1. Which bird is known as the messenger of spring because it can be heard regularly when spring arrives?

2. A rabbit’s tail is called a scut. What is a fox’s tail called?

3. Which animal’s name in Scandinavian language means ‘whale-horse’?

4. Elephant, harp and leopard are all species of which creature?

5. What is common to arctic, Red, Fennec and Indian?

6. Graylings, Monarch, Red Admiral, Hairstreak and Fritillaries are all names of which beautiful insect?

7. Which Australian animal has a wide bear-like head, large round ears, a thick fringe of fur and feeds on the leaves of eucalyptus tree?

8. What is common to the young of a cow, a giraffe and a whale?

9. What is the difference between the manner in which a horse and a cow get up?

10. Which creature has the largest brain in the animal world?

Answers: 1. Cuckoo 2. Brush 3. Walrus 4. Seals, found in the Arctic Sea 5. These are all types of foxes 6. These are all types of butterflies 7. The koala bear 8. Their young are all called calves 9. The horse gets up on its front legs first while a cow gets up on its hind legs first. 10. The killer whale — Rehan Jalal

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