Animal Facts
What is a kitten?
A baby cat is called this.
What is a dove?
This common bird is a symbol of peace.
What is a Giant Panda?
This black and white bear from China eats almost exclusively bamboo.
What is a snake?
This long, legless reptile can be venomous or constrict its prey.
What is an octopus?
This eight-armed cephalopod is known for releasing ink to escape predators.
What is a habitat?
The natural environment where an animal lives (e.g., rainforest, desert).
What is an ostrich?
This flightless bird is the fastest runner of any bird or two-legged animal.
What is a giraffe?
This animal is the tallest mammal on Earth.
What is a frog (or toad)?
A common amphibian that starts life with gills and a tail, then develops legs.
What is a blue whale?
The largest animal on the planet, a mammal that lives in the ocean.
What is crepuscular?
The term for an animal that is active at dawn and dusk.
What is a seahorse? (Trick! It's not a bird!)
The male of this species is the one that gets pregnant and gives birth.
What is a platypus?
This egg-laying mammal, native to Australia, has a duck-like bill and webbed feet.
What is a crocodile (or alligator)?
This large, semi-aquatic reptile is known for its powerful jaws and death roll.
What is a smack (or bloom)?
A group of jellyfish is known as this.
What is a herbivore?
This is the term for an animal that eats only plants.
What is a wandering albatross?
This bird has the largest wingspan of any living bird, reaching up to 11 feet.
What is a pride?
A group of lions is called this.
What is molting (or ecdysis)?
The process of shedding their skin, which snakes and lizards do.
What is a great white shark?
This fearsome fish has 300 teeth and has existed for millions of years.
What is hibernation?
The practice of an animal sleeping through the winter is called this.
What is a parrot (or specifically, an African Grey parrot)?
This colorful bird can mimic human speech and is highly intelligent.
What is a bat?
This is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight.
What is a sea turtle?
This type of turtle is known for its long migration across the ocean to lay eggs on the beach where it was born.
What is an orca (or killer whale)?
This intelligent ocean mammal is known for its clicks and whistles and is often called a "killer" one.