| The pachyderms include this mammal whose skin secretes a moistening reddish fluid, which led folks to believe it sweated blood |
a hippopotamus |
200 |
February 4, 2022 |
| Unlike other vertebrates, in mammals this bone is hinged directly to the skull |
the mandible (lower jawbone) |
400 |
February 4, 2022 |
| Most mammals are either placental or these, like the bandicoot |
marsupial |
600 |
February 4, 2022 |
| Mammals believed to be monogamous include beavers, wolves & the dik-dik, a tiny variety of this African animal |
antelope |
800 |
February 4, 2022 |
| In mammals this muscle that aids in respiration separates the heart & the lungs from the abdominal cavity |
the diaphragm |
1000 |
February 4, 2022 |
| Seen here is a group of the most common North American bear, called this species even though they're brown |
a black bear |
200 |
December 22, 2021 |
| Baby echidna facts:1. Super cute2. Called "puggles"3. One of only 2 types of baby mammal to emerge from these |
eggs |
400 |
December 22, 2021 |
| The heaviest arboreal animals, these Asian apes can reach 285 pounds |
an orangutan |
800 |
December 22, 2021 |
| This seal gets its name from liking sheltered coastal sites, such as at California's Point Reyes & in the Shetland Islands |
a harbor seal |
1000 |
December 22, 2021 |
| Its milk, a popular Saharan beverage, has 3 times the vitamin C of a cow's |
a camel |
|
December 22, 2021 |
| Muskrats & hamsters are both members of this order of animals |
rodents |
200 |
February 17, 2021 |
| Mammals are subdivided into placentals, monotremes & this group, like the wombat |
marsupial |
400 |
February 17, 2021 |
| Once valued for its fur, this member of the weasel family is at home in the snow |
a sable |
600 |
February 17, 2021 |
| Spelunkers often encounter chiropterans, these mammals |
bats |
800 |
February 17, 2021 |
| Take a Michigander at this mammal, but don't get too close |
a wolverine |
1000 |
February 17, 2021 |
| To ward off predators, it may feign death, hence the alliterative expression "playing" this marsupial |
a possum |
200 |
April 6, 2020 |
| The okapi & this tall relative are the only living species in their family |
a giraffe |
400 |
April 6, 2020 |
| The dewlap is a hanging fold of skin under the muzzle of this largest member of the deer family |
a moose |
600 |
April 6, 2020 |
| A desman is a type of this insectivore, but it hunts in water rather than by burrowing |
a mole |
1000 |
April 6, 2020 |
| The mnemonic device "D" has one hump, "B" has 2 helps us remember these 2 types of camels |
the dromedary and Bactrian camels |
|
April 6, 2020 |
| With only about a thousand living in China & Mongolia, the wild Bactrian species of this is critically endangered |
a camel |
200 |
November 12, 2019 |
| Canis lupus is the scientific name for the gray this |
wolf |
400 |
November 12, 2019 |
| Here's this wooly rabbit, prized for its fur |
Angora |
600 |
November 12, 2019 |
| At 6 feet tall & weighing up to 2,000 pounds, the eland of Africa is the largest of these graceful mammals |
an antelope |
800 |
November 12, 2019 |
| Seen here is the collared species of this pig-like mammal of the U.S. Southwest and South America |
a peccary |
1000 |
November 12, 2019 |
| From the Spanish for "stray animal", it's a wild horse, or a sports car |
a mustang |
200 |
February 23, 2018 |
| The roar of this type of monkey can be heard 2 miles away, & also right here |
a howler monkey |
400 |
February 23, 2018 |
| The Chinese call this native animal da xiong mao, meaning "great bear cat" |
a panda |
600 |
February 23, 2018 |
| Descriptive moniker for this South Asian export |
a pot-belly pig |
800 |
February 23, 2018 |
| A porpoise with a purpose would know that along with whale & dolphins, they make up this mammalian order |
cetaceans |
1000 |
February 23, 2018 |
| In Tibet a cross between domestic cattle & this wild ox is called a dzo |
a yak |
200 |
June 30, 2011 |
| You could say this Arctic mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, has a Wilford Brimley mustache |
the walrus |
400 |
June 30, 2011 |
| This insectivore has a synonym for "pig" in its name |
a hedgehog |
600 |
June 30, 2011 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Antarctica as a whale blows.)The characteristic shape of this whale, the only species in the genus megaptera, makes it the easiest great whale to identify |
the humpback whale |
800 |
June 30, 2011 |
| It's not a feline, it's not a reptile, it's the fossa, the largest carnivore of this island off Africa |
Madagascar |
