Flightless Birds
Reptiles
Sharks
Extinct Animals
WICKED YUGE ANIMALS
100
The largest bird on Earth is this flightless bird located on the plains of Africa
Ostrich
100
Watch out in the swamps of Florida for these large carnivorous reptiles.
Alligator
100
These big sharks are known maneaters, one is the star of the movie Jaws!
Great White Shark
100
These giant cousins of the elephant went extinct during the last ice age. An isolated population of them survived until 8000 years ago on a small island off the coast of Alaska.
Mammoths/Mastodon
100
The largest species of land animal are these trunk wielding, tusked beasts of Africa.
African Elephant.
200
These cold weather birds might not be able to fly, but they're great swimmers and look great in a tuxedo.
Penguin
200
These snakes are notable for the "hoods" they display when angry as well as how poisonous they are.
Cobra
200
These sharks have a distinctive body part that has caused them to be named after a common household tool.
Hammerhead or Sawfish
200
Tyrant Lizard is the English translation for the name of these giant carnivorous dinosaurs who are frequently seen in the Jurassic Park movies.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
200
The largest species of animal overall are these gigantic ocean going mammals named for their color.
Blue Whale
300
These small flightless birds native to New Zealand share a name with a fruit that has a fuzzy brown skin on the outside, and is bright green with small black seeds on the inside.
Kiwi
300
Smaller versions of these green lizards with spiky backs are kept as pets, while larger ones can be found swimming in the water around and sunning themselves on the rocks of the Galapagos Islands.
Iguana
300
These sharks are very dangerous. They're large, known to eat people, and can travel far in freshwater. They're known as Zambezi sharks in Africa.
Bull shark
300
Smilodon is the latin name for these big ol cats with big ol teef that died out during the last ice age.
Sabretooth Cat
300
Thought to be a myth, these huge undersea tentacled creatures were discovered to be real just a few years ago.
Giant Squid
400
These flightless birds might be extinct, but their name lives on as a slang term for someone who isn't too smart.
DoDo
400
These large carnivorous lizards are found on the islands of Indonesia and share part of their name with a mythical lizard. Be careful if bitten by them, their mouths are filled with poisonous bacteria that can infect.
Komodo Dragons/Monitor Lizards
400
These sharks are the largest known fish in the ocean. Don't worry though, they strictly eat krill.
Whale Shark
400
These fish were believed to be extinct until one was caught on a fishing line just a few decades ago in 1974.
Coelacanth
400
The largest predator on land are these big ol hunters of the arctic who's fur matches their habitat.
Polar bear
500
These large flightless birds, brightly colored in blue and red, are native to South Asian islands and Australia. They are also very dangerous.
Cassowary
500
These relatives of alligators and crocodiles are found in South America are smaller than their cousins but still dangerous.
Caiman
500
These sharks are big, ugly, and found in very deep water. They are the only surviving species of a family of sharks that goes back 125 million years. They are named after evil mythological creatures from folklore who lived in caves.
Goblin shark
500
Scientists believe one species goes extinct every 15 minutes, though many we never discover in the first place. The most recent species known to be extinct was a species of these small tropical amphibians that climbed.
Tree Frog (bonus points 2000 for naming Rabb's Tree Frog)
500
These huge deadly lizards are native to Southern Asia and Australia. Move over sharks, these guys are responsible for far more injury to humans.
Saltwater Crocodile