Weird Animal Facts

How many brains does an octopus have?

• 1

• 3

• 8

• 9

The pygmy marmoset is the smallest species of monkey. How much does it weigh?

• 3-5 oz

• 5-8 oz

• 12 oz

• 1-4 lb

Field biologists sometimes use Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men cologne to attract jaguars to camera traps. The pheromone used in this perfume is sourced from which animal?

• African civet

• Sperm whales

• Chickens

• Musk deer

How many times a day do pandas poop?

• 5

• 10

• 18

• 40

True or False: The mantis shrimp evolved 170 million years before the dinosaurs.

• True

• False

This 1846 illustration is of the Steller’s sea cow. This now extinct animal is a relative of which animal still around today?

• The manatee

• The beluga whale

• The shark

• The cow

In Summer '16 Bonnie and Clyde, two capybaras escaped from the High Park Zoo on May 24th. When did they get caught?

• Both on May 30th

• Bonnie on June 1st, Clyde on June 12th

• Both on June 10th

• Bonnie on June 12th, Clyde on June 28th

Which of these animals is the only entirely carnivorous primate?

• Tarsiers

• Sportive lemurs

• Galagos

• Baboons

True or False: The fish we know as a blobfish is actually called the Northern Australian Puffer.

• True

• False

Why are cuttlefish eyes shaped like the letter "W"?

• To control the intensity of light entering the eye

• To prevent water entering the eye

• To filter out bacteria

• To camouflage better when hiding in coral reefs