Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates
100
What so some scientists refer to as the language of dolphins? Is it Dolphinese, Dolphinspeak, Cricitcha, or Clickese?
Dolphinese
100
What is the Atlantic puffin, my favorite bird, sometimes known as by sailors? Is it the sea parrot, the colored gull, the rainbow penguin, or the black thief?
The sea parrot
100
What is the largest animal that a king cobra is capable of killing? Is it a deer, a dog, a human, or an elephant?
An elephant
100
Why are great white sharks not recommended for human consumption? Is it because; they have too many large bones, they have high levels of mercury, their blood is too acidic for the human body to handle, or because their meat is extremely high in fat?
They have high levels of mercury.
100
How do coral fight one another? Do they; spew acid and dissolve the other, throw their intestines onto the other and digest them from the outside, deploy specialized microbes to infect each other, or slowly chip away at each other's bodies?
They throw their intestines onto the other and digest them from the outside.
200
Besides the manatee, what is the closest living relative of the dugong? Is it the bottlenose dolphin, the gray whale, the African elephant, or the hippopotamus?
The African elephant
200
How does a pelican hunt for fish? Is it that; they scoop them up while swimming, they dive from a high altitude and strike, they scoop them up while in flight (soaring), or that they eat dead ones washed up on the beach?
They dive from a high altitude and strike.
200
Which of these amphibians was said to have been responsible for replacing genetic material in the dinosaurs in the movie Jurassic Park? Was it the cane toad, the American bullfrog, the African bullfrog, or the red-eye tree frog?
The African bullfrog
200
BONUS!!! Out of all the incredible animals that I, Michael Siddel, saw in Costa Rica, which one was I dissapointed to not see?
The jaguar
200
Because sea stars (starfish) don't contain blood, what liquid is pumped throughout their muscles? Is it seawater, recycled freshwater, hydrochloric acid, or nucleic acid?
Seawater
300
What is the name for a group of breeding sea lions? Is it an orgy, a gathering, a rookery, or a swelling?
A rookery
300
What is the maximum temperature an emperor penguin can endure (cold-wise, Fahrenheit)? Is it 0 degrees, -76 degrees, -23 degrees, or -52 degrees?
-76 degrees
300
What is the top speed of the black mamba, the world's fastest snake? Is it 12.5 mph, 10.2 mph, 8 mph, or 7.5 mph?
12.5 mph
300
What species of fish is Dory from Finding Nemo? Is it the parrotfish, the blue coral dweller, the mandarin fish, or the regal blue tang?
The regal blue tang
300
What happens when a scorpion is placed under an ultraviolet light (it is currently unknown why)? Is it that; they die, they become fluorescent, they develop extra limbs, or that they become see-through?
They become fluorescent.
400
How tall can an male African elephant stand (at the most)? Is it 9 feet, 6.5 feet, 11.7 feet, or 13 feet?
13 feet
400
What is the length of a bald eagle's wingspan? Is it 7 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet, or 9.5 feet?
7 feet
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!! When I, Michael Siddel, returned from the BVI, what did I learn about sea turtles that I never expected of them? Is it that; they are partial to the color pink, they hiss like a house cat, they urinate when agitated, or that they use their tails as weapons?
They hiss like a house cat.
400
What is the mola mola more commonly know as? Is it the starry night fish, ocean sunfish, Atlantic crescent, or the moonfish?
The ocean sunfish
400
What is the world's largest invertebrate? Is it the lion's mane jellyfish, the colossal squid, the Mexican red knee tarantula, or the Pacific giant octopus?
The colossal squid
500
Name three features of a mammal.
Hair, mammary glands, live birth, child-rearing, and warm-blooded
500
Name three features of a bird.
Feathers, hollow bones, lays eggs, child-rearing, warm-blooded
500
Name three features of a reptile or amphibian (choose one).
Reptile: Scales, lays hard eggs, don't raise young, cold-blooded. Amphibian: Breathes through skin, soft eggs, cold-blooded, begin lives in water
500
Name three features of a fish.
Have gills, lay eggs, cold-blooded, most have scales, occasionally raise young
500
Name three features of an invertebrate.
No backbone, lay eggs, cold-blooded, many have exoskeletons
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