It's the only Asian great ape |
the orangutan |
200 |
May 1, 2007 |
It's what an archerfish shoots to bring down insects |
water |
400 |
May 1, 2007 |
This predator that comes in gray and red types is a bit camera-shy, but its tracks are seen here |
the wolf |
600 |
May 1, 2007 |
A traditional sign of spring in England is a letter to the Times saying, I heard this "crazy" bird's call |
a cuckoo |
800 |
May 1, 2007 |
(Sarah of the Clue Crew appears from the USC Wrigley Institute on Catalina Island, CA.) Though thriving now, Catalina Island foxes were threatened in the '90s by the infectious disease marked by fever & catarrh known as canine this |
distemper |
1000 |
May 1, 2007 |
This bird's whooping call is said to carry 2 miles, & its courtship displays include a leaping dance |
whooping crane |
200 |
December 14, 2006 |
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew poses next to a cow at Old World, Wisconsin.) This is the name of a cow that is less than 3 years old that hasn't given birth; Zeus turned Io into a white one |
a heifer |
400 |
December 14, 2006 |
We'd like to see David Blaine vs. this flightless bird in a breath-holding contest (some can go 22 min. underwater) |
penguin |
600 |
December 14, 2006 |
This "demonic" marsupial is extinct from the Aussie mainland but still lives close by |
Tasmanian devil |
800 |
December 14, 2006 |
It's the amused African mammal heard here |
hyena |
1000 |
December 14, 2006 |
On the squirrel monkey of South America, this may be 16 inches long |
the tail |
200 |
May 29, 2006 |
Animal that was the main staple of the Plains Indians economy |
buffalo |
400 |
May 29, 2006 |
The bulls of this tusked aquatic mammal also known as the morse may weigh over 3,000 pounds |
the walrus |
600 |
May 29, 2006 |
While on safari in Africa, your guide may point out a dik-dik, a small one of these animals |
an antelope |
800 |
May 29, 2006 |
This handsome imperiled type of owl seen here has Northern, Californian & Mexican subspecies |
the spotted owl |
1000 |
May 29, 2006 |
Its legs are 6 feet long & its neck can be even longer |
a giraffe |
200 |
October 18, 2004 |
Bactrian & dromedary are the 2 main types of this desert creature |
a camel |
400 |
October 18, 2004 |
The percheron & the palomino are types of this |
a horse |
600 |
October 18, 2004 |
The rabbit seen here has this name after one of its features |
cottontail |
800 |
October 18, 2004 |
Pythons are oviparous, meaning they do this |
lay eggs |
|
October 18, 2004 |
In a children's tale, Jack traded one of these barnyard animals for some magic beans |
cow |
200 |
January 7, 2004 |
Yipes Stripes! The Grevy species of this was named for a president of France |
zebra |
400 |
January 7, 2004 |
In an aardvark these are diiferent from yours; they have no enamel |
teeth |
600 |
January 7, 2004 |
"The Encyclopedia of Mammals" calls it the most heavily armored mammal alive today |
armadillo |
800 |
January 7, 2004 |
(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Alaska) The name of this raptor comes from a word meaning "to grasp" |
hawk |
1000 |
January 7, 2004 |
The fact that this lizard's name is from the Greek for "ground lion" never changes |
chameleon |
100 |
October 2, 2001 |
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego Zoo.) A giraffe's tail, which is about 3 feet long, is used to swat this bloodsucking fly that causes sleeping sickness |
tsetse fly |
200 |
October 2, 2001 |
The suni, a small one of these graceful African mammals, is barely 15 inches high |
antelope |
300 |
October 2, 2001 |
The common type of this marsupial has coarse, thick fur while that of the hairy-nosed is short & silky |
wombat |
400 |
October 2, 2001 |
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the L.A. County Natural History Museum.) This sea mammal, whose skull is seen here, has a spiral tusk that keeps growing & growing & growing... & growing & growing |
the narwhal |
500 |
October 2, 2001 |
It's the common term for the young of a whale as well as a cow |
Calf |
100 |
June 27, 2001 |
Of a wild dog, a rabbit or a bird, what a jackdaw is |
Bird |
200 |
June 27, 2001 |
