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Do you find identifying animals a breeze? What about when the photo is a negative and the colors are all wrong? Take this quiz to see if you truly are an animal whiz!
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Walrus
Rat
There are 64 different species of rats! They are distinguished from mice by their larger size, though often confused for mice by the average person.
Jaguar
Eel
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Tiger
Manatee
Pigeon
Pigeon is a French word that derives from the Latin pipio, for a "peeping" chick. Together with doves, they constitute the bird family, Columbidae.
Eel
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Flamingo
Panda bear
The word for panda bear in Chinese is dà xióng mÄo - which literally translates to "big bear cat." They are native to south central China and their diet is more than 99 percent bamboo!
Toad
Cheetah
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Squirrel
Antelope
Mouse
Characteristics of mice include a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a body-length scaly tail. They are often found looking for food and shelter in less-than-clean areas, both indoors and outdoors.
Partridge
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Walrus
Turkey
The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, and is native to the Americas! Americans often eat turkey on special occasions, including Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Llama
Salmon
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Porcupine
Porcupines are rodentian mammals with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predators. Old World porcupines are found mostly in southern Europe, Asia and most of Africa, while New World porcupines are indigenous to North America and northern South America.
Frog
Coyote
Seal
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Koala
Crocodile
Kangaroo
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. The Australian government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos live within the commercial harvest areas of Australia.
Swan
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Monkey
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Tucan
Toucans are known as being brightly marked and having large, often-colorful bills. Do you remember Toucan Sam from the Fruit Loops box?
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Deer
There are two main groups of deer. They include the Cervinae, made up of muntjac, fallow deer and chital, and the Capreolinae, which includes elk, reindeer, roe deer and moose.
Squirrel
Bat
Camel
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Jaguar
Elephant
Alligator
Two living species of the alligator are the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. It is believed they first appeared on earth during the Paleocene epoch - more than 66 million years ago.
Gazelle
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Dove
Zebra
Cat
Cats are a domesticated mammal often referred to as house cats. There are more than 70 different breeds of cats and most are valued by humans for their companionship.
Mole
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Mole
Rhinoceros
The word rhinoceros is from the Greek rhinokeros, meaning "nose-horned," from rhinos, meaning "nose," and keratos, meaning "horn." They are herbivores with small brains and weigh approximately one metric ton!
Koala
Gorilla
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Buffalo
Buffalo are members of the Bovidae family. Two categories of buffalo include African buffalo and water buffalo. They are found throughout the world in Asia, Europe, Australia, South America and Africa.
Herring
Crane
Monkey
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Zebra
Peacock
The term peacock is properly reserved for the male, while the female is known as a peahen. Young offspring are sometimes called peachicks!
Llama
Lion
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Quail
Eagle
Bison
Rabbit
Rabbits come from the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe, while a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.
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Giraffe
Giraffes are the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants. Their food source consists of leaves, fruits and flowers of woody plants.
Lobster
Cheetah
Dove
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Rhinoceros
Eagle
Most of the 60 species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. They are classified as large, powerfully built birds of prey.
Jaguar
Porcupine
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Ostrich
Hyena
Crow
Lizard
Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos, which are a few centimeters long, to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. They are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators.
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Owl
Kangaroo
Duck
Ducks are in the same family as swans and geese. They are considered aquatic birds, spending most of their time in both fresh and sea waters.
Monkey
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Elephant
Hippopotamus
The common hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. Its name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse."
Frog
Giraffe
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Seal
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere and feed on krill, fish and squid.
Coyote
Squirrel
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Polar bear
Parrot
Gazelle
Gazelles belong to the antelope species in the genus Gazella. They move swiftly, running upwards of 30 - 60 mph!
Ostrich
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Lemur
Whale
Whales are marine mammals that evolved from land-living mammals. Because of this, whales must breathe air regularly, though they are able to stay under water for long periods of time.
Hyena
Hummingbird
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Camel
Turtle
Beaver
The beaver is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent! They are known for building dams, canals and lodges.
Elephant
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Albatross
Giraffe
Bat
Bats are animals whose forelimbs form webbed wings. They are the only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight.
