Bizarre and wacky wildlife never fail to capture our attention, and there are some truly strange animal species that inhabit the Earth today. While there are quite a few exotic animals that share this planet, even the most common species can surprise you with some weird facts that you never knew about them.
This quiz will test you on your knowledge of animal trivia and it gets progressively harder with each question. You might find the first few questions here pretty easy but by the end of the quiz, even the most hardened animal expert might struggle. Most importantly, quizzes like this can teach you facts that you can later bring up in conversation with others to sound smart. After all, isn't that the true goal of knowledge? So go ahead and take this quiz, answer the questions as best you can, and we will see just how much quirky animal trivia you know.
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This Strange Animal Facts Quiz Gets Harder With Each Question — Can You Get 10? Questions
Which of the following species is considered to be "biologically immortal"?
Alligator
Greenland shark
Pacific green turtle
Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish
How many hearts do octopuses have?
2
1
0
3
How many hours a day do koalas sleep?
8-12 hours
12-16 hours
18-22 hours
10-14 hours
What is the name for a group of owls?
Parliament
Graduation
Tootsie Pop
Murder
What is a female version of a peacock called?
Femcock
Peahen
Peafem
Lady peacock
Only 3 mammals go through menopause. Humans are one, some whale species also do, what is the 3rd?
Flying squirrels
Asian elephants
Giant pangolins
Chimpanzees
What is true of all newly born clownfish?
They are fully grown
They sleep for days at a time
They are all born male
They are completely transparent
How many teeth do anteaters have?
24
None
4
12
Why do farmers sometimes paint zebra stripes on cattle?
To aid them in camouflage
For fun or out of boredom
To increase milk production
To prevent biting from flies
What animal has the world's thickest fur?
Polar bears
Lions
Kangaroos
Sea otters
What species of animal almost always gives birth to identical quadruplets?
Pandas
Nine-banded armadillos
Coyotes
Koalas
What species of animal was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for 20 years?
Polar bear
Seal
Cat
Human
Very few species are able to recognize themselves in a mirror. Which of these animals below are able to do so?
Pigeon
Gorilla
Bottlenose dolphin
All of these
How do prairie dogs identify one another?
Photo identification
They touch front teeth
A unique call or vocalization
They sniff each other's backside
In 2013, what animal became the first non-human mammal to demonstrate that it can hold a beat and keep a rhythm?
Giant panda
Platypus
Rabbit
Sea lion
6 Comments
I got 9 out of 15!
You passed! You did a great job and you know more about animals than the average person does.
12/15 animal guru
12/15
I got 15/15, so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got 9/15
P.S. female peacocks don’t have trains (tail feathers) but they do in the pictures
15/15 is fantastic!!!