In the lead-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, find out how much you know about the amazing animal kingdom.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF Unsplash
In the lead-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, find out how much you know about the amazing animal kingdom.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF Unsplash
1. What counts for 99% of a panda’s diet?
A. Bamboo
B. Small rodents
C. Insects
2. What colour is a new-born flamingo?
A. Grey
B. Pink
C. White
3. Which birds can fly backwards?
A. Finches
B. Hummingbirds
C. Chickens
4. Which reptile can shoot blood from its eyes?
A. Horned lizard
B. Solomon Island skink
C. Flying gecko
5. How long can koalas sleep per day?
A. 8 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 22 hours
6. What is a group of parrots known as?
A. A pandemonium
B. A flamboyance
C. A kaleidoscope
7. How much does a blue whale weigh?
A. Just under 100,000 kilogrammes
B. Up to 180,000 kilogrammes
C. Nearly 280,000 kilogrammes
8. What colour is a polar bear’s tongue?
A. Pink
B. Blue
C. Brown
9. Which mammal has the thickest fur?
A. Sea otter
B. Polar bear
C. Australian shepherd
10. What is the fastest land animal on the planet?
A. Cheetah
B. Ostrich
C. Springbok
11. How long do young elephants stay with their mothers?
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 7 years
12. How long does it take a grey-headed albatross to circle the globe?
A. 30 days
B. 46 days
C. 80 days
13. Which of these ‘fish’ is actually a fish?
A. Jellyfish
B. Swordfish
C. Crayfish
14. How many nerve endings are in a narwhal’s tusk?
A. Around 100,000
B. Up to 10 billion
C. More than 150 billion
15. Which animal produces a giggle-like sound when threatened?
A. Hyena
B. Baboon
C. Woodpecker
16. Which animal has the most powerful bite?
A. Great white shark
B. Orca
C. Crocodile
17. Which animal can live in extremes of both heat and cold?
A. Bactrian camel
B. Emperor penguin
C. Chuckwalla iguana
18. What do we call a leopard’s spots?
A. Rings
B. Rosettes
C. Medallions
19. How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
A. Almost 2 kilometres
B. Just over 3 kilometres
C. 5 kilometres
20. What’s the main difference between black and white rhinos?
A. Their colour
B. The shape of their lips
C. Their sleeping patterns