1000 |
June 30, 2011 |
| Like mice, chipmunks belong to this order of mammals |
rodentia |
200 |
February 3, 2010 |
| Down Under, a male one of these is called a buck, Boomer or jack |
a kangaroo |
400 |
February 3, 2010 |
| Our domesticated hogs are descended from these "wild" mammals of Europe |
wild boars |
600 |
February 3, 2010 |
| The daily diet for this toothless mammal is some 30,000 termites & the insect in its name |
an anteater |
800 |
February 3, 2010 |
| One of 2 living water mammals, also called sea cows, that belong to the order sirenia |
manatees (or dugongs) |
1000 |
February 3, 2010 |
| It's the tallest of all land quadrupeds |
the giraffe |
200 |
January 13, 2009 |
| This horned mammal is the largest odd-toed ungulate |
the rhino |
400 |
January 13, 2009 |
| It's the largest living deer species in the world |
the elk (or moose) |
600 |
January 13, 2009 |
| This scaly mammal of the order Edentata is related to the sloth & the anteater |
the armadillo |
800 |
January 13, 2009 |
| This medium-sized, distinctly marked cat of Asia has the scientific name Neofelis nebulosa |
clouded leopard |
|
January 13, 2009 |
| Grant's, a subspecies of this, is distinctly striped with black on a white background |
a zebra |
200 |
March 5, 2008 |
| The name of this group of mammals comes from the Latin for "pouch" |
marsupials |
400 |
March 5, 2008 |
| I'm a real stickler for this rodent whose name means "thorny pig" |
porcupine |
600 |
March 5, 2008 |
| 2 genera of this mammal make up the order Proboscidea |
elephants |
800 |
March 5, 2008 |
| These monkeys with a religious name have several types of "habit", including brown & white-throated |
capuchin |
1000 |
March 5, 2008 |
| It's the more common term for a marsupial's marsupium |
pouch |
100 |
November 15, 2001 |
| You don't know jack if you think a jack rabbit is a rabbit; it's actually one of these relatives |
a hare |
200 |
November 15, 2001 |
| About 6 inches long & weighing about 6 ounces, the pygmy marmoset is one of the smallest of these mammals |
a monkey |
400 |
November 15, 2001 |
| It's the type of golden show horse seen here |
a palomino |
500 |
November 15, 2001 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the San Diego zoo.) Despite the length of the giraffe's neck, it contains only seven of these bones, same as humans |
vertebrae |
|
November 15, 2001 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew is at Sea World in San Diego.) Here comes the Asian small-clawed type of this, which is smaller than the river type of North America |
otter |
100 |
October 17, 2001 |
| The Malayan flying fox, with a wingspan of over 5 feet, is really one of these mammals |
bat |
200 |
October 17, 2001 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the San Diego Zoo.) The pacarana, which had an ancestor the size of a rhinoceros, is one of the largest of this order of mammals |
rodent |
300 |
October 17, 2001 |
| What we call a moose is known in Europe by this 3-letter name |
elk |
400 |
October 17, 2001 |
| One of these monkeys used in medical research was also the first mammal to go into space |
rhesus monkey |
500 |
October 17, 2001 |
| "Leave it to" this semi-aquatic rodent to cut down a tree over 100 feet tall |
a beaver |
100 |
February 7, 2001 |
| "Here Comes" this common species of rabbit named for the fluffy white fur found at one end |
cottontail |
200 |
February 7, 2001 |
| In French this curly-haired dog is called a caniche |
a poodle |
400 |
February 7, 2001 |
| The fellow seen here is native to this continent |
Africa |
500 |
February 7, 2001 |
| Common in Dixie, a razorback is a wild one of these |
a boar |
|
February 7, 2001 |
| Much like human fingerprints, the stripes of this mammal in the genus Equus are individually different |
Zebra |
100 |
December 20, 2000 |
| This U.S. marsupial has 50 teeth, more than any other North American land mammal |
Opossum |
200 |
December 20, 2000 |
| This canine of Australia is that continent's largest wild hunting mammal |
Dingo |
300 |
December 20, 2000 |
| The pangolin is also called the "scaly" one of these sticky-tongued insect lovers |
Anteater |
400 |
December 20, 2000 |
| Whales belong to this group of mammals whose name is from the Latin for "large sea animal" |
Cetaceans |
500 |
December 20, 2000 |
| The fisher, a species of martin, goes after these animals, flipping them over to avoid the quills |
porcupines |
100 |
September 22, 1998 |
| Odds are that if you're a grazing antelope this continent is home to you |
Africa |
200 |
September 22, 1998 |
