Zoology Trivia Questions
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Which pachyderm has an Indian type that is smaller than its African counterpart?
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elephant
What ability are ratites like the ostrich lacking that most birds possess?
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fly
What animal is the oldest domesticated species whose breeding has been controlled for desirable traits?
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dog
Which slow-moving South American mammal is known for eating, sleeping, mating, and giving birth while hanging upside down in a tree?
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sloth
What extremely tall African mammal typically has two skin-covered horns?
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giraffe
What name, meaning 'wild beast', was given to the gnu by Dutch colonists in South Africa?
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wildebeest
Which animal, commonly used in bathtubs, lacks a nervous system?
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sponge
To hard-boil which bird's egg should you set your timer for about 2 hours?
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ostrich
What organ do most snakes have only one of in their respiratory system?
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lung
What striped equine species, also known as Burchell's, is found in many parts of eastern Africa?
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zebra
What insect do the Tiger Swallowtail and Zebra Swallowtail belong to?
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butterfly
What is the name of the most common variety of armored mammals in Texas, known for having nine bands?
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armadillo
Which tallest mammal is the only living relative of the okapi?
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giraffe
Which animal, given the scientific name 'lotor' meaning 'washer,' is mistakenly believed to wash its food?
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raccoon
What type of flying mammal includes pteropus vampyrus, known as a 'flying fox'?
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bat
What unique cardiovascular structure do crocodiles and their relatives have that is 4-chambered?
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heart
What part of the male lyrebird resembles the shape of a lyre?
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tail
What marsupial, with 3 living species, belongs to the family Vombatidae?
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wombat
What animal, native to Southeast Asia and known as the flying fox, is not actually a fox?
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bat
Which animal, sometimes referred to as 'the poor man's cow', often produces more milk than a cow relative to the amount of food it consumes?
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goat
What body part can a glass lizard regrow if it breaks off?
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tail
What animal is the black panther, if it is not a separate species but just a black variant?
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leopard
Which Antarctic bird had its name first used for the now extinct flightless great auk of the Arctic?
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penguin
What is the largest animal in the order Proboscidea found in Africa?
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elephant
Which aquatic animal, reaching a length of 8 inches, is the largest frog in the U.S. and Canada?
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bullfrog
What is the only type of white pachyderm that eats by grazing?
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rhinoceros
What part of the alimentary canal in birds is also known as the gastric mill?
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gizzard
What type of limbless reptile is commonly misidentified as a snake and is also known as a glass snake?
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lizard
What type of primate do macaques, marmosets, and mandrills belong to?
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monkey
What is the native dog whose remains are found in Australia but not in Tasmania?
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dingo
What Australian animal's male is often referred to as the 'boomer' or 'old man'?
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kangaroo
What animal from India, known for hunting cobras, can be tamed when it is young?
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mongoose
What is the highly vascular fine-haired skin on a deer's antlers called?
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velvet
What massively built ox is sometimes found at altitudes as high as 20,000 feet above sea level?
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yak
What type of animal is a flying fox, if it's not a fox?
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bat
What is the branch of zoology that is the scientific study of birds?
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ornithology
What body part do acephalous mollusks and other lower creatures lack?
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head
What term is used to describe an animal that is adapted to feed on both animals and plants?
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omnivore
What is the mammal, also called the tamandua, that is known for feeding on insects and has a collared type?
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anteater
Among the creatures on Earth that have legs, what is the most common number of legs they have?
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6
What ability qualifies an animal as one of the 'big cats' similar to MGM's Leo the Lion?
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roar
What is the smallest species of large, horned land mammal that stands about 4 1/2 feet tall and is native to Sumatra?
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rhinoceros
What is the largest marsupial?
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kangaroo
What tusked Arctic animal was referred to as a 'whale horse' by the Vikings?
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walrus
Which parasite, associated with deer, is known for transmitting Lyme disease to humans?
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tick
What is the largest species of animal in Africa, known to weigh around a ton, called?
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antelope
What is the branch of zoology that deals specifically with the study of fish called?
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ichthyology
What small member of the weasel family is known for its black feet and is currently endangered?
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ferret
Which of the 5 senses does a honeybee lack?
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hearing
What is the unique outgrowth from the skin found only in mammals?
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hair
What type of animal is the Himalayan ibex?
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goat
Who is the zoologist renowned for writing 'My Friends, the Wild Chimpanzees' and 'In the Shadow of Man'?
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jane goodall
What animal, known for its long ringed tail, is commonly kept as a house pet in Madagascar?
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lemur
What is the world's smallest mammal, known as the Savi's pygmy variety?
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shrew
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