Answer: Meganeura
"I am....meganeura! I'm an ancestor of modern dragonflies. While in flight, I carried my long legs beneath my body, using them to trap other flying insects. There's a beautiful fossil of me on display in the Natural History Museum in Paris, France."
From Quiz: Living Large
Answer: Bat
A bat is a mammal with webbed wings, making it the only mammal capable of true flight.
From Quiz: In the Still of the Night
Answer: Sheep
Sheep are known for two things; their woollen coat called a fleece and following each other. I often feel sorry for the sheep when they seem to be shivering in the fields after they have had wool sheared off. Sheep live in flocks and if one goes off for a walk, the rest will follow.
From Quiz: If Farm Animals Could Talk
Answer: Owl
Owls can be found on every continent in the world except Antarctica. They have large eyes on the front of their heads so they can see their prey even in the dark. They can't move their eyes, however, but they can turn their necks almost all the way around! They also have very good hearing and they fly silently so their prey can't hear them.
The other animals in the answer options are also birds.
From Quiz: Ain't Misbehavin'
Answer: Panda
In the wild, the panda does eat other things such as carrion (which is the meat of dead animals). Its diet is 99% bamboo, though.
From Quiz: What Animal Could I Possibly Be?
Answer: Orangutan
An orangutan has long orange fur and it climbs and sleeps in trees. The word "orangutan" comes from the Malay and means "man of the forest".
From Quiz: Animal Farm
Answer: Zebra finch
The zebra finch can be found throughout almost all of mainland Australia. It is a small, seed-eating bird normally growing to 10 - 12 centimetres. It has black and white stripes on the tailfeather, and thin black stripes on its pale grey throat and chest. These markings are why it is called a zebra finch.
From Quiz: Double-Barreled Animals
Answer: Squirrel
Tree squirrels make their dens inside hollow trees, or nest in "dreys" built in a tall tree. To make sure they have enough food to last through the cold season, squirrels hide their winter supply at different spots in their home territory. So, if you happen upon a stash of nuts and berries in a hollow tree or buried in the ground, you know who's been busy!
From Quiz: Is Anybody Home?
Answer: Red fox
The red fox has a bushy tail, usually with a white tip. Although part of the dog family, they can be referred to as 'cat-like' canines because of their excellent balance when stalking prey.
From Quiz: Animal Choices!
Answer: turtle
If you ever own a turtle, you'll find out that on land or in water, turtles aren't as slow as people think they are. Still, they and their tortoise cousins are no match for a hare!
From Quiz: Mystery Animal Poems
Answer: Rattlesnake
A rattlesnake rattles its tail when it feels threatened. If you hear a rattling sound in the grass, don't walk any further or the snake could bite you.
From Quiz: Guess the Animal
Answer: Blue whale
"I am....the blue whale! Despite my impressive size, my diet is made up of tiny crustaceans called krill and I can eat up to forty million of them every day. I live in the North Pacific, Indian, Antarctic and North Atlantic oceans."
From Quiz: Living Large
Answer: Owl
Owls are solitary creatures, and spend the night hunting for small mammals, insects and other birds.
From Quiz: In the Still of the Night
Answer: Ostrich
Keeping ostriches on farms away from Africa, which is where they come from, is a fairly new idea in England. The first ostrich farms started in the 1980s. Ostrich meat is not yet as popular as traditional meats. Farmers can also sell the feathers and skins.
From Quiz: If Farm Animals Could Talk
Answer: Squirrel
The squirrel doesn't have a very large brain. It is only the size of a walnut.
From Quiz: What Animal Could I Possibly Be?
Answer: Skunk
North American striped skunks are of the family Mephitis mephitis, a Latin name that gives the English language a word that can describe the spray skunks use to defend themselves. The next time you find a skunk's den or catch a whiff of its smelly scent, you can show off your vocabulary and say, "How mephitic!" (pronounced, muh-FIT-ick).
From Quiz: Is Anybody Home?
Answer: Bear
Many children sleep with a teddy bear to keep them warm and not be afraid of the dark. Real bears can be harmful animals which have very long claws used for tearing apart their prey.
From Quiz: Animal Antics
Answer: Hippopotamus
George Washington had wooden teeth, right? Wrong. His teeth were actually carved from tusks of hippopotamuses. Hippos can be found in Africa.
From Quiz: Animal Choices!
Answer: Earthworm
Earthworms are very important for the fertility of our soils. Charles Darwin once said that: "It may be doubted whether there are any other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly creatures."
From Quiz: What's That Animal?
Answer: Kangaroo
Kangaroos are marsupials, or animals that carry their young around in pouches. The scientific name for a kangaroo's pouch is 'marsupium', which means 'pouch' in Latin. The scientific name for a kangaroo is 'Macropus', which means 'large foot' in Latin.
From Quiz: Medium-Sized Mammals: What Am I?