| Whales are divided into 2 groups, those that have baleen & those that have these instead |
teeth |
300 |
September 22, 1998 |
| The 2 main foods of the aardvark are ants & these mound insects |
termites |
400 |
September 22, 1998 |
| The bonobo is the pygmy one of these great apes |
chimpanzees |
500 |
September 22, 1998 |
| These range in size from the 3-foot-long sun to the over 9-foot long Alaska brown |
bears |
100 |
June 17, 1998 |
| The teeth of the animal seen here are different than yours; they have no enamel: |
an armadillo |
200 |
June 17, 1998 |
| Pottos & tarsiers are closely related to these small primates from Madagascar |
lemurs |
300 |
June 17, 1998 |
| Originally, it was a domesticated animal brought to Australia by the Aborigines; it then went wild |
the dingo |
400 |
June 17, 1998 |
| Young rabbits are bunnies; young ones of these are leverets |
hares |
500 |
June 17, 1998 |
| It's also called the white or ice bear |
Polar bear |
100 |
December 3, 1997 |
| Named for its short, fluffy white tail, it's the most abundant wild rabbit of the U.S. |
Cottontail |
200 |
December 3, 1997 |
| It has the largest mouth of any land mammal |
Hippopotamus |
300 |
December 3, 1997 |
| They're the only truly amphibious members of the weasel family |
Otters |
400 |
December 3, 1997 |
| Found Down Under, it's the sole member of the family Ornithorhynchidae |
Duck-billed platypus |
500 |
December 3, 1997 |
| This extremely tall African mammal usually has 2 skin-covered horns |
a giraffe |
100 |
May 7, 1996 |
| It's web-footed as well as being "duck-billed" |
a platypus |
200 |
May 7, 1996 |
| Each of the species of this equine has a distinctive stripe pattern |
a zebra |
300 |
May 7, 1996 |
| The tusks of a walrus are these teeth, elongated |
canine |
400 |
May 7, 1996 |
| This great ape of Borneo uses its throat pouch as a resonator for its calls |
an orangutan |
500 |
May 7, 1996 |
| A coydog is a mix of a dog & one of these |
coyote |
100 |
January 26, 1996 |
| While the lion may be taller, this is the largest cat in terms of weight |
tiger |
200 |
January 26, 1996 |
| A human does this about 15 times a minute; a dolphin about twice |
breathe |
300 |
January 26, 1996 |
| Once thought extinct, this back-floating, abalone-eating mammal has made a comeback |
Pacific otter (sea otter) |
400 |
January 26, 1996 |
| These tailless lesser apes usually travel by hand-to-hand swinging through the trees |
gibbons |
500 |
January 26, 1996 |
| Both African & Indian species of this mammal undergo periods of odd behavior called musth |
Elephant |
100 |
January 11, 1996 |
| Collisions with boats are the largest identifiable cause of death of these gentle Florida sea cows |
Manatees |
200 |
January 11, 1996 |
| In Sumatra they call this tree-dwelling ape mawas |
Orangutan |
300 |
January 11, 1996 |
| Though these "Earth pigs" eat ants, strictly speaking they are not anteaters |
Aardvarks |
400 |
January 11, 1996 |
| The fossa, a type of civet, is the dominant carnivore of this African island, the world's 4th largest |
Madagascar |
500 |
January 11, 1996 |
| This smallest breed of pony was once used to pull carts in coal mines |
the Shetland |
100 |
November 10, 1995 |
| This large rodent is also called a quill pig |
a porcupine |
200 |
November 10, 1995 |
| 4 members of the camel family live in South America: the vicuna, guanaco, alpaca & this |
the llama |
300 |
November 10, 1995 |
| This monkey for whom the Rh factor is named was one of the first creatures sent into space |
a rhesus monkey |
400 |
November 10, 1995 |
| Impalas are among the most graceful & abundant of these mammals in Africa |
an antelope |
500 |
November 10, 1995 |
| These humped mammals once carried mail across arid parts of the U.S. |
camels |
100 |
July 11, 1995 |
| Unlike most marsupials, the murine opossum lacks this |
a pouch |
200 |
July 11, 1995 |
| In some species of this armored mammal, the tail is protected; in others, it's not |
an armadillo |
300 |
July 11, 1995 |
| Scrabble players know that the ai is a type of this "lazy", slow-moving mammal |
a sloth |
400 |
July 11, 1995 |
| This brown bear of Alaska rivals the polar bear as the largest carnivore |
a Kodiak |
500 |
July 11, 1995 |
| The jerboa, which resembles a kangaroo rat, belongs to this order of mammals |
the rodent family |
100 |
May 8, 1995 |
| A hippopotamus has this many toes on each foot |
4 |
200 |
May 8, 1995 |
| This 2-humped camel has shorter legs than the dromedary |
a Bactrian |
300 |
May 8, 1995 |
