What creature is the world’s smallest ungulate?
The chevrotain!
What creature is the world’s smallest ungulate?
The chevrotain!
What handsome creature dyes its feathers and almost exclusively eats bones?
The bearded vulture!
What creature is the engine of the Portuguese economy and works hard to delight wine-lovers around the world?
The Cork Oak!
Which creature who helps fight climate change has newborns the size of an adult elephant and is not a fan of boats?
The Blue Whale!
What semiaquatic creature has a paddle-like tail, swims through crevices, and can even climb trees?
The banded sea krait!
What creature has a venomous bite and is uniquely adapted to survive harsh desert terrain?
The Gila monster!
What unique animal could be a cross between a rabbit, a pig, an opossum, and an anteater?
The aardvark!
What instantly recognizable songbird holds seven state titles and has the crown to prove it?
The Northern Cardinal!
What statuesque organism is a champion of beauty, hardiness, and capacity to nurture life around it?
The Northern Red Oak!
What mammal makes a mysterious sound that scientists can’t figure out, can jump straight up to a height eight times their body length, and loves us when we love them?
Felis catus, the mostly tame, sometimes feral, house cat!
What often-overlooked creature is an expert navigator, an impressive postman, and a natural mammographer?
A pigeon!
What striking seabird is a master of adaptability in the ocean and the air?
The Atlantic Puffin!
What long-legged creatures are known for their beauty, social habits, and fabulous flamboyance?
Flamingos!
What species of tremendous size and grace undertakes the largest mammal migration on Earth?
The humpback whale!
What cute creature is an underground architect and an amateur meteorologist?
The Groundhog!
What common bird possesses an uncommon intelligence, including diversified communication, excellent memory, and a talent for mathematics?
The crow!
What furry feline has stealthy skills, built-in snow gear, and a surprising screech?
The Canada lynx!
What fascinating feline with unique adaptations roams the aquatic ecosystems of Southeast Asia?
The fishing cat!
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What small but fearless songbird can astonish with its aerial acrobatics and is always ready to battle much bigger birds for dominance?
The Black Drongo!
Which creature is the largest Asian antelope, considered sacred to some and pest to others?
The Nilgai!
What nocturnal creatures native to North America are known for their beauty and the fact that they don’t eat at all in their adult life?
Luna moths!
What creature is the largest of its kind, sports beautiful patterns, and holds a reputation for being a ‘gentle giant’?
The whale shark!
Which creature is a master of architecture, contributes to human food sources, and has a mutually beneficial relationship with numerous plant species?
Which keystone species creates intricate burrows, is aggressive towards its own kind, and hibernates from October to May? The European Hamster! Did you know that there are multiple species of hamster in the wild? I didn’t know this until recently, when I stumbled upon a BBC Earth video of a European Hamster foraging for food…
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Which creature is a combination of two other organisms, comes in bright colors, and helps us measure air quality?
Lichen!
What creature grows tall and sturdy, cleans up its neighborhood, and defends itself from predators – all without moving a muscle?
The Giant Barrel Sponge, or Xestospongia muta!
What creature has no mouth, is known for colorful patterns, and is famous for mimicking a deadly predator?
Which creature existed before the dinosaurs, is an aerial genius, and can detect things we can only witness through slow-motion cameras? The dragonfly! Predecessors to the Dinosaurs Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, about 300 million years ago. When they first evolved, their wingspans measured up to two feet! In contrast,…
What brainless creature can learn, problem solve, and even hold down a job?
The slime mold!