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40 Animal Trivia Questions and Answers (Easy to Hard)
Mammals, birds, sea creatures, and a few oddballs. These start easy and get harder as you go. Tap any question to reveal the answer and a quick fact.
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14 questions1What is the largest animal alive today?Answer
The blue whaleIt can grow to around 30 m long.
2What is the fastest land animal?Answer
The cheetahIt can briefly reach about 100 km/h.
3How many legs does a spider have?Answer
EightInsects, by contrast, have six.
4What is a baby kangaroo called?Answer
A joeyIt lives in its mother's pouch for months after birth.
5What do giant pandas mainly eat?Answer
BambooThey can spend more than half the day eating it.
6What is the tallest animal in the world?Answer
The giraffeAdult males can stand well over 5 m tall.
7Which mammal is capable of true flight?Answer
The batIt is the only mammal that can fly rather than glide.
8What is a group of lions called?Answer
A prideThe lionesses do most of the hunting.
9How many hearts does an octopus have?Answer
ThreeIt also has blue blood.
10What is the largest species of big cat?Answer
The tigerThe Siberian, or Amur, tiger is the biggest of all.
11Which animal is known as the "ship of the desert"?Answer
The camelIts hump stores fat, not water.
12What does a caterpillar turn into?Answer
A butterfly or mothThe change happens inside a chrysalis or cocoon.
13Which striped African animal is a close relative of the horse?Answer
The zebraEach zebra's stripe pattern is unique.
14Which bird is a traditional symbol of peace?Answer
The doveIt is often shown carrying an olive branch.
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14 questions15Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?Answer
The hummingbirdIt can also hover in place.
16What is the largest living bird?Answer
The ostrichIt also lays the largest eggs of any living bird.
17What is a group of crows called?Answer
A murderThe term dates back to at least the 15th century.
18How many compartments does a cow's stomach have?Answer
FourThey are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.
19Which egg-laying mammal has a bill like a duck?Answer
The platypusMales have venomous spurs on their hind legs.
20What is the largest species of shark?Answer
The whale sharkDespite its size, it feeds mostly on plankton.
21What color is a polar bear's skin?Answer
BlackIts fur is actually translucent and only looks white.
22Which eucalyptus-eating animal sleeps up to 20 hours a day?Answer
The koalaIts low-energy diet is the reason it rests so much.
23Which continent has no native land snakes?Answer
AntarcticaIt is far too cold for reptiles.
24How many eyes does a honeybee have?Answer
FiveTwo large compound eyes and three small simple eyes on top.
25Which marine mammal is often called the "sea cow"?Answer
The manateeIts closest living relatives on land are elephants.
26Which Mexican salamander can regrow lost limbs?Answer
The axolotlIt can also regenerate parts of its heart and brain.
27What do you call an animal that eats both plants and meat?Answer
An omnivoreBears, pigs, and humans are all omnivores.
28Which bird is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests?Answer
The cuckooThe host parents raise the cuckoo chick as their own.
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12 questions29Which vertebrate is thought to live the longest?Answer
The Greenland sharkScientists estimate some live for around 400 years.
30Which animals have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?Answer
Giant and colossal squidTheir eyes can be about the size of a dinner plate.
31What is a group of owls called?Answer
A parliamentMost owls are solitary, so you will rarely see one in the wild.
32What is the world's most venomous fish?Answer
The stonefishIt camouflages itself on the seabed as a rock.
33Which bird is the fastest animal on Earth in a dive?Answer
The peregrine falconIt can exceed 300 km/h when stooping on prey.
34Which mammal has the longest pregnancy?Answer
The African elephantIt lasts about 22 months.
35What are tardigrades commonly called?Answer
Water bearsThese tiny animals have survived exposure to outer space.
36Which is the only mammal covered in scales?Answer
The pangolinIt rolls into a ball to protect itself.
37What is the smallest bird in the world?Answer
The bee hummingbirdFound in Cuba, it is only about 5 cm long.
38What is a baby hedgehog called?Answer
A hogletHoglets are born with soft spines under their skin.
39Which group of animals is the hippopotamus's closest living relative?Answer
Whales and dolphinsThey share a common ancestor that lived more than 50 million years ago.
40What is the largest living lizard?Answer
The Komodo dragonIt lives on a handful of Indonesian islands.