African Wildlife
This spotted predator can digest bones due to powerful stomach acid.
A) Cheetah
B) Leopard
C) Hyena
D) African wild dog
C) Hyena - their stomach acid is among the strongest of any mammal, specifically adapted to dissolve bone and eliminate harmful bacteria from rotting meat. While both humans and hyenas have highly acidic stomachs (often around pH 1.5 to 2.0), the hyena's digestive system is significantly more powerful, allowing them to digest almost entire carcasses, including teeth and bone.
This whale is known for its long spiral tusk.
A) Beluga
B) Orca
C) Narwhal
D) Blue whale
C) Narwhal
This mammal moves slowly and lives mostly in trees.
A) Koala
B) Sloth
C) Lemur
D) Opossum
B) Sloth
This animal eats almost entirely bamboo.
A) Sloth
B) Giant panda
C) Koala
D) Gorilla
B) Giant panda - eat between 26 to 90 pounds of bamboo each day, spending 10 to 16 hours feeding to meet their energy needs.
This pet’s teeth never stop growing and must be worn down by chewing.
A) Hamster
B) Dog
C) Turtle
D) Parrot
A) Hamster - several millimeters every month
This African animal performs high vertical jumps called “pronking” to signal strength to predators.
A) African horse
B) Impala
C) Springbok antelope
D) Giraffe
C) Springbok antelope
This animal balances its egg on its feet in winter.
A) Adelie penguin
B) Emperor penguin
C) Snowy owl
D) Puffin
B) Emperor penguin - Unlike Emperor penguins, which must keep eggs off freezing ice, Adélies build nests out of stones to keep their eggs dry and elevated
This animal uses poison in its skin for defense.
A) Tree frog
B) Poison dart frog
C) Chameleon
D) Salamander
B) Poison dart frog - secrete toxins primarily when they feel threatened, stressed, or are defending themselves
This animal has only one horn and lives mainly on Java.
A) Unicorn crestfish
B) Rhino-horned lizard
C) Javan rhino
D) Narwhal
C) Javan rhino - although all other options only have one horn, this rhino belongs to Java, Indonesia
This pet can see ultraviolet light and often tilts its head to improve hearing.
A) Cat
B) Parrot
C) Dog
D) Lizard
C) Dog - seeing UV light allows them to see a wider range of the light spectrum, enhancing their, tracking, and communication capabilities in ways humans cannot
This African bird lays its eggs in other birds’ nests instead of building its own.
A) Secretary bird
B) Ostrich
C) Cuckoo
D) Weaver bird
C) Cuckoo
This mammal turns white in winter for camouflage.
A) Snow leopard
B) Arctic hare
C) Polar bear
D) Musk ox
B) Arctic hare
This animal uses tools to crack nuts.
A) Otter
B) Capuchin monkey
C) Raccoon
D) Parrot
B) Capuchin monkey - in Brazil are well-known for using stones as hammers and stone outcrops or logs as anvils to crack open hard palm nuts and cashew nuts
This animal is often called a “sea cow.”
A) Walrus
B) Dugong
C) Dolphin
D) Seal
B) Dugong - is a large, herbivorous marine mammal that lives in shallow, warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
This pet can recognize itself in a mirror, a sign of advanced cognition.
A) Parrot
B) Dog
C) Rabbit
D) Goldfish
A) Parrot
This African mammal can close its nostrils and ears to keep out sand during dust storms.
A) Aardvark
B) Camel
C) Meerkat
D) Warthog
B) Camel
This animal can hold its breath for up to 2 hours.
A) Dolphin
B) Weddell seal
C) Emperor penguin
D) Sea turtle
B) Weddell seal -
- Dolphins can only submerge for up to 20mins,
- Emperor penguins for a max of 32mins
- Sea turtles can hold their breath for, on average, 4 to 7 hours while resting or sleeping, but they generally surface every 20 to 40 minutes when foraging or active.
This animal kills prey by squeezing rather than venom.
A) Cobra
B) Anaconda
C) Crocodile
D) Python
B) Anaconda
This is the smallest tiger subspecies.
A) Bengal tiger
B) Siberian tiger
C) Malayan tiger
D) Sumatran tiger
D) Sumatran tiger - lives on Island of Sumatra in Indonesia
This pet species is unable to vomit due to its digestive system anatomy.
A) Rabbit
B) Horse
C) Dog
D) Cat
A) Rabbit - If a blockage occurs, food sits in the stomach, producing gas that causes severe, often fatal, bloating.
This desert animal has fur-covered feet to help it walk on hot sand.
A) Meerkat
B) Fennec fox
C) Sand cat
D) Jerboa
B) Fennec fox - is a small fox native to the deserts of North Africa
This fish produces antifreeze proteins in its blood.
A) Cod
B) Antarctic icefish
C) Swordfish
D) Halibut
B) Antarctic icefish - survive sub-zero -1.9c
This animal has a beak that is lightweight but very strong.
A) Macaw
B) Toucan
C) Hornbill
D) Kingfisher
B) Toucan - The Toco Toucan's beak is incredibly strong, with a tensile strength of approximately 50 MPa. This allows the toucan to perform various tasks, such as foraging for fruits and insects, while maintaining its lightweight structure for flight.
This amphibian was once thought extinct but rediscovered in 2004.
A) Axolotl
B) Golden toad
C) Tree frog
D) Salamander
B) Golden toad - found in Northern Costa Rica
This pet species can enter a state of brumation (hibernation).
A) Hamster
B) Snake
C) Hedgehog
D) Bear
B) Snake - bears hibernate whereas snakes (reptiles) bruminate