Trivia question for Mar-25-2011
Japanese reportedly ate them during WWII. These guys are mainly found in Africa but have since been introduced into Florida, and some islands of the Pacific where they quickly become a pest.
Trivia question for Mar-24-2011
Unusual among Asian cats, this cat has long hairs growing between its toes. These create a cushion of fur over the foot pads, helping to insulate them while moving over hot sand.
Trivia question for Mar-23-2011
The tiger is the largest of the four “big cats”. The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia, and is an apex predator. The larger tiger subspecies can reach up to 11 ft in total length, weighing up to 660 pounds, and having canines up to 4 inches long.
Trivia question for Mar-22-2011
These lizards use a combination of colour and physical displays, namely “push ups”, head-hobbing, and gaping of the mouth to communicate and defend their territory.
Trivia question for Mar-21-2011
These guys are one of the worlds heaviest flying birds. They display spectacular courtship performances on open plains and which can be seen as far as two miles away and they are even sometimes mistaken as a flock of sheep.
Trivia question for Mar-20-2011
These fish are able to change their color which allows them to become almost invisible to unsuspecting prey.
Trivia question for Mar-19-2011
These are one of the few spiders who don’t spin webs to catch prey. These guys are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone.
Trivia question for Mar-18-2011
In 1981, 70,000 of its skins were exported to Germany alone. Although it appears to be plentiful in central regions, including Bolivia, where it is the second most common cat after the ocelot, it is considered to be endangered in regions such as southern Chile.
Trivia question for Mar-17-2011
These guys rely on their acute sense of smell to locate its prey on nocturnal hunting expeditions. They typically kill poultry but also prey on household pests such as rodents.
Trivia question for Mar-16-2011
The Common Octopus hunts at dusk. Crabs, crayfish and bivalve mollusks (two-shelled molluscs such as cockles) are preferred, although the octopus will eat almost anything it can catch.
Trivia question for Mar-15-2011
They hunt at night and spend the day roosting on a dead log or tree branch close to the tree trunk. Their camouflage is excellent — staying very still and upright, they look just like part of the branch
Trivia question for Mar-14-2011
The british population of these guys has fallen by over 90% over the last 50 years, mainly because of poisoning by domestic wood preservative chemicals and agricultural pesticides.
Trivia question for Mar-13-2011
So fierce are these guys that according to local farmers, the only way a jaguar will even consider trying to kill on of these is when they are not near a group.
Trivia question for Mar-12-2011
Cheetah’s are the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 70 and 75 mph in short bursts covering distances up to 1,600 ft. They have the ability to accelerate from 0 to over 62 mph in three seconds.
Trivia question for Mar-11-2011
These are the only prey birds that primarily hunts on foot, stalking through the long grass of the African savannah. They use their spindly, stork-like legs for stamping on victims too big to be seized in their bill.
