that stood unbeaten for over one hundred years. When her owners finally decided to retire this beautiful little mare in 2013, she left competitive racing with a reputation described, by the International Federation of Horseracing Authories, as the best horse in the world. Born in 2006 in Victoria, Australia, this enchanting little heartbreaker is now going to be bred with top stallions to produce little champions of her own. I wonder if she ever dreams of those racing days now gone, and longs now and then to be pounding gloriously up the turf once more? Difficulty: Hard.

 

Ninety-nine percent, Ninety-eight percent, Ninety-seven percent

This bird flies, up, down, left, right, or backwards. Hummingbirds can fly in a figure 8 pattern. They use their long beaks, to feed on nectar, stored in long, tubular flowers. Hummingbirds do not walk or hop. The feet are used only for perching. Hummingbirds mate for life. People enjoy hanging feeders in their yards, so the hummingbirds can feed on artificial nectar.

Different species of hummingbirds flap with wings at various rates. The amethyst woodstar has been recorded beating its wings 80 times per second. That's almost 5,000 times a minute. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Finch, Macaw, Cockatiel

The spectacled flying fox is a type of bat. It is 9-10 inches long. It mostly eats fruits and flowers. Bat wings are formed by a double layer of skin. The skin is attached from the bones of the fingers to the bones of the arm. Difficulty: Hard.

 

desert, frozen tundra, water

Despite what is portrayed by the media, cockerels do not, as a rule, sit on fences crowing at dawn and dusk. Although cockerels crow to stake a claim to their territory or to ward off predators (e.g. when they feel threatened), this not exclusive, and they can be found crowing throughout the day.

The age at which a cockerel begins to crow varies wildly, but the average age is around four or five months old. Some crow almost constantly, whilst others rarely make a sound - the majority, however, crow regularly throughout the day. Those that do crow often start very early in the morning, when they wake up, creating the myth that cockerels crow to signal the sunrise. Difficulty: Average.

 

Midday and midnight only, At 5pm every day only, Never

Italy consumes more equine meat than any other country, and donkey meat is the main ingredient in various dishes in several areas. Donkey milk is also consumed in Italy. Croatia consumes donkey milk as well, and uses it to make soap and various cosmetic products. The little donkey has a bray that can be heard as far away as three kilometres. The purpose of their large ears is not only to enhance their hearing, but also to act as cooling devices. Another interesting fact about donkeys is that they have eyes which, it is said, enable them to see all their four feet at once. Difficulty: Hard.

 

China, North America, Australia

I can see this! A plague is a group of locusts, an intrigue is a group of kittens and a mob pertains to emus. Difficulty: Hard.

 

a plague, an intrugue, a mob

Whether an alligator is a male or female is determined by the temperature of the nest where the egg is hatched - 90 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 to 33.8 degrees Celsius) will make it a male; 82 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 to 30 degrees Celsius) will make it a female. Difficulty: Average.

 

The season of the year, The relative ages of the male and female parents, The diet of the mother

Its best defense is running away. When threatened while sitting on an egg it will flatten its body against the ground. An ostrich fights only when it can't run or hide. Difficulty: Hard.

 

in the ground, under its feathers, between its legs

Per 'Campbell's Biology' (third edition), this has been a proven fact for many years. Difficulty: Hard.

 

.5 mile, 2 miles, .3 mile

In the wild, rabbits only breed just a few times. They do not have babies throughout the cold and winter months. Early spring and part of the summer are when the babies are born. Like dogs and cats they too have to go into 'heat'. However domestic rabbits can have babies about every month or so throughout the whole year. Difficulty: Hard.

 

4-5, 6-7, 8-9

Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects the nerves, the skin, the eyes, and the respiratory tract. Though this microorganism can infect other mammal species (such as some monkeys and rodents), armadillos - in particular the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) - can be vectors and natural reservoirs of leprosy, and occasionally infect humans in their home range, which includes the whole of the Americas.

The main reason why armadillos are hospitable to Mycobacterium leprae is their low body temperature (34 °C/93 °F), similar to human skin. It is very likely that armadillos acquired leprosy from Europeans when the latter arrived in the Americas in the late 15th century. These animals are valuable to scientific research into the transmission of leprosy and other diseases.

While leprosy is neither as contagious nor as lethal as it was believed to be in the past, it is still a serious condition that can lead to the loss of parts of an affected person's extremities. Fortunately it can now be treated with antibiotics.
Difficulty: Hard.

 

hyrax, tapir, okapi

Moths are attracted to the light, as they get near, they perceive stronger light in one eye, thus it keeps turning in the direction it feels the strongest light. Difficulty: Hard.

 

they gather by light to find mates, for the warmth the light gives off, out of curiosity

Brace is used for ducks, litter is used for pigs and gam is used for whale. (along with pod) Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

brace, litter, gam

The only grass eater in the bunch! It was originally believed hippos stay under water in the day to protect themselves from sunburn and overheating. But some wild ones, never exposed to humans, come out in the middle of the day to eat, sunbathe, and live it up! Difficulty: Average.

 

crocodile, harbor seal, snapping turtle

Feline eyes contain larger amounts of tapetum, which are reflective cells that amplify incoming light as well as giving cats eyes that glowing appearance when viewed at night. Cats' eyes are designed for hunting and their oval-shaped pupils can widen and narrow very quickly enabling cats to adapt their eyes to changing light much quicker than can humans. These, and other adaptations also allow a cat to require only one sixth the light that a human needs to see in the dark. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Trakehner, Tarpan, Tolfetano

How cute is that, noseprinting a dog. Another interesting fact about dog noses is that different sizes have different names. They're not just ordinary old noses, dear me, no. A dog with a longer muzzle is referred to as mesocephalic, while shorter nosed, or pushed in nosed dogs are known as brachacephalic. The shape of a dog's retina is also related to the shape of its nose, and in that same snozzle, more than 220 million smell cells are located. I'm just looking at a photo of a bloodhound right now, and for some odd reason, am strongly inclined to laugh at all the above facts. Difficulty: Hard.

 

By their front paw prints, By their back paw prints, By their tongue prints