Extreme "A"nimals
Ecotourism Landmarks
Biomes
Potpourri
Animated Wildlife
100
The common name of four mammal species commonly known for eating termites and other similar insects.
What is an anteater?
100
Is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
100
The lack of water and intense heat or cold make this biome inhospitable to most life forms.
What is a desert?
100
The saying "red touch yellow - kill a fellow, red touch black - friend of Jack" is used to distinguish this venomous snake from its harmless counterparts.
What is a coral snake?
100
The warthog from The Lion King.
Who is Pumbaa?
200
A "living dinosaur" there are two current species in existence of this large reptile.
What is an alligator?
200
An island in the Atlantic famous for its wild ponies.
What is Chincoteague (or Assateague)?
200
They are often found along the equator. Human impacts have caused many of these to be endangered.
What is a rainforest?
200
This social media platform was recently making headlines concerning the ethics of its research.
What is Facebook?
200
In a groundbreaking interaction between the live and animated characters, Roger is this type of animal trying to prove his innocence.
What is a rabbit?
300
Is a Spanish word meaning “little armored one” and refers to the bony plates that cover the back, head, legs, and tail of most of these odd looking creatures.
What is an armadillo?
300
An archipelago of volcanic islands near Ecuador that played a significant role in Darwin's "Origin of Species."
What are the Galápagos Islands?
300
This biome is in the mild temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a lively place, where oak, beech, ash, and maple trees are typical.
What is a deciduous forest?
300
A branch of knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation.
What is science?!
300
Voiced by Eddie Murphy, this farm animal manages to produce offspring with a dragon in a weird genetic twist of fate.
Who is Donkey?
400
A large species of sea-bird found throughout the southern Pacific and even into the colder Antarctic regions. The wingspan of certain males can reach 3.5 meters in length.
What is an albatross?
400
A Polynesian island famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people.
What is Easter Island?
400
Is a cold, vast, treeless area of low, swampy plains in the far north around the Arctic Ocean.This is the earth's coldest biome.
What is the Arctic Tundra?
400
The name of a sci-fi series that unfortunately only lasted one year, this is also the name of an insect with a bioluminescent abdomen.
What is Firefly?
400
Voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, this realistic computer generated reptile has a distinct love of gold and valuables.
Who is Smaug?
500
Is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal with a piglike snout native to Africa.
What is an aardvark?
500
The largest lake in South America (by volume) is also considered the highest navigable lake in the world. It is bordered by Peru and Bolivia and also noted for its artificial floating islands.
What is Lake Titicaca? (or Titiqaqa in Quechua)
500
This inland biome is made of vast areas of grassy field. It receives so little rain that very few trees can grow.
What is a grassland? (Alt answers: prairies, savannas, veld, steppe, or pampas.)
500
The branch of biology devoted to the study of fishes.
What is Ichthyology?
500
The name of the thirteen foot tall giant tropical bird who was later revealed to be a female in "Up."
Who is Kevin?