- What is the only animal whose full Latin name (genus and species) is the same as its common English name?
- Which dog, of the Spitz type, is named after a historic region of North-West Poland and North-East Germany?
- Which bat, one of the largest in the world, has the name of a different animal entirely in its common English name?
- What is the name of the fish which preys on land based insects and other small insects by shooting a jet of water at them from below the surface of the water?
- Why are flamingos pink?
- What is the largest species of penguin?
- Which is the only part of the UK where red squirrels are endemic, rather than grey squirrels?
- The name of which shark may originate either from an old word for cat, or the sucking sound they make when searching for prey in the sand on the seabed?
- What is the name given to the excessive growth of algae in rivers due to high levels of nutrients, leading to a lack of oxygen and the death of marine life?
- Which Australian cat-like marsupial, whose name begins with Q, is well known for what looks like a wide smile?
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- What is the only animal whose full Latin name (genus and species) is the same as its common English name?
A: Boa Constrictor - Which dog, of the Spitz type, is named after a historic region of North-West Poland and North-East Germany?
A: Pomeranian - Which bat, one of the largest in the world, has the name of a different animal entirely in its common English name?
A: Flying Fox - What is the name of the fish which preys on land based insects and other small insects by shooting a jet of water at them from below the surface of the water?
A: Archer fish - Why are flamingos pink?
A: Their diet of pink hued brine shrimp - What is the largest species of penguin?
A: Emperor - Which is the only part of the UK where red squirrels are endemic, rather than grey squirrels?
A: The Isle of Wight - The name of which shark may originate either from an old word for cat, or the sucking sound they make when searching for prey in the sand on the seabed?
A: Nurse Shark - What is the name given to the excessive growth of algae in rivers due to high levels of nutrients, leading to a lack of oxygen and the death of marine life?
A: Eutrophication - Which Australian cat-like marsupial, whose name begins with Q, is well known for what looks like a wide smile?
A: Quokka
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