1. Which of the following is a type of whale:
A. Officer
B. Pilot
C. Marshall
D. Hostess
2. How deep can Emperor penguins dive? 
A. Less than 100m
B. 101-250m
C. 251-400m
D. More than 400m
3. How long is an elephant’s gestation period (pregnancy)?
A. 12 months
B. 18 months
C. 24 months
D. 30 months
4. How long is the average narwhal tusk?
A. 4 feet (1.20m)
B. 8 feet (2.40m)
C. 12 metres (3.60m)
D. 16 metres (4.80m)
5. Which of the following cats can purr?
A. Cougar (also known as mountain lion or puma)
B. Lion
C. Jaguar
D. Tiger
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1. Which of the following is a type of whale:
A. Officer
B. Pilot
C. Marshall
D. Hostess
There are two species of pilot whales, long- and short-finned. Pilot whales are usually black with a distinctive rounded head and can grow up to 20 feet (6.1m) long according to The American Cetacean Society. They are highly sociable and live in large ‘pods’ of 20-90 individuals.
2. How deep can Emperor penguins dive?
A. Less than 100m
B. 101-250m
C. 251-400m
D. More than 400m
The Australian Antarctic Division has a record of one penguin diving to an incredible 565m and two dives lasting 22minutes!
3. How long is an elephant’s gestation period (pregnancy)?
A. 12 months
B. 18 months
C. 24 months
D. 30 months
Incredibly, elephants are pregnant for 2 years!!
4. How long is the average narwhal tusk?
A. 4 feet (1.20m)
B. 8 feet (2.40m)
C. 12 metres (3.60m)
D. 16 metres (4.80m)
The narwhal Monodon monoceros is an arctic whale with a tusk sticking out of its forehead like a unicorn horn. According to the scientists at Narwhal Tusk Discoveries the tusk averages 8 feet, or 2.4m, long and is usually only found in the males and is actually an extended tooth not a horn.
5. Which of the following cats can purr?
A. Cougar (also known as mountain lion or puma)
B. Lion
C. Jaguar
D. Tiger
The cougar is a member of the order Felis (the small cats) and, therefore, can purr (rather loudly – it’s a bit like a motorbike!). The other three cats are members of the Panthera, or big cats, and as they do not have a hyoid ligament they cannot purr – instead they roar!
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