Animal Statistics Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leatherback turtle

In brief bursts, the leatherback turtle can reach an incredible 22 mph (35 km/h). The turtle can easily glide through the water because of its streamlined body structure. The favourite food of the turtle is jellyfish. Their throats have evolved to allow them to swallow down the jellyfish, and with the backward-facing barbs, they make the meal go only one way.

Answer: Reticulated python

The reticulated python averages a little less than five metres in length, but its maximum known length is 10 metres (32.8 ft). The female can weigh anywhere from 75 to 175 kg, and she is slightly larger than the male. Tropical woods in Indonesia, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian countries are all places where these snakes can be found.

Answer: Giant armadillo

South America is the home of the giant armadillo. The armadillo's claws can reach a maximum length of around eight inches (20 cm). Accordingly, the claw is the longest of any extant mammal, accounting for almost 22% of the body length. In general, the armadillo is a nocturnal animal, feeding at night mainly on termites and occasionally on ants, worms, and spiders.

Answer: Red kangaroo

The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial that exists today. The male is bigger than the female and can grow to a maximum height of 2 metres (6.6 feet); its maximum weight is 90 kg (200 pounds); and its maximum length is roughly ten feet (3 meters). A kangaroo is capable of jumping over 30 feet (9 meters) in one bounce at speeds up to 30 mph (48 kilometres).

A group of kangaroos is called a "mob" and can have as many as 50 in one single group.

Answer: Sloth

The native home of the sloth is Central and South America. Sloths come in two species: one with two toes on its hindfeet and the other with three. Six species of sloths exist: four in the Bradypus genus and two in the Choloepus genus.

Sloths are solitary creatures that travel slowly through the trees. The sloth is primarily an arboreal species but leaves the canopy every four to seven days. The only time the sloth really goes to the ground is to defecate or urinate, or when it is impossible to get to the next tree. It moves a little quicker on the ground than in the canopy, averaging six to eight feet per minute. The leaves of trees, vines, and lianas make up nearly the entirety of the sloth's food.

Answer: African pygmy mouse

Although mice are generally recognised for being little animals, the African pygmy mouse is especially diminutive. This mouse is the tiniest in the world, with a length of 1.2 to 3.1 inches and a weight ranging from 2 to 12 g (0.071 to 0.423 oz). This little fellow lives in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in savannas and grasslands.

The African pygmy mouse possesses several distinctive characteristics. It arranges small pebbles in front of its tunnel and drinks the dew that has accumulated on the pebbles during the night. Because the mouse is so small and vulnerable, if you decide to have one for a pet, it is strongly recommended that you don't handle them, as you may do damage to their internal organs.

Answer: Pelican

Even though the Australian pelican is medium-sized by pelican standards, it has been known to have the largest bill in the avian world, measuring 50 centimetres (20 in). Colour-wise, the bird is white with black wings and has a pink bill.

An average weight for the pelican is around 4.54 to 7.7 kg (10.0 to 17.0 lb), but it has been known to weigh as much as 13 kg (28.7 lb. The diet of the pelican is mostly fish, but it is also known to eat reptiles, amphibians, pawns, and shrimp. It has been rumoured that small dogs have also been consumed.

Answer: Etruscan shrew

The bumblebee bat from Thailand is the smallest mammal in terms of body length and skull size, the Etruscan shrew is said to be the smallest animal on the planet in terms of weight. The average mass of an Etruscan shrew is just approximately 1.8 g (0.063 oz), but the average mass of a bumblebee bat is 2 g (0.071 oz). Both of these animals are very similar in size and depending on how you measure them, either one could be classed as the smallest mammal on the planet.

You can find the Etruscan shrew throughout Europe and North Africa, all the way to Malaysia. Every day, it consumes twice as much as it weighs. Its primary food source is insects, but it will also occasionally consume small vertebrates and invertebrates.

Answer: Green anaconda

The world's heaviest snakes are green anacondas. They are present across South America. Anacondas like the tropical rain forests and love being in the swamps and slow-moving streams. The diet of the green anaconda consists of a mixture of wild pigs, deer, and large rodents, to name but a few. These snakes are not venomous but kill their prey by squeezing them until they can no longer breathe, causing them to suffocate.

The reticulated python is somewhat longer, but because of its larger body, the anaconda can weigh almost twice as much. Records show the heaviest anaconda ever recorded was over 500 pounds (226.796 kg) and had a length of over 20 feet (6 metres).

Answer: Common ostrich

The ostrich is the biggest and heaviest bird that is still alive. Males are larger than females, typically weighing between 220 (99 kg) and 287 pounds (130 kg) and towering between 6.9 (2 meters)) and 9 feet tall (2.7 meters). Females, on the other hand, range in height from 5.7 (1.7 metres) to 6.2 feet (1.8 metres) and weight from 198 (89 kg) to 242 pounds (109 kg).

The ostrich, as you are likely to be aware, is incapable of flying, but it is capable of running extremely quickly. It can reach speeds of up to 40 mph (64 km/h) in brief bursts and travel farther at a speed of about 30 mph (48 km/h). Despite its omnivorous nature, the ostrich primarily consumes grasses, roots, flowering plants, and leafy greens. Ostriches dwell in groups called herds.