Bears, Elephants, and Wolves
How can you tell when an elephant is growing up?
In 2003, an Austrian scientist found out that an elephants voice breaks when its growing up.
Where does a Spitting Cobra aim when spitting out its poison?
Bonus: What happens when the poison hits the object?
(Extra 100 points if you get the bonus right)
The Spitting Cobra aims at the creatures eyeballs to dissolve them.
How powerful is a crocs tail?
The crocs tail is so strong that it can break a deer's legs!
What do people in Brazil use big cats for?
Despite the danger, in Brazil, people use large cats as guards against burglars.
How many Pandas are there left in the wild?
There are fewer than 1,000 pandas left in the wild.
How do pandas mark their territory?
Pandas pee on trees while standing on their on their front paws to make predators think they are larger.
How far away can sharks sniff blood from?
Sharks can sniff blood from around 0.5 miles away!
What does a Hippo ooze out of its body?
Bonus: What does it help them do?
(Bonus = extra 100 points)
Hippos ooze a red, oily substance from their skin that protects them from sunburns.
How many tiger were shot when a tiger killed three people in Dudhwa, India, in 1988?
23 tigers were shot or killed in painful ways.
1. Which animal almost died out in 1914?
2. How did they die?
(Bonus problem is 200 points.)
All the Bison in Europe had been slaughtered except for one herd in the forest of Bialowieza, Poland. In 1914, a battle was fought in the forest and nearly all the bison were killed.
What did a pack of wolves do in 2001?
Bonus: What did they kill?
(Bonus = 400 points)
In 2001, a pack of wolves raided Staten Island Zoo, In New York. They killed two wallabies, four deer's and a pair of peacocks.
How do sea snakes eat spiny fish?
They gulp the fish and force the spines out of their own bodies.
Which animal has a voice?
What does their voice sound like?
(Bonus = extra 200 points)
Most animals don't have voices but crocs do. Their voice sounds like the distant thunder.
What did a puma do in 1998?
In 1998, a puma calmly strolled into a plastics company in the USA. It terrified everyone but finally a brave employee locked it in an empty office.
1. In 2008, how many species were in danger of dying out?
2. How many species were dying out every week just in the rainforests?
(Bonus = 300 extra points)
In 2008, 16, 928 species were at risk of dying out and over 100 species were dying out per week just in the rainforests!
What happened to an elephant in 1916?
The circus elephant killed a trainer and was hanged by the neck until she was dead. Her owners tried to electrocute her but all it did was leave her a bit dazed.
What were ancient Hawaiian prisoners forced to do?
The prisoners were forced to fight hungry sharks with only a single shark tooth!
Part 1. How many eggs does a mother croc lay and then burry?
Part 2. How many of these baby crocs grow up?
(Bonus = 300 points)
1. The mother crocodile lays around 60 eggs.
2. Only 1% of the crocs grow up as the other 99% get eaten by other animals.
In 1870, a circus visited Middletown, Missouri in the USA. What happened?
A band was playing a cheerful tune on top of the lions cage. But since the roof was weak, the people fell into the lions cage and nine people got eaten
1. When was the first Cruelest Creature Contest held?
2. Who held the contest?
(Bonus = extra 300 points)
In 1459, over 500 years ago, Count Cosmino de Medici of Florence wanted to find out which animal was the fiercest.
1. What did a couple of people buy in the 1990's?
2. What did they think it was?
3. What was it?
(Each extra problem is 250 points)
In the 1990's a Hungarian couple bought a cute white puppy. They became a bit worried when the animal grew ginormous started trashing the house. What seemed like a puppy turned out to be a Polar Bear!
What happened to a hunter in 1996?
One day, Chinese hunter named Li felt board. He came across a snake and thought it might be fun to prod it with his gun. The surprised snake coiled around the gun and pulled the trigger. It hit Li's bum and killed him!
1. What happened in 2002?
2. What was left of the situation?
(Bonus = 300 points)
In 2002, a hippo-attack victim arrived at a hospital. His face had been bitten off and all that was left was one eyeball. Amazingly, the man survived.
1. What was a problem in 1898?
2. Were was it happening?
3. Who finally found a solution to the problem?
(Each extra problem = 300 points)
In Tsavo, Africa, while helping build a railway, many people were being eaten by a pair of lions. The terrible problem was solved when the boss, Colonel Patterson, set out to go shoot the pair of lions. He succeeded, and the workers could finally sleep in peace.
Which two good things were happening in 2005?
(If you get one thing, you get 500 points)
In Cambodia, Tiger poachers were being paid to hunt down other poachers and protect the tigers.
In India, saltwater crocs were being bred and released into the wild.