A Is for Animal Quiz

Question: Long-necked water bird, also known as a darter.

Answer: An anhinga is a long-necked water bird that is large and slender and can be found around the world. It is also known as a darter.

Question: Large, snapping reptile of the American South.

Answer: Alligators are large, snapping reptiles that can be found in the American South.

Question: Black, tropical American relative of the cuckoo.

Answer: An ani is a big-billed, glossy black bird of the cuckoo family that can be found in tropical America. 

Question: American mammal that eats ants.

Answer: An anteater is an American mammal that eats ants (and termites) using a tongue that can be as long as 60 cm (24 inches) in the giant anteater.

Question: Social insect known for its ability to lift many times its own weight.

Answer: An ant is any of approximately 10,000 species of insects (order Hymenoptera) that are social in habit and live together in organized colonies. An ant can lift many times its own weight.

Question: Rodent of tropical America.

Answer: Agoutis are tropical American rodents. They eat primarily fruit, nuts, and seeds.

Question: Hollow-horned ruminant of Africa and Asia.

Answer: Antelopes are hollow-horned ruminants of Africa and Asia.

Question: Mexican salamander with a collar of external gills.

Answer: An axolotl is a salamander of the family Ambystomatidae notable for its permanent retention of larval features, such as external gills. It is found in Mexico.

Question: Insect that traps and eats ants with funnel-shaped sand pits.

Answer: Antlions are insects named for the predatory nature of the larva, which trap ants and other small insects in pits dug into the ground. 

Question: Deep-sea fish known for “fishing” for its prey.

Answer: Anglerfish are any of more than 200 species of marine fishes of the order Lophiiformes. They are named for their method of “fishing” for their prey. 

Question: American armored mammal known for its ability to roll into a ball.

Answer: Armadillos are armored mammals found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America. They are known for their ability to roll into a ball as a defensive measure.

Question: Squirrel-like primate of Madagascar.

Answer: The aye-aye is a rare squirrel-like primate of Madagascar, the sole living representative of the family Daubentoniidae. 

Question: Domesticated relative of the camel, the source of fine fleece.

Answer: Alpacas are domesticated South American members of the camel family. Among the Inca, only nobility and royalty could wear clothing made of the alpaca’s fine fleece.

Question: Large seabird that can stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings.

Answer: An albatross is a large seabird that can glide for hours in windy weather without flapping its wings.

Question: Striped aquarium fish noted for its elongated fins.

Answer: An angelfish is a striped aquarium fish of the order Perciformes that is noted for its elongated fins.

Question: Small, sap-sucking insect, a common garden pest.

Answer: Aphids are sap-sucking, soft-bodied insects that can be serious pests.

Question: Massive constricting snake.

Answer: An anaconda is either of two species of massive constricting snakes found in tropical South America.

Question: Penguin-like bird of cool, northern coasts.

Answer: An auk is a penguin-like bird that lives primarily in Arctic, subarctic, and north temperate regions.

Question: Any of the tailless primates.

Answer: Apes are tailless primates found in Africa and Asia.