Answer: Chameleon
Chameleons are lizards which can change color in order to communicate with other chameleons or to hide from predators (camouflage).
From Quiz: What Animal Am I?
Answer: donkey
In the Bible, Mary rode a donkey because horses were symbols of war.
From Quiz: Mystery Animal Poems
Answer: Pig
Pigs are big farm animals that people raise for food. Pork and bacon come from pigs.
From Quiz: Guess the Animal
Answer: Carcharodon megalodon
"I am....carcharodon megalodon! I lived in many parts of the world including Europe, Africa and America around two million years ago. I'm a distant relative of the great white shark and the most commonly-found fossils of me are my huge teeth."
From Quiz: Living Large
Answer: Raccoon
Raccoons have hyper-sensitive front paws and use their sense of touch to compensate for their weak sense of sight.
From Quiz: In the Still of the Night
Answer: Cat
Although cats are known for sleeping a lot, they usually just sleep in short bursts known as cat naps. The average length of time that a domestic cat will sleep is around fourteen hours a day. They need a lot of sleep because they are small animals that use a lot of energy between naps.
From Quiz: If Farm Animals Could Talk
Answer: Peacock
Did you know only males are called peacocks? The females are called peahens.
From Quiz: What Animal Could I Possibly Be?
Answer: Wolf spider
There are many types of wolf spiders throughout the world and they can be found on every continent except for Antarctica. They range in size from a very tiny one millimetre up to three centimetres. They are generally considered to be harmless to humans but will bite if provoked. The female wolf spider carries her egg sac around with her and when the baby spiders hatch they climb up her legs and stay on her back or belly until they are old enough to look after themselves.
From Quiz: Double-Barreled Animals
Answer: Ant
Ants live in groups called colonies, and in homes called nests. Ants eat dead insects or animals and also leaves, food scraps and other vegetation. Other animals and insects also eat ants. Some ants are even poisonous but you usually won't find them in your local park or home.
From Quiz: Things I Didn't See at the Park
Answer: Robin
After migrating back home for the spring and summer, North America's red-breasted robins get ready to become parents. A mother robin's "clutch" usually has three or four eggs, and she lays one a day in her nest of twigs, grass, and mud. While the mother incubates the eggs, her mate protects them. Robins are noted for the beautiful coloring of their eggs, which are all "robin's egg blue"!
From Quiz: Is Anybody Home?
Answer: Zebra
Zebras are black and white. Criminals in movies often wear black and white shirts in prison. The zebra has a mohawk-like mane running down its neck.
From Quiz: Animal Antics
Answer: Cheetah
Cheetahs have been reported to run at speeds of 70 miles per hour or more! A cheetah can go from 0-45 mph in two seconds.
From Quiz: Animal Choices!
Answer: Crocodile
Steve Irwin, sometimes known as the "Crocodile Hunter" was the famous Australian conservationist who was killed by a stingray off the coast of Queensland this year while filming his own documentary. May he rest in peace.
From Quiz: What's That Animal?
Answer: gecko
Geckoes have special hairs on their feet to help them climb. Scientists are studying gecko feet, in hopes that they'll find such a great way for humans to climb.
From Quiz: Mystery Animal Poems
Answer: Capybara
"I am....the capybara! I'm found in Venezuela, Brazil and Uruguay. I feed mostly on aquatic vegetation and weigh between thirty and sixty kilograms. I'm a favourite prey of eagles, crocodiles and the giant green anaconda."
From Quiz: Living Large
Answer: Hyena
The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that the hyenas were able to ward off evil and ensure love.
From Quiz: In the Still of the Night
Answer: Goat
Goats can be very stubborn animals. They can be farmed for their meat, hair and skins. A baby goat is called a kid. Perhaps human children are called kids because they too can be stubborn!
From Quiz: If Farm Animals Could Talk
Answer: Panda
A panda bear's diet consists 99% of bamboo. It lives mainly in the mountain ranges of China. Male and female pandas differ greatly in weight. The panda tail is the second longest tail in the bear family. A panda can live up to 30 years in captivity.
From Quiz: Not In My Backyard!
Answer: Tiger snake
On many lists of the world's deadliest snakes, the tiger snake is ranked at number five. Tiger snakes can have different colourings depending on the region they come from, but are most commonly black with yellowish bands. They like to live in areas where they have access to water, such as near creeks, rivers and lakes, but during times of dry weather have been found in suburban yards searching for a drink. If you ever see a snake around your home, do not touch it or try to catch it. Let a grown up know so they can call a professional snake catcher.
From Quiz: Double-Barreled Animals
Answer: Toucan
Toucans are small birds with short, thick necks and large, colourful beaks which can measure more than half the length of their body. Toucans mostly eat fruit and have very long tongues - helpful for reaching out of the way places that other birds can't get to for food.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Jungle