Famous naturalists
Natural wonders
National animals
taxonomy
Wild!
100

This Australian TV personality strived to help crocodile conservation efforts and is known for his brave spirit when working with potentially dangerous animals

Steve Irwin

100

This rock formation within Colorado state was formed by natural erosion over thousands of years

The Grand Canyon
100

This water inhabiting mammal is the national animal of Canada

the beaver

100

Rattus rattis

black rat

100

Which of these animals are not real:

A) Pleasing Fungus Beatle

B) Tasselled Wobbegong

C) Four-Toed Lungfish

D) Lumpsucker

C) Four-Toed Lungfish

200

This English biologist is most know for his development of the theory of natural selection through his study of the finches on Galapagos Island. A prominent fish character in The Amazing World of Gumball is named after him

Charles Darwin

200

340 people have died trekking this Nepali mountain

Mount Everest

200

This mammal is the national animal of Australia

The Red kangaroo

200

Canis lupus

wolf

Bonus: what is the scientific name of the dog?

200

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300

This Jamestown native is known for his revolutionary field guides which featured illustrations based on living rather than taxidermied animals

Roger Tory Peterson

300

This is the largest coral reef in the world, consisting of of over 900 islands, 344,400 square kilometers of beautiful coral, and a large portion of Australia's coastline

Great Barrier Reef

300

Contrary to popular belief, this national bird was only instated as recently as the Christmas eve of 2024 

The bald eagle

300

Apis mellifera

the bee

300

Do your best impression of a cow

you are King cow

400

This artist and naturalist of the 1700s is known for revolutionizing the study of birds through his anatomically and behaviorally accurate paintings. Today, his name is used to spread a respect for nature to the youth

James Audubon

400

This Zambian waterfall is the largest in the world, spanning two National Parks and raining at all hours of the day

Victoria Falls

400

This muscular breed of the classical farm animal is the second national animal of Canada

The Canadian Horse

400

list all classifications in taxonomy

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

400

Do your best recreation of a flamingo's stance and hold it for as long as possible

You are chief flamingo

500

This Harvard graduate is most known for his major written work Walden in which he promotes the transcendentalist ideas of solitude in nature and a spiritual connection to the earth over pure intellectualism

Henry David Thoreau

500

This Mexican volcano is distinct from the other natural wonders of the world in that its emergence was directly witnessed by modern humanity. 

Volcan de Paricutin

500

These three countries have a variation of the bear as a national animal

Finland, China, and Russia

500

what mythological creature has this scientific name: 
Elasmotherium sibiricum 

the unicorn

500

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