Interesting Facts About Animals Quiz 1

When flamingo chicks hatch they have a dull grey colouration to their feathers.

Hippos are aggressive creatures, and they kill an estimated 500 people per year in Africa.

Chameleons can only change color depending on mood or temperature.

The most common bird in the world is the domestic chicken.

Unfortunately, tigers are considered “Endangered” by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).

Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand. An ostrich trying to hide from predators in this way wouldn’t last for long, and it wouldn’t be able to breathe, either!

A black panther is not a specie, it is only a melanistic mutation of 2 big cats, leopards and jaguars.

Fat is stored in the humps and this fat is used as an energy store.

Dolphins hydrate using water from their food.

This shrimp tops the list as the loudest living animal, due it the noise it makes topping over 200 dB. This is louder than a gunshot!