FunTrivia Animals Mix: Vol 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sticky toes help them climb.

Small treefrogs live in the rainforest and have sticky toes that help them climb. Those sticky toe pads are self-cleaning too; the pads have hexagonal patterns so some parts of the pads make contact with the tree surface and create friction, while the slots spread the mucus (the sticky stuff) throughout the pad.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Coyote

Coyotes can be found as far south as Panama and as far north as Alaska. Their Latin name of Canis latrans literally means barking dog. Coyotes have become largely nocturnal animals, owing to their trepidation where humans are concerned. They tend to move around in small kindred packs but generally hunt in pairs.

It is rare, though not unheard of, for a coyote to attack a human. They are, however, a major threat to livestock and domestic pets.

Question by player nickdrew55

Answer: Gestation

In general, smaller mammals have a shorter gestation than larger mammals but the length is also impacted by breeding season and environmental variables. Other gestation lengths include 122 days for a beaver, 365 days for a donkey, and 13 for the opossum.

Question by player Triviaballer

Answer: Dodo

The dodo was a large flightless bird of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which stood about 1 metre (3.3 feet) high and weighed around 20 kilograms (44 pounds). Human impact, including hunting, introduction of predatory animals, and the clearing of habitat, rendered the dodo extinct before the year 1700.

The bird would later become a symbol of extinction, and the phrase "dead as a dodo" is often used in reference to something considered indisputably dead. The other birds mentioned here are creatures belonging to various mythologies.

Question by player Wizzid

Answer: Great Blue Heron

The great blue heron stands, on average, at about 47 inches tall, while the whooping crane is about five inches taller. Great egrets top out at about 39 inches. The other two "greats" listed are smaller, perching birds. Most great blues are a slaty gray-blue color with an orange bill, but some are "great white herons." These are leucistic, not albino - the feathers are white, but the eyes and legs are normally pigmented. Great blue herons eat a wide variety of prey - mostly fish, but also the occasional frog or mammal.

Question by player pusdoc

Answer: dragonfly

Dragonflies gained this nickname due to their long, thin, needle-like bodies.

Question by player selma

Answer: South America

Wild chinchillas live in furrows and crevices in the Andes mountains. They are bred for their soft fur which can be of different colors and is very expensive. They are also kept as pets. Because their hearing range is very similar to that of humans, chinchillas are also used for auditory research.

Question by player Annaid

Answer: Foals

A donkey's offspring, who is less than a year old, is generally called a foal. Specifically, a male offspring is called a colt, and a female one is called filly.

Question by player ta33

Answer: He is most active at dawn and dusk

Crepuscular comes from the Latin word "crepusculum," meaning "twilight". Many domestic animals are actually crepuscular in their wild state; e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs, cats. Also some wild animals that are commonly labeled nocturnal are strictly speaking crepuscular - most active in twilight.

Question by player Tankgirl100

Answer: They locate buried land mines

Gambian pouched rats are highly intelligent, food motivated, animals with poor eyesight, but a very good sense of smell. They can detect TNT from a metre away and from underground. It is more economical to use the rats, rather than dogs, as it costs about $7,300 to train a rat, but about $25,000 for a dog. Up to 2017, these rats have located over 13,000 land mines. Imagine how many injuries they have prevented, and lives they have saved.

Question by player Trufflesss