This civet relative not only kills cobras but mice, rats & poultry as well |
Mongoose |
300 |
June 27, 2001 |
These mollusks, not oysters, are the most common source for freshwater pearls |
Mussels |
400 |
June 27, 2001 |
"Euell" be glad to know these small apes are the only ones to habitually walk erect |
Gibbons |
500 |
June 27, 2001 |
All but one of the domesticated breeds of this animal are derived from the mallard |
Duck |
100 |
May 17, 2000 |
The screech type of this creature may make its nest in a Saguaro cactus |
Owl |
200 |
May 17, 2000 |
The Weddell species of this animal can stay underwater for over an hour |
Seal |
300 |
May 17, 2000 |
Similar to a wattle, it's the throat flap of Zebu cattle or the mole anole lizard |
Dewlap |
400 |
May 17, 2000 |
Dingoes go after these burrowing marsupials that come in a common & a hairy-nosed type |
Wombats |
500 |
May 17, 2000 |
The beak of this flightless bird of Antarctica can be black, red, orange or bright purple |
penguin |
100 |
May 2, 2000 |
Buckskin was originally made from the mule & white-tailed species of this ungulate |
deer |
200 |
May 2, 2000 |
A species of this insect, Apidae bumbus, ranges from above the Arctic Circle to as far south as Tierra del Fuego |
bumblebee |
300 |
May 2, 2000 |
In a boon to lab research, in 1956 it was found that this "golden" rodent could be infected with the common cold |
hamster |
400 |
May 2, 2000 |
This flightless South American bird often associates with guanacos, forming mixed herds |
rhea |
500 |
May 2, 2000 |
The monkey-eating species of this bird lives in the Philippines; the bald species lives in the U.S. |
the eagle |
100 |
June 1, 1998 |
These birds range in size from the 1-foot blue to the 4-foot emperor |
the penguin |
200 |
June 1, 1998 |
Group of mammals seen here:[like Timon in The Lion King] |
meerkats |
300 |
June 1, 1998 |
It has webbed, padded toes & can drink over 20 gallons of water in a single drink |
the camel |
400 |
June 1, 1998 |
This land animal can weigh more than 8,000 pounds & can open its immense jaws 150 degrees |
the hippopotamus |
500 |
June 1, 1998 |
This Arctic bear may travel 40 miles a day on ice floes |
Polar bear |
100 |
May 18, 1998 |
In the mountain "mist" of central & w. Africa you can still find a few of these endangered mammals |
Gorillas |
200 |
May 18, 1998 |
It's the nearly extinct tiger seen here in its natural habitat: |
Siberian tiger |
300 |
May 18, 1998 |
In 1961 a federal law banned the importation of this South American fish into the U.S. |
Piranha |
400 |
May 18, 1998 |
The Western Hemisphere's largest snake, it's also called a water boa |
Anaconda |
500 |
May 18, 1998 |
Among bears, this is the best swimmer |
Polar bear |
100 |
January 2, 1998 |
The jackrabbit isn't really a rabbit but one of these relatives |
Hare |
200 |
January 2, 1998 |
Like this similarly named mammal, the aardwolf eats mainly termites |
Aardvark |
300 |
January 2, 1998 |
The Viceroy type of this insect is protected by its resemblance to the bad-tasting Monarch |
Butterfly |
400 |
January 2, 1998 |
There are 3 species of bluebird but over 20 of these birds, including grackles |
Blackbirds |
500 |
January 2, 1998 |
On a turtle, it's made up of a carapace & plastron |
Shell |
100 |
December 19, 1997 |
Only gorillas & these other primates walk on their knuckles |
Chimpanzees |
200 |
December 19, 1997 |
Sapsuckers are a type of these birds that extract insects from trees by strokes of their bills |
Woodpeckers |
300 |
December 19, 1997 |
Biologist Johannes Schmidt located the Sargasso Sea breeding area of this "elongated" freshwater fish |
Eel |
400 |
December 19, 1997 |
These small, slender mammals often kept as pets were domesticated from the European polecat |
Ferrets |
500 |
December 19, 1997 |
In a matter of minutes, a school of these South American fish can reduce a large mammal to a skeleton |
Piranha |
100 |
December 4, 1997 |
A popular performer at aquariums, this dolphin is named for the shape of its snout |
Bottlenose dolphin |
200 |
December 4, 1997 |
These swift felines of Africa & Asia are also known as "hunting leopards" |
