Q 01/05

Which bird has the greatest wingspan of any living species?

A) Andean condor

B) Wandering albatross

C) Marabou stork

D) White-backed vulture

Answer · why

B) Wandering albatross

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, averaging about 3 metres; it rides the ocean winds for hours without a single win...

Q 02/05

Which animal's stripes are thought mainly to deter biting flies rather than provide camouflage?

A) Bongo

B) Okapi

C) Tapir

D) Zebra

Answer · why

D) Zebra

Zebra stripes are unique to each animal, and why they exist is still argued over; experiments with striped coats on horses point to confusing biting f...

Q 03/05

The Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, is native to a handful of islands in which country?

A) Malaysia

B) Philippines

C) Indonesia

D) Papua New Guinea

Answer · why

C) Indonesia

Indonesia is the Komodo dragon's only wild home, on Komodo, Rinca, Flores and a few nearby islets; females kept apart from males in zoos have laid egg...

Q 04/05

Which of these animals is an insect rather than an arachnid?

A) Scorpion

B) Tick

C) Flea

D) Tarantula

Answer · why

C) Flea

The flea is an insect, with six legs in three pairs; ticks, scorpions and tarantulas are eight-legged arachnids, though a tick hatches with only six l...

Q 05/05

Which ocean creature has three hearts?

A) Jellyfish

B) Octopus

C) Sea Horse

D) Starfish

Answer · why

B) Octopus

An octopus has three hearts: two pump blood through the gills and one drives it round the body; the main heart stops when it swims, one reason it pref...