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Weird Animal Facts

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many brains does an octopus have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

8

d)

9

2.

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

a)

3-5 oz

b)

5-8 oz

c)

12 oz

d)

1-4 lb

3.

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?

a)

African civet

b)

Sperm whales

c)

Chickens

d)

Musk deer

4.

How many times a day do pandas poop?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

18

d)

40

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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

a)

The manatee

b)

The beluga whale

c)

The shark

d)

The cow

7.

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

a)

Both on May 30th

b)

Bonnie on June 1st, Clyde on June 12th

c)

Both on June 10th

d)

Bonnie on June 12th, Clyde on June 28th

8.

Which of these animals is the only entirely carnivorous primate?

a)

Tarsiers

b)

Sportive lemurs

c)

Galagos

d)

Baboons

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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

a)

To control the intensity of light entering the eye

b)

To prevent water entering the eye

c)

To filter out bacteria

d)

To camouflage better when hiding in coral reefs

11.

Possums are responsible for slowing the spread of which disease?

a)

COVID-19

b)

Influenza

c)

Lyme disease

d)

Zika

12.

Sun bears are named after...

a)

Their ability to photosynthesize

b)

The marking on their chest that resembles the setting or rising sun

c)

They only come out in the daytime

d)

They smell like the ground after it rains

13.

Marshall County, Tennessee holds a festival to celebrate which animal?

a)

Hereford cattle

b)

Silkie chickens

c)

Berkshire pigs

d)

Myotonic goats

14.

Which of the following phallic animals is not a real animal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Axolotls have the ability to regrow limbs, body organs, and even its brain and spinal cord. How many times can an axolotl regenerate the same body part?

a)

Twice

b)

Five Times

c)

Eight Times

d)

Infinite Times

16.

How many lizard species are there currently in the world?

a)

504

b)

4,675

c)

7,540

d)

10,895