Cheetahs |
300 |
December 4, 1997 |
The name of this graceful antelope may remind you of a classic Chevy |
Impala |
400 |
December 4, 1997 |
These Arctic rodents famous for their mass migrations are a favorite food of the snowy owl |
Lemmings |
500 |
December 4, 1997 |
When threatened, the crested one of these erects & rattles its quills |
Porcupine |
100 |
November 3, 1997 |
Some Arabs believe the eggshells of these tallest birds are magical & use them to repel lightning |
Ostriches |
200 |
November 3, 1997 |
The honey possum, a tiny marsupial, feeds on this sweet liquid, a favorite of hummingbirds |
Nectar |
300 |
November 3, 1997 |
The pocket gopher uses this almost hairless appendage as a sense organ to feel its way in the dark |
Tail |
400 |
November 3, 1997 |
As its name implies, the geochelone elephantopus of the Galapagos is a really big one of these |
Tortoise |
500 |
November 3, 1997 |
Most of the quills on the thin-spined species of this rodent are on its head |
the porcupine |
100 |
September 19, 1997 |
1 of only 2 species of eagle to breed in the U.S. & Canada |
the golden eagle (or the bald eagle) |
200 |
September 19, 1997 |
The ornate chorus species of these tailless amphibians are less than 2" in length |
frogs |
300 |
September 19, 1997 |
The siamang of Sumatra & Malaysia is the largest type of this smallest ape |
a gibbon |
400 |
September 19, 1997 |
This largest toothed whale is also called a cachalot |
the sperm whale |
500 |
September 19, 1997 |
In 1956 it was discovered that hamsters could be infected with this "common" human malady |
the common cold |
100 |
July 11, 1997 |
Many American breeds of this animal, like the rambouillet, are raised more for their fleece than for meat |
sheep |
200 |
July 11, 1997 |
This crab's habit of waving its big claw gave it a musical name |
the fiddler crab |
300 |
July 11, 1997 |
In 1996 158 of these endangered marine mammals died in a red tide of toxic algae in Florida |
manatees |
400 |
July 11, 1997 |
The Canadian government has blamed the decline of this Atlantic food fish partly on the harp seal |
the cod |
500 |
July 11, 1997 |
Unlike other species of this polar bird, the emperor breeds in the winter months of May & June |
Penguin |
100 |
May 27, 1997 |
The "rainbow" on this fish is a band of red on each of its sides |
Trout |
200 |
May 27, 1997 |
This pigeon relative is named for its sad cooing sound |
Mourning dove |
300 |
May 27, 1997 |
The "black" species of this large horned mammal can grasp twigs with its upper lip |
Rhinoceros |
400 |
May 27, 1997 |
This colorful eagle is unpopular with U.S. sheep ranchers because it preys on rams |
Golden eagle |
500 |
May 27, 1997 |
Sadly, this "giant" bearlike mammal of China is on the endangered list |
Giant panda |
100 |
May 13, 1997 |
Among the largest flying birds are the California & Andean species of these |
Condor |
200 |
May 13, 1997 |
This domesticated pack animal & its relative the alpaca were referred to as Peruvian sheep by the Spanish |
Llama |
300 |
May 13, 1997 |
The AKC classifies the miniature schnauzer as a breed within this dog group |
Terrier |
400 |
May 13, 1997 |
Related to corals, this sea creature has been described as "the best known of the so-called flower animals" |
Sea anemone |
500 |
May 13, 1997 |
The Tiger Swallowtail & Zebra Swallowtail are species of this insect |
Butterfly |
100 |
April 3, 1997 |
These medicinal worms were once used to treat headaches & mental illnesses |
Leeches |
200 |
April 3, 1997 |
This rodent in the genus Neotoma is named for its habit of hoarding small objects |
Pack rat |
300 |
April 3, 1997 |
Also called a warrigal, this wild dog is one of the few nonmarsupial mammals of Australia |
Dingo |
400 |
April 3, 1997 |
This catlike carnivore of Africa is valued for its musk |
Civet |
500 |
April 3, 1997 |
The African rain forests are the natural habitat of these largest apes |
Gorillas |
100 |
February 6, 1997 |
The red kangaroo is among the largest of these pouched mammals |
Marsupials |
200 |
February 6, 1997 |
One of these mammals that inhabits the East Indies has a wingspan of over 5 1/2 feet |
