Gestation Period (within 30 days)
Cow
Between 270-300
Heaviest land animal?
Elephant
True or false: Dolphin and whale babies do not sleep for the first month of their lives
True
What is your favorite bird?
that's correct.
True or False: There are less than 5,000 tigers left in the wild.
True
Dog
58-65
What is the largest mammal alive?
The Blue Whale
Which of these is not a characteristic of a mammal?
The presence of hair/fur, warm-blooded, complex brain, or the ability to walk?
Ability to walk. The presence of mammary glands and producing live young are the other two characteristics (with ONE exception)
What is the fastest bird (on foot, not in the air)?
Ostrich--can run up to 45 mph
This canine is the fastest--can top out at 46 mph
Greyhound
Opossum
12 days
Alligators and Crocodiles have a variety of species that all vary in size, but what is the largest average species--is it a croc species or a gator species?
Croc. The Saltwater Croc species can grow to be over 20' long
What is the only mammal that can fly?
the bat
What is the fastest bird in flight (just the species is good, we don't need the variety)?
Peregrine Falcon (can dive at up to 242 mph)
Chimps are widely known as the smartest animals in the world. Do you know what type of land animal is considered the second smartest?
Pig
Chipmunk
31 days
What is the largest bird? (Current, not that dinosaur nonsense)
The ostrich. It can be 9' tall and 344 lbs
What animal averages the most sleep per day?
The koala. 22 hours a day.
What is a group of owls called?
A parliament
There's one mammal that doesn't have teeth. What is it?
Ant-eater
Elephants
640-660 days
What is the largest animal native to North America
The bison (North American Bison to be exact)
What is the fastest mammal?
The Cheetah
What is the largest flying bird in the world?
The wandering albatross
There are two mammals that don't give birth to live babies. Can you name one?
The duck-billed platypus and the spiny ant-eater