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Wildlife Around The World
100
I am Wisconsin's state animal. I am a large, powerful mammal that once came close to extinction in North America.
What is a white-tailed deer?
100
This bird can hover in place while drinking nectar and is the only bird capable of sustained backward flight.
What is a hummingbird?
100
You find a track with four toes and visible claw marks. The animal is most likely a member of which family?
What is the dog family?
100
Which animal has the strongest bite force of any living land animal?
What is a hippopotamus?
100
This African mammal has black-and-white stripes, but no tow individuals have exactly the same pattern.
What is a zebra?
200
I am North America's largest rodent. I have orange-colored front teeth and build dams.
What is the beaver?
200
This large North American bird was once endangered because od DDT and other enviromental threats.
What is the bald eagle?
200
You find a track with four toes but no obvious claw marks. The animal may belong to which family?
What is the cat family?
200
Which mammal is capable of entering a state of torpor and can survive long periods without eating during the winter?
What is a bear?
200
This flightless bird is the largest living bird and can reach speeds of around 40 mph when running?
What is an ostrich?
300
I am the largest member of the weasel family in North America. My name comes from my dark facial markings that resemble a mask.
What is the wolverine?
300
This owl has one of the largest facial discs of any owl and is known for its distinctive ear tufts.
What is a great horned owl?
300
An animal leaves behind gnawed tree trunks with distinctive tooth marks. What animal is the likely culprit?
What is a beaver?
300
Which animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can reportedly be difficult to distinguish?
What is a koala?
300
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This Australian mammal lays eggs but is also a mammal. It has a duck-like bill and webbed feet.
What is a platypus?
400
I am North America's smallest fox. My oversized ears help me release heat in my desert enviroment.
What is the kit fox?
400
This bird is famous for burying thousands of seeds and remembering many of their hiding places.
What is a Clark's nutcracker?
400
You find a pile of pellets beneath a tree where a bird of prey frequently perches. What are these pellets?
What are owl pellets?
400
Which animal is famous for having three hearts and blue blood?
What is an octopus?
400
This big cat is the only member of the cat family that commonly hunts in groups.
What is a lion?
500
I am a mammal with a thick, armored shell-like covering made of bony plates. I am the only mammal native to North America with this type of armor.
What is the nine-banded armadillo?
500
This bird can fly nearly silently because of the specialized edges of its flight feathers, helping it surprise prey.
What is an owl?
500
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You discover a tree with long vertical strips of bark removed, likely by an animal searching for insects. What North American mammal is particularly famous for this behavior?
What is a black bear?
500
Which mammal is known to use echolocation to navigate and hunt?
What is a bat?
500
This unusual mammal from Madagascar has a long middle finger that is uses to extract insects from trees.
What is an aye-aye?
