Mammals
What is the scientific name of a mouse?
Mus musculus
Which bird is the only bird that can fly backward?
Hummingbird
What amphibian can regenerate every part of its body, including its brain?
Axolotls
How many eyes do caterpillars have?
12!
What animal is capable of snapping its claw shut so rapidly, that it creates a bubble which collapses to produce a sonic blast, louder than a Concorde’s sonic boom?
Pistol Shrimp
Which aquatic mammal is considered venomous?
Platypus
What order are snakes in?
Squamata
What fungus is wiping out frogs across the world?
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (chytrid fungus)
Which animal can grow from the size of a rice grain to the size of a marble?
Ticks
What animal has to have its head upside down to eat?
What is the loudest land mammal?
The howler monkey
What kind of turtle/tortoise cannot retract its head and arms into its shell?
A sea turtle!
What is the world's biggest amphibian?
Chinese Giant Salamander
What is the scientific name of a monarch butterfly?
Danaus plexippus
What animal has 9 brains, 3 hearts, and blue blood?
The Giant Pacific Octopus
What is the scientific name of the spotted skunk?
Spilogale putorius
What percent of reptiles give live birth?
15-20%
What order of amphibians does not have limbs?
There are more than ___ billion insects for EACH HUMAN on the planet, according to recent estimates.
1.4 billion
What is the deadliest animal in the world?
The mosquito with 725,000 related deaths per year according to the WHO
What animal has the incredible ability to jump over 6ft from a standstill?
What is the scientific name for the corn snake?
Pantherophis guttatus
What amphibian has the highest bite force?
Smalled horned frog
Which insects were the first to be sent to outer space?
Fruit Flies
Which animal is able to squirt blood from its eyes as a defense mechanism?
The horned lizard