01 March 2024

Quiz: The world's wildlife from A to Z

To celebrate World Wildlife Day, we're testing you on the strangest, rarest and most adorable creatures found across the globe...

3 mins

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1. 'A' is for aardvark. But what 'A' region of the world are they native to?

Africa

Australasia

Arabia

Asia

2. What is the name of this 'B' whale?

Blue

Beluga

Bowhead

Baleen

3. Also known as the asse, which species of canine is this 'C'?

Coyote

Culpeo

Cape fox

Crab-eating fox

4. Can you name this 'D' species of antelope, native to eastern and southern Africa?

Dik-dok

Dok-dok

Dok-dik

Dik-dik

5. What 'E' is the world's second-tallest living bird?

Emu

Egret

Eagle Owl

Emperor penguin

6. This 'F' is endemic to Madagascar. What's its name?

Fishing cat

Fossa

Felix

Fawn cat

7. 'G' is for giraffe. In which African country will you NOT find any?

Mali

Tanzania

Namibia

Niger

8. Can you name this tropical bird beginning with 'H'?

Hooded Oriole

Heron

Hoopoe

Hornbill

9. 'I' is for iguana. What is a group of iguanas called?

Mess

Gang

Troop

Lounge

10. 'J' is for jaguar. In which country does approximately 50% of their population live?

Guyana

Brazil

Peru

Bolivia

11. Which of these 'K' animals are NOT native to Australia?

Koala

Kangaroo

Kiwi

Kowari

12. What 'L' species of seal is this?

Lion

Leopard

Lynx

Leech

13. 'M' is for macaroni penguin. Where can you find this species?

South Georgia

Falkland Islands

Prince Edward Islands

All of the above

14. Which 'N' is known as the 'Unicorn of the Sea'?

Narwhal

Needlefish

Nurse shark

Nudibranch

15. 'O' is for otter. What is the only otter species found in the UK?

Sea otter

Smooth-coated otter

Giant otter

Eurasian otter

16. What 'P' species of cat is this?

Persian

Pallas's

Pampas

Puma

17. 'Q' is for quokka. What family does this small mammal belong to?

Macropod

Cavies

Monotremes

Leporids

18. 'R' is for red-eye tree frog. Where in the world will you find these?

Australia

Central America

South Asia

Central Africa

19. Which of these 'S' species of bear isn't a real species?

Sloth

Spectacled

Sun

Sugar

20. Can you name this animal beginning with 'T'?

Tapir

Takin

Tasier

Tamaskan

21. What 'U' is another name for Linnaeus's two-toed sloth?

Uguisu

Uakari

Uaru Cichlid

Unau

22. 'W' is for walrus. How many subspecies are there?

23. 'Y' is for Yak. Which of these facts about them is true?

They can climb up to 6,000 metres high

They are carnivores

They are in the same family as the horse