Bat |
300 |
February 6, 1997 |
This spiny relative of the starfish is sometimes referred to as a sea hedgehog |
Sea Urchin |
400 |
February 6, 1997 |
This largest wild cat of the Americas looks similar to a leopard |
Jaguar |
500 |
February 6, 1997 |
World Book says this type of bear has been seen on ice chunks as far south as the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
Polar Bear |
100 |
January 31, 1997 |
The largest freshwater species of this reptile in the U.S. is the alligator snapper |
Turtle |
200 |
January 31, 1997 |
The largest species of this American marsupial is the common or Virginia species |
Possum |
300 |
January 31, 1997 |
This ground squirrel is distinguished from others by its striped face |
Chipmunk |
400 |
January 31, 1997 |
The largest & heaviest New World monkey, its characteristic roar can be heard for about 2 miles |
Howler Monkey |
500 |
January 31, 1997 |
Asia's only lions live in Gir Forest, about 200 miles northwest of Bombay in this country |
India |
100 |
January 3, 1997 |
The sting family of this fish has sharp poisonous dorsal spines near the tail |
Ray |
200 |
January 3, 1997 |
Australia has over 300 species of these animals, including skinks, geckos & giant goannas |
Lizards |
300 |
January 3, 1997 |
This dark fluid is secreted by cuttlefish & other cephalopods |
Ink |
400 |
January 3, 1997 |
Named for the texture of its shells, it's the largest living turtle |
Leatherback |
500 |
January 3, 1997 |
The silky & Yorkshire are toy breeds of this dog |
Terrier |
100 |
December 23, 1996 |
Perhaps referring to its erratic behavior, the gnu is also called this |
Wildebeest |
200 |
December 23, 1996 |
The 2 popular breeds of dairy cattle named for Britain's 2 largest Channel Islands |
Jersey & Guernsey |
300 |
December 23, 1996 |
Up to 50 feet in length, the whale species of this fish is the largest in the sea |
Shark |
400 |
December 23, 1996 |
In summer, when its coat is brown, the ermine is referred to by this name |
Stoat/Weasel |
|
December 23, 1996 |
The largest of the seals is named for this largest land animal |
Elephant Seal |
100 |
November 19, 1996 |
1 of 2 egg-laying mammals of Australia |
Duck-billed Platypus & Echidna |
200 |
November 19, 1996 |
The hide of this wild Tibetan ox is used for leather, & it's flesh is used for food |
Yak |
300 |
November 19, 1996 |
With its single-twisted horn, it's known as "the unicorn of the whale family" |
Narwhal |
400 |
November 19, 1996 |
This fish, named for its ability to breathe out of water, can drown if held underwater |
Lungfish |
500 |
November 19, 1996 |
Lizards & these creatures, like pythons & cobras, make up the largest group of reptiles |
Snakes |
100 |
July 18, 1996 |
Acacia leaves are the favorite food of this tallest mammal |
Giraffe |
200 |
July 18, 1996 |
Found chiefly in Australia, the wallaby is a smaller type of this marsupial |
Kangaroo |
300 |
July 18, 1996 |
A white whale & a large white sturgeon prized for its caviar share this name |
Beluga |
400 |
July 18, 1996 |
These performing horses trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna are bred elsewhere for farmwork |
Lipizzaner Stallions |
500 |
July 18, 1996 |
This continent is home to both pacas & alpacas |
South America |
100 |
March 21, 1996 |
One of these chilopoda arthropods has as many as 177 pairs of legs; most have 15 to 23 pairs |
Centipede |
200 |
March 21, 1996 |
A female one of the gypsy species of this insect can lay over 1,000 eggs at one time |
Moth |
300 |
March 21, 1996 |
To count a pair of these carnivorous sea snails, say "A-one-an-a-two" |
Whelks |
400 |
March 21, 1996 |
The domestic one of these evolved from the mouflon & urial |
Sheep |
500 |
March 21, 1996 |
Rattlesnakes belong to the pit group of this snake family |
vipers |
100 |
January 29, 1996 |
The silvery blue, the spring azure & the common oakblue are blue-winged types of this beautiful insect |
butterfly |
200 |
January 29, 1996 |
This tall bird whose scientific name is Struthio camelus is nicknamed the camel bird |
ostrich |
300 |
January 29, 1996 |
