Wild trivia - test your knowledge of animals
How much do you know about the animal kingdom? Test your wildlife wisdom with this trivia challenge . . .
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This family quiz has questions for everyone. Children get extra points for blues and reds.
Orange - For all the family
Blue - For grown-ups
Red - For grown-up know-it-alls
Blue - For grown-ups
Red - For grown-up know-it-alls
1. Which amphibious Australian mammal lays eggs?
2. Which mammal is the swiftest runner over short distances?
3. The ears of the African elephant can be over 1m wide. Apart from improving the elephant’s hearing, what other purpose do they serve?
4. Which animal, found throughout Africa, Asia, parts of Europe and South America, is covered with protective quills?
5. Is the dolphin a fish or a mammal?
6. Are bats blind?
7. Which flightless bird lives on the open plains of Africa and can lay up to eight 1.1kg eggs?
8. Scientists have found fossil remains of a fish that was alive 350 million years ago. At first they thought it had died out, but living specimens have now been caught. What is the name of the fish?
9. In winter, animals such as bears and squirrels slow down their bodies to a permanent state of drowsiness. What is this condition called?
10. Which bird has eyesight 100 times more acute than that of a human being and has the ability to turn its head through 270 degrees?
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