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What is a group of owls called?
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- 1. What is a group of owls called?
- A. A murder
- B. A parliament (answer)
- C. A pride
- D. A pod
A murder is a group of crows. - 2. What is the fastest land animal?
- A. Lion
- B. Pronghorn
- C. Cheetah (answer)
- D. Greyhound
Cheetahs can reach around 110 km/h in short bursts. - 3. What is the largest animal ever known to have lived?
- A. Blue whale (answer)
- B. Argentinosaurus
- C. Megalodon
- D. African elephant
Blue whales can exceed 30 metres long. - 4. Which mammal can truly fly?
- A. Flying squirrel
- B. Bat (answer)
- C. Sugar glider
- D. Colugo
The others glide rather than fly. - 5. How many legs does a spider have?
- A. Six
- B. Eight (answer)
- C. Ten
- D. Twelve
Insects have six legs; spiders are arachnids. - 6. What is a baby kangaroo called?
- A. Cub
- B. Kit
- C. Joey (answer)
- D. Pup
Joeys live in the pouch for months. - 7. Which bird lays the largest eggs?
- A. Emu
- B. Ostrich (answer)
- C. Albatross
- D. Penguin
An ostrich egg weighs around 1.4 kg. - 8. What do pandas mainly eat?
- A. Bamboo (answer)
- B. Fish
- C. Berries
- D. Insects
Bamboo makes up about 99% of their diet. - 9. Which animal is known for changing colour to communicate and camouflage?
- A. Iguana
- B. Chameleon (answer)
- C. Gecko
- D. Newt
Chameleons change colour mainly to signal mood. - 10. A group of lions is called a what?
- A. Pack
- B. Herd
- C. Pride (answer)
- D. Troop
Prides are usually led by related females. - 11. Which sea creature has no brain, heart or bones?
- A. Octopus
- B. Jellyfish (answer)
- C. Squid
- D. Seahorse
Jellyfish use a simple nerve net instead. - 12. Male seahorses are unusual because they do what?
- A. Change colour
- B. Carry the babies (answer)
- C. Live on land
- D. Never sleep
The male carries eggs in a pouch until they hatch.
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