Tiger
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Goose
Raccoon
Rhinoceros
Lion
ROAR! Lions are members of the Felidae family of the genus Panthera. Male lions are easily recognized by their manes. The presence, absence, color, and size of the mane is associated with genetic precondition, sexual maturity, climate and testosterone production.
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Flamingo
Camel
Camels are known for bearing "humps" on their backs. These humps are actually fatty deposits. Camels are found throughout the world with prevalence in the Middle East and Africa.
Giraffe
Rhinoceros
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Frog
Hyena
Jaguar
Squirrel
The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, woodchucks, flying squirrels and prairie dogs. They are rodents found mostly in the Americas, Eurasia and Africa.
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Turtle
Horse
Did you know horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down? Horses reach full adult development by the time they are 5 years old, and have an average lifespan of 25 to 30 years.
Donkey
Flamingo
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Giraffe
Raccoon
Ostrich
Antelope
Antelopes are indigenous to certain regions in Africa and Eurasia. A group of them is referred to as a herd.
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Giraffe
Great Dane
A Great Dane is a very large German breed of dog. The German name is Deutsche Dogge. It is one of the tallest dog breeds and typically weigh between 110 - 180 pounds!
Flamingo
Hummingbird
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Turtle
Turtles are reptiles and are characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs. It acts as a shield. There are 327 known species of turtles alive today.
Flamingo
Gerbil
Hamster
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Pheasant
Donkey
The donkey is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries where they are used for helping to transport items.
Deer
Flamingo
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Walrus
Zebra
Jaguar
Native to the Americas, jaguars live anywhere from the Southwestern United States and Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are the largest cat species.
Gorilla
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Crocodile
Frog
Adult frogs are characterized by a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath, and the absence of a tail. They come from the Amphibia class, shifting from water to land with ease.
Caterpillar
Squirrel
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Rhinoceros
Dolphin
There are 40 extant species of dolphins. They can range in size from 5.6 - 31 feet, and can weigh between 110 pounds to 11 short tons.
Cobra
Squirrel
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Goat
The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily, Caprinae. There are more than 300 breeds of goat.
Gorilla
Giraffe
Frog
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Mole
Emu
Crocodile
Gorilla
Gorillas are the largest living primates! They live predominantly as herbivores and are mainly found in the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Swan
Coyote
Raccoon
Raccoons are native to North America. They have two distinct features: extremely dexterous front paws and a 'facial mask.'
Alligator
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Polar bear
Cow
Cattle are commonly raised as livestock for meat, including beef and veal. They are also raised as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products.
Parrot
Mole
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Gazelle
Manatee
Chicken
There are an estimated 19 billion chickens in the world. They are kept by humans both as a source of food for their meat and eggs, and as pets.
Bison
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Sheep
Sheep are a quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. They are raised for fleece, meat - including lamb, hogget or mutton - and milk.
Eagle
Porcupine
Pheasant
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Hamster
Sea lion
Snail
Wolf
Wolves are canines who are native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. They weigh between 79 - 99 pounds and are closely related to the coyote and golden jackal.
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Emu
An emu is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. They are found mostly in Australia and can reach heights of upwards of 6.2 feet.
Crow
Alligator
Mouse
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Snail
Kangaroo
Moose
Moose are often distinguished by the broad, flat antlers of the males. They are mostly found in cooler climates, including Canada, Alaska, New England, Fennoscandia, Baltic states, and Russia.
Frog
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Dog
Dogs are the first species to ever be domesticated. They are known as "man's best friend."
Crow
Crane
Cheetah
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Partridge
Elephant
Elephants are large mammals of the Elephantidae family and the order Proboscidea. They live throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Dove
Herring
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Chimpanzee
Fox
Foxes have a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail. They live on every continent except Antarctica.
Alligator
Turtle
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Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. They have skulls with joints that allow them to swallow must larger prey with their highly mobile jaws.
Monkey
Jellyfish
Porcupine
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Ostrich
Mink
Lemur
Shark
Sharks are found in all seas and are common to depths of 6,600 feet. Some of the more well-known species of sharks include the great white shark, tiger shark, blue shark, mako shark, thresher shark, and hammerhead shark.
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