Animals Words #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: shrew

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Shrews are small mammals and although they look similar to a mouse with a long nose, they are not rodents but tend to be more like moles. They have a high metabolic rate, and as a result must eat 80-90% of their body weight in food each day. Although their vision is poor, they have excellent hearing and an acute sense of smell.

Answer: llama

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Llamas are members of the camel family, however they do not have humps. These herbivores are commonly found in South America where they are valued as a pack animal, as well as producing a very soft wool.

Answer: orca

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An orca is also known as a killer whale and belongs to the dolphin family. These mammals may feed on fish or marine mammals and are considered apex predators. Killer whales have excellent eyesight and can swim up to thirty miles or forty eight kilometers an hour. A male orca may weigh eight to twelve thousand pounds, while the females may weigh three to eight thousand pounds; meanwhile a baby orca called a calf weighs about four hundred pounds.

Answer: swan

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Swans are one of the largest flying birds, as well as being the largest of the duck family. Swans are generally herbivorous and usually mate for life.

Answer: egrets

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Egrets are generally white birds with long legs, an S shaped neck and long bill, and belong to the same order as herons, ibises and storks. They feed on fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and insects. During breeding season, they develop beautiful plumage which was once in high demand by the fashion industry, and the reason why they were nearly hunted to extinction. These birds are now protected and their numbers are increasing.

Answer: pelican

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Pelicans with their long beak and throat pouch, live near water and feed mainly on fish, but will also eat amphibians, crustaceans and turtles.

Answer: wallaby

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The plural of wallaby is wallabies.

A wallaby is similar to a kangaroo but smaller. These marsupials are herbivores which can be found mainly in Australia.

Answer: tapir

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Pirogies can also be spelled pierogies, perogies, etc.

Even though tapirs look similar to pigs, (but have short prehensile trunks used for feeding) these herbivores are related to horses and the rhinoceros. They weigh roughly five to eight hundred pounds and are also excellent swimmers. These mammals can be found in South and Central America as well as Southeast Asia, and all four species are listed as either endangered or vulnerable. A group of tapirs are called a candle.

Answer: rabbit

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Rabbits are are small mammals that feed on grass and leafy weeds. They have long ears, a wide field of vision, powerful hind legs and strong teeth. Gestation only last about 30 days and litters can range from four to twelve babies, which are born blind and hairless.

Answer: weasel

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Weasels are members of the mustelidae family. They are small carnivorous animals that live a solitary existence and spend most of their time hunting small mammals.