Animal Fun Facts Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pygmy marmoset

The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. Their tails are longer than their bodies. The heads can rotate a full 180 degrees. They come from Brazil and other close by warm places. A full grown pygmy can fit in a human hand. Their lifespan is 12 years. They eat fruits and small bugs. This monkey can leap 15 feet in the air.

Answer: Lyrebird

The lyrebird has brown feathers. There are two breeds of lyrebirds. One breed is called the Albert's lyrebird. The other is the superb lyrebird. This bird lives in Australia, in thickly wooded forests. Males have 60 cm tails. When the tail is spread wide open, it is used to attract females to breed.

This is the only bird that can mimic any sound, such as a running chainsaw, a picture snapshot sound, or a crying baby.

Answer: Hummingbird

This bird flies, up, down, left, right, or backwards. Hummingbirds can fly in a figure 8 pattern. They use their long beaks, to feed on nectar, stored in long, tubular flowers. Hummingbirds do not walk or hop. The feet are used only for perching. Hummingbirds mate for life. People enjoy hanging feeders in their yards, so the hummingbirds can feed on artificial nectar.

Different species of hummingbirds flap with wings at various rates. The amethyst woodstar has been recorded beating its wings 80 times per second. That's almost 5,000 times a minute.

Answer: Mountain goat

There are many different breeds of this animal. Only one kind climbs on mountains. These goats do not grow very tall like their their ancestors. There are breeds of goats bred on farms. The farm keeper milks the goats to get goat milk and make goat milk soap, shampoo or conditioner. Sometimes sheepdogs are used to herd sheep, goats, or cows back into their pens.

Answer: Penguin

This bird lives in Antarctica. There are several breeds of penguins. There is the Adelie penguin, emperor penguin, Fiordland penguin, little penguin, erect crested penguin, macaroni penguin, king penguin, and many more breeds. Penguins live in the southern hemisphere.

Some penguins eat fish, krill, squid and other seafood. Some breeds have long tail feathers that drag on the ground when they walk. Most often, penguins have white bellies and face feathers that nearly cover the small beak. Penguins mate for life,and the male takes care of the eggs. Penguins are playful, as they love sliding downhill on their bellies.

There are cold and warm weather penguins.

Answer: Kangaroo

This animal is a marsupial that lives in Australia.

Answer: Rat

Rats are often kept as pets, but wild ones carry diseases.

Answer: Anaconda

This animal is a big danger to humans. They have been known to eat people.

Answer: Pigeon

This small bird is common in many places. This bird knows how to recognize every letter of the alphabet or pick out different people in photographs. Pigeons mate for life with one partner only. Pigeons fly in flocks of 30 or more. There is no documented proof that pigeons carry disease.

Answer: Lion

The lion hunts live prey for food. Some zoos keep this animal on display in big cages. The lion is related all breeds of cats, domestic or wild. Lions generally hunt in groups, the females taking the lead. Male or female lions living a solitary life will hunt by themselves as they need to. The lions are carnivores. They live in the Savannah.

Sometimes, lions get prey twice their size. The head of the pride eats first and the others must wait until they are allowed to eat. Lions can have one or two cubs at a time.