Animal Folklore
This bird is said to rise again from its own ashes.
Phoenix
What is the scientific name for a cow?
Bos taurus
This zoonotic bacterial disease is transmitted through contaminated urine, especially in standing water
leptospirosis
The fastest animal in the world, capable of speeds over 240 mph.
What is a peregrine falcon?
This marsupial gives birth after only about 30 days of pregnancy, and the newborn crawls into its mother’s pouch to continue developing.
What is a kangaroo?
This glowing-nosed animal guides Santa’s sleigh through winter fog.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
What is the scientific name for a mouse?
Mus musculus
This species-specific vaccine is legally required for companion animals in most U.S. states.
Rabies Vaccine
The loudest animal on Earth, whose calls can reach 230 decibels underwater.
What is a blue whale?
These amphibians can reproduce both in water and on land, depending on their species.
What are salamanders?
This mysterious lake creature is rumored to dwell deep in the Scottish Highlands.
Nessie
What animal can only eat when its head is upside down?
Flamingo
This trace mineral is essential for thyroid hormone production and deficiency can cause goiter.
Iodine
This bird can sleep while flying over the ocean for months at a time.
What is a frigatebird or common swift?
This fish is born in freshwater, lives its adult life in the ocean, and returns to freshwater to spawn.
What is a salmon?
This creature is half lion, half eagle, and guards treasure in myths.
Griffin
How many primary feathers do ducks have?
20
This hormone is responsible for milk let-down in lactating mammals.
Oxytocin
The only venomous primate known to science.
What is a slow loris?
This invertebrate can reproduce by splitting itself in half, creating two new individuals.
What is a planarian (flatworm)?
This young animal eventually reclaims his kingdom from his evil uncle.
Simba
What are the five kingdoms?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera
This fetal membrane, also called the “afterbirth,” is expelled following delivery.
Placenta
This deep-sea creature is known for its bioluminescent lure used to attract prey.
What is an anglerfish?
This animal spends most of its early life drifting as plankton before settling on the ocean floor and transforming into its adult form.
What is a starfish?