Jungle Animal Quiz Part 2

Which jungle animal is a reptile?

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Which jungle animal has a large colourful beak?

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Which jungle animal is the largest in the big cat family?

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Answer explanation

The tiger is the largest in the big cat family. The cats in this group are lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars. These are called wild cats and they are the only cats that can roar.

Which jungle animal uses tools to do different things?

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Answer explanation

The chimpanzee and bonobo (similar to the chimpanzee) are very intelligent animals and make tools to get insects out of the ground to eat.

Which jungle animal catches turtles out of the water?

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Answer explanation

The jaguar hunts turtles and anacondas (a large python). These big cats fish them out of the river with their paws.

Which jungle animal uses its snout like a snorkel when it is swimming?

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Answer explanation

Tapirs have a snout like a trunk that they keep out of the water to help them breathe when they are swimming. They are very fast swimmers and can also run very fast over short distances.

Which of these jungle animals is a carnivore?

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Answer explanation

A spectacled caiman is from the crocodile family. It is a carnivore, which means it eats meat. These animals eat birds, fish and small mammals.

Which jungle animal has a very long tongue to get insects out of the ground?

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Answer explanation

The anteater has a tongue that is twice as long as its head! Its tongue has tiny hooks on the top. This means that the ants get hooked on the tongue when it sticks its tongue deep into the anthill. The anteater can then swallow them straight down, without even needing to chew.

Which jungle animal eats fruit, leaves, tree bark and roots?

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Answer explanation

Although a large male gorilla can grow to weigh almost as much as three men, they are herbivores which means they only eat plants.

Which jungle animal can only be found living wild in Madagascar?

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Answer explanation

Lemurs only live in the wild in Madagascar, a small island off the coast of Africa. There are more than thirty species of lemur. They communicate with each other by making different types of sounds and they live in big groups.