Land Animals
What black and white animal eats bamboo, and is one of the national symbols of China?
The panda.
What animals have heavy shells, move slowly on land, and use flippers to swim when they're in the ocean?
Sea turtles.
What animal has bright blue-green feathers that spread out in a giant fan shape behind it?
What type of bird likes to live in places that have tall buildings, are usually grey, (but can also be white and brown), and will eat almost any food that they can find?
Pigeons.
What animal is the fastest on land, going up to 75 miles per hour?
The cheetah.
The roly poly.
What gray sea animal has a blowhole on the top of its head, eats fish, and can have as many as 100 teeth?
The dolphin.
The owl.
SUE is the name of the fossil of what kind of dinosaur that is now on display at the Field Museum downtown?
T(yrannosaurus) Rex.
What animal can use high-pitched sounds, known as echolocation, to help it fly through the dark?
Bats.
What common household pet is descended from animals like lions, tigers, and jaguars?
The cat.
What water animal doesn't have any arms, legs, or fins, and has some types that catch their food by shocking them with electricity?
This bird is the national symbol of the United States of America.
What bright red bird is the state symbol of Illinois?
The cardinal.
A tortoise.
Some types of this animal can walk up walls, and other types can regrow their tails if they lose them. What is it?
Lizards.
What black and white sea animal is a great hunter, can live in most parts of the ocean, and has been known to flip boats in the ocean on accident?
The orca/killer whale.
What bird uses its super powerful beak to drill into trees?
What type of bird, known for the honking noise it makes, made a nest in Chicago's Wrigley field this summer?
A goose.
What eight-legged sea animal can use its tentacles to open jars and solve mazes?
What animal, known as "human's best friend", is the most popular pet on earth?
The dog.
This animal lives deep in the ocean, mostly eats small sea-life like shrimp and krill, and is considered to be the biggest animal on earth.
The whale.
What bird, that sometimes stands on one leg, isn't born bright pink, but turns that color because of the food that it eats?
The flamingo.
An alligator.
What super small bird can flap its wings up to 80 times a second, can hover in place, and even fly backwards?
The hummingbird.