The Patagonian cavy, which resembles a hare, belongs to this order of mammals |
rodents |
400 |
January 29, 1996 |
Found in Africa, the colobus type of this mammal often has distinctive black & white fur |
monkey |
500 |
January 29, 1996 |
LIke other male bovines, adult male yaks are called these |
Bulls |
100 |
November 25, 1994 |
A hinny has an ass for a mother & one of these animals for a father |
Horse |
200 |
November 25, 1994 |
To escape predators, many lizards break off this body part; it later regenerates |
Tail |
300 |
November 25, 1994 |
These stinging arachnids give birth to live young which cling to their mother's backs for several days |
Scorpions |
400 |
November 25, 1994 |
This bear-like carnivore, a large member of the weasel family, is also known as the glutton |
Wolverine |
500 |
November 25, 1994 |
This "masked" North American mammal is related to the giant & lesser pandas of Asia |
raccoon |
100 |
October 7, 1994 |
This African river mammal's tusks were once used for false teeth because they didn't yellow |
hippopotami (hippo) |
200 |
October 7, 1994 |
Fallow, marsh & white-tailed are species of this mammal |
deer |
300 |
October 7, 1994 |
This Australian dog rarely barks, but howls like a coyote |
dingo |
400 |
October 7, 1994 |
The Adelie species of this bird was named for the wife of French explorer Dumont d'Urville |
penguin |
500 |
October 7, 1994 |
In the marsupial mole, hearing & this sense are poorly developed |
Sight |
100 |
November 17, 1993 |
In the mistaken belief that it washes its food, it was given the scientific name lotor, meaning "washer" |
Raccoon |
200 |
November 17, 1993 |
The Indian species of this cobra killer can be tamed when young |
Mongoose |
300 |
November 17, 1993 |
In this type of crab, the male has a large claw & waves it like a violinist's bow |
Fiddler crab |
400 |
November 17, 1993 |
Extinct for hundreds of years, the elephant bird weighed 1,000 pounds & lived on this east African island |
Madagascar |
500 |
November 17, 1993 |
Like its giant relative, the lesser variety of this is also a bamboo eater |
Panda |
100 |
November 12, 1992 |
The macropis rufus; it can lean back on its tail to free its hind feet for use as weapons |
Kangaroo |
200 |
November 12, 1992 |
A few of these large bovines still exist in the wild in Tibet at elevations over 14,000 feet |
Yak |
300 |
November 12, 1992 |
An elephant has 5 toes on a front foot & a camel has this many |
2 |
400 |
November 12, 1992 |
They're the tallest North American birds |
Whooping Cranes |
500 |
November 12, 1992 |
The crab-eating one of these masked animals eats fish, fruit & frogs, too |
raccoons |
100 |
October 28, 1992 |
Found in this state's Keys, the Key Deer is only about 2 1/2 feet tall |
Florida |
200 |
October 28, 1992 |
Mason, miner & killer are 3 types of these insects |
bees |
300 |
October 28, 1992 |
The adjective feliform describes anything that resembles one of these animals |
cat |
400 |
October 28, 1992 |
Koalas & kangaroos belong to this order of mammals known for poorly developed young |
marsupials |
500 |
October 28, 1992 |
The robber crab is known for climbing palms to feed on these |
Coconuts |
100 |
November 15, 1991 |
The part of the male lyrebird that's shaped like a lyre |
Tail |
200 |
November 15, 1991 |
The flying fox isn't a type of fox, but a type of this |
Bat |
300 |
November 15, 1991 |
In 1921 Banting & Best controlled diabetes in these animals with insulin; man came later |
Dogs |
400 |
November 15, 1991 |
Called the "King of the Terriers", its original home was the valley of the river Aire |
Airedale |
100 |
May 22, 1990 |
Like a lot of birds, the monarch butterfly does this in the winter |
Migrate |
200 |
May 22, 1990 |
A camel's hump doesn't contain water, as once was thought, but this, for energy when food is scarce |
Fat |
300 |
May 22, 1990 |
The only female deer with antlers, it uses them to dig in the snow for food |
Reindeer |
400 |
May 22, 1990 |
Marine creature whose zoological name is Hippocampus |
Seahorse |
500 |
May 22, 1990 |
In the Middle Ages this insect was dedicated to the Virgin & called "The Beetle Of Our Lady" |
ladybug/ladybird beetle |
100 |
April 6, 1990 |
Smaller forms of these birds are usually called doves |
pigeons |
200 |
April 6, 1990 |
The largest members of this phylum are the giant squids & the smallest are snails |
mollusks |
300 |
April 6, 1990 |
These arachnids differ from true spiders by the extreme length & thinness of their legs |
Daddy Longlegs |
400 |
April 6, 1990 |
Surprisingly, the white, or beluga, species of this mammal can be found in the St. Lawrence River |
whale |
500 |
April 6, 1990 |
The upper part of this turtle feature is called the carapace |
Shell |
100 |
November 27, 1989 |
A drone bee's only purpose in life is to do this with the queen & they do it in flight |
Mate |
200 |
November 27, 1989 |
The bulldog is a symbol of this country where it was developed |
England |
300 |
November 27, 1989 |
Of sight, hearing, or smell, the sense that is best developed in most seals |
Sight |
400 |
November 27, 1989 |
The 2 species of camel are the Arabian, also called the dromedary & this |
Bactrian (2-Humped) |
500 |
November 27, 1989 |
A bat's hands serve as these |
Wings |
100 |
November 6, 1989 |
On a true sole both of these are on the right side of the head |
Eyes |
200 |
November 6, 1989 |
Lizard that's noted for its ability to walk on ceilings |
Gecko |
300 |
November 6, 1989 |
The South African rhebok is not an athletic shoe but a species of this |
Antelope |
400 |
November 6, 1989 |
With ancestors as big as elephants, these slow beasts now just hang upside down in trees |
Sloths |
500 |
November 6, 1989 |
The Bush species of this is the largest land mammal in the world |
an elephant |
100 |
May 8, 1989 |
In the names of cat breeds, this color follows "British" & "Russian" |
blue |
200 |
May 8, 1989 |
Of teeth, nails or beaks, the ones turtles don't have |
teeth |
300 |
May 8, 1989 |
A 7-letter word for a dog of mixed or indeterminate ancestry |
a mongrel |
400 |
May 8, 1989 |
2 species of these snakes native to India are the Indian & the King |
a cobra |
500 |
May 8, 1989 |
Probably the 1st birds tamed, they weren't used as messengers but as meals |
pigeons |
100 |
January 3, 1989 |
If Michael Jackson can't make a personal appearance, he may send Bubbles, one of these |
a chimpanzee |
200 |
January 3, 1989 |
The albatross' ritual for this includes preening & dancing; dinner & a movie wasn't listed |
a mating ritual |
300 |
January 3, 1989 |
The Dandie Dinmont, a dog in this group, was named after a farmer who raised them in "Guy Mannering" |
the terriers |
500 |
January 3, 1989 |
Of the creatures on Earth that have legs, most of them have this many |
6 |
|
January 3, 1989 |
Part of its body where you'll find a warthog's warts |
its face |
100 |
June 28, 1988 |
Owls are among the few birds to have these on the front of their heads |
their eyes |
200 |
June 28, 1988 |
Most lampreys live by attaching themselves to these |
other fish |
300 |
June 28, 1988 |
When grasshoppers or other Orthoptera are stridulating, they're producing this |
a song (or a sound) |
400 |
June 28, 1988 |
Varieties of these insects include bee, soldier, flower, blow & fruit |
flies |
500 |
June 28, 1988 |
A mosquito's hum is actually the sound made by these |
its wings |
100 |
November 13, 1987 |
Though its name means "Flemish cowherd", a bouvier des flandres is a breed of this |
dog |
200 |
November 13, 1987 |
The only African bird of prey with terrestrial habits; it can't type or take dictation |
the secretary bird |
300 |
November 13, 1987 |
The number of toes on the foot of a hippopotamus; especially the ones in Disney's "Fantasia" |
four |
400 |
November 13, 1987 |
Types of this aquatic creature include chimney, sheep's wool, and common bath |
the sponge |
500 |
November 13, 1987 |
Skunks develop this ability before they're one month old, so watch out! |
spraying foul-smelling stuff |
100 |
May 25, 1987 |
The most recent member of the "ursus", or bear, line is this species which headed north |
polar bear |
200 |
May 25, 1987 |
Of the higher primates, the pygmy marmoset is smallest in size & this is the largest |
gorilla |
300 |
May 25, 1987 |
Of the civet, otter, & badger, the mammal that's considered aquatic |
otter |
400 |
May 25, 1987 |
Lemurs live chiefly on The Comoros & this other island country off Africa's southeast coast |
Madagascar |
500 |
May 25, 1987 |
An insect related to the housefly, but wingless, is the largest land animal native to this continent |
Antarctica |
100 |
April 24, 1987 |
In buildings, Norway variety of this animal tends to live on lower floors while black kind lives upstairs |
rats |
200 |
April 24, 1987 |
Used in medical research which established Rh factor, their export is now banned by India |
rhesus monkeys |
300 |
April 24, 1987 |
The gavial looks very much like a crocodile except for this bodily feature |
the nose or snout |
400 |
April 24, 1987 |
With an estimated weight of over 2 tons, the largest nest on record was built by these birds |
bald eagles |
500 |
April 24, 1987 |
Of African killer bees or common honeybees, the ones who've killed more people in the U.S. |
common honeybees |
100 |
November 4, 1986 |
The bedbug hunter is called "The Kissing Bug" because it bites its victims here |
on the lips (or around the mouth) |
200 |
November 4, 1986 |
Australia's maned goose operates under an alias; it's really one of these "daffy" creatures |
a duck |
300 |
November 4, 1986 |
Legend says a canis latrans, one of these raised Pecos Bill & taught him how to howl at the moon |
a coyote |
400 |
November 4, 1986 |
New Zealanders used to raise red deer for these, which were ground & used as aphrodisiacs |
their horns (or antlers) |
500 |
November 4, 1986 |
Don't kick an adult male of these duck-billed creatures in the ankle; he's got a poisoned spur |
duck-billed platypus |
100 |
September 8, 1986 |
"Odobenus rosmarus", Latin name for this Arctic tusked mammal, means "one who walks with his teeth" |
walrus |
200 |
September 8, 1986 |
The Bible states it was upon this color of ass that great personages preferred to ride |
white |
300 |
September 8, 1986 |
Part of the witches' brew recipe in "Macbeth" was a pinch of this amphibian's eye |
eye of newt |
400 |
September 8, 1986 |
Shellfish are not fish, but members of 2 invertebrate classifications, of which this is 1 |
mollusks or crustaceans |
500 |
September 8, 1986 |
Even in the wild, this largest of apes takes a midday nap |
gorilla |
100 |
October 2, 1985 |
Name for both Chinese gooseberry & people of New Zealand comes from this bird |
kiwi |
200 |
October 2, 1985 |
The only 2 venomous species of lizards, Gila monsters & beaded lizard, are native to this continent |
North America |
300 |
October 2, 1985 |
Cat-like animal raised for the secretions it produces which are used to make perfumes |
civet |
400 |
October 2, 1985 |
According to New York's Bronx Zoo, it's "the most dangerous animal in the world" |
man |
500 |
October 2, 1985 |
"Sly" creature sought by sportsmen riding to hounds |
a fox |
100 |
December 11, 1984 |
The "ship of the desert" |
a camel |
200 |
December 11, 1984 |
The children are poults, the mothers, hens & the fathers,toms |
turkeys |
300 |
December 11, 1984 |
Name of the sport of hunting birds with other birds |
falconry |
400 |
December 11, 1984 |
Floating sea creature named by sailors for the Iberian fighting ship it resembles |
the Portuguese man-of-war |
500 |
December 11, 1984 |
Scooby-Doo, Goofy & Pluto are cartoon versions |
dogs |
100 |
September 12, 1984 |
"Eager" animal that symbolizes Canada |
the beaver |
200 |
September 12, 1984 |
They include killers, humpbacks & sperms |
whales |
300 |
September 12, 1984 |
Tibetan ox used to carry travelers and mail |
a yak |
500 |
September 12, 1984 |
These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships |
rats |
100 |
September 10, 1984 |
There are about 40,000 muscles & tendons in this part of an elephant's body |
the trunk |
200 |
September 10, 1984 |
When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur |
a weasel |
300 |
September 10, 1984 |
Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse" |
the hippopotamus |
400 |
September 10, 1984 |
If this species of hybrid's parents were reversed, you'd get a hinny |
a mule |
500 |
September 10, 1984 |