| Grant's, Speke's & Cuvier's are 3 African species of this graceful antelope |
a gazelle |
400 |
May 8, 1995 |
| The colugo, a forest mammal that glides from tree to tree, is also called this kind of "lemur" |
a flying lemur |
500 |
May 8, 1995 |
| Evidence suggests that these humped mammals no longer found here originated in North America |
Camels |
100 |
November 18, 1994 |
| Mammals that are currently endangered include the wild yak & this fastest cat of Africa |
Cheetah |
200 |
November 18, 1994 |
| The gray wolf is also called this, probably for the forests & wooded regions that it inhabits |
Timberwolf |
300 |
November 18, 1994 |
| The scientific name of this egg-laying mammal, ornithorincus, means "bird-snout" |
Duck-Billed Platypus |
400 |
November 18, 1994 |
| The hamadryas species of this large monkey was revered by the Egyptians as a companion of Ptah |
Baboon |
500 |
November 18, 1994 |
| The stripes that distinguish it from other members of the horse family may act as protective coloration |
a zebra |
100 |
November 10, 1994 |
| The largest species of this flying mammal is pteropus vampyrus, a type of "flying fox" |
a bat |
200 |
November 10, 1994 |
| These mammals can project their foul-smelling spray 12 feet & they always aim for the face |
a skunk |
300 |
November 10, 1994 |
| In rhinoceroses, this sense is the poorest |
sight (vision) |
400 |
November 10, 1994 |
| South America's giant species of this armored mammal is endangered by hunting & habitat loss |
armadillo |
500 |
November 10, 1994 |
| Some of the finest wool in the world comes from the rambouillet, a breed of this |
sheep |
100 |
September 6, 1993 |
| Once widely used to pull funeral cars, Friesian horses are always this color |
black |
200 |
September 6, 1993 |
| This lab animal is a member of the cavy family; its scientific name is Cavia porcellus |
a guinea pig |
300 |
September 6, 1993 |
| Some of these primates, such as macaques, can swim |
monkeys |
400 |
September 6, 1993 |
| Of the 4 members of the camel family found in South America, only these 2 are domesticated |
a llama and the alpaca |
500 |
September 6, 1993 |
| Contrary to its name, this mammal also dines on other insects like bees & termites |
an anteater |
100 |
July 16, 1991 |
| The black panther is not a separate species; it's just the black one of these |
a leopard |
200 |
July 16, 1991 |
| When threatened, a pangolin, like an armadillo, does this |
curls up (into a ball) |
300 |
July 16, 1991 |
| This aquatic weasel comes in both freshwater & "sea" varieties |
an otter |
400 |
July 16, 1991 |
| Mammals are the only class of animals that exhibit this outgrowth from the skin |
hair |
500 |
July 16, 1991 |
| This flying mammal is not blind; some can see almost as well as humans |
a bat |
100 |
December 20, 1990 |
| These "sluggish" tree-dwelling mammals rarely descend to the ground |
the sloth |
200 |
December 20, 1990 |
| Macaques, marmosets & mandrills are all varieties of this primate |
a monkey |
300 |
December 20, 1990 |
| The largest marsupial |
a kangaroo |
400 |
December 20, 1990 |
| Though called a honey bear, this mammal, native to Latin America, is a member of the raccoon family |
a kinkajou |
500 |
December 20, 1990 |
| The primate order is characterized by having these instead of claws |
fingernails |
100 |
November 16, 1990 |
| To reach really high foliage the gerenuk, an antelope, does this |
stands on its hind legs |
200 |
November 16, 1990 |
| The horn of the rhino is made of these packed together |
hairs |
300 |
November 16, 1990 |
| The largest & fastest members of the dolphin family, they're also known as orcas |
killer whales |
500 |
November 16, 1990 |
| Name given to both the smallest rabbit & the smallest shrew on the North American continent |
pygmy |
|
November 16, 1990 |
| This bear has hair on the soles of its feet to protect it from the cold & facilitate movement on ice |
the polar bear |
100 |
July 18, 1990 |
| African & Sumatran types of rhinos have 2 of these; the Indian & Javan have only 1 |
a horn |
200 |
July 18, 1990 |
| World Book says the flesh of these bony-plated mammals is good to eat |
the armadillo |
300 |
July 18, 1990 |
| Native to Africa, this nocturnal mammal that feasts on ants is the only living member of its order |
the aardvark |
400 |
July 18, 1990 |
| The horny substance most large whales use to filter food from the sea is called this |
baleen |
500 |
July 18, 1990 |
| In 1978, the 1st giant panda conceived by artificial insemination was born in this Asian country |
China |
100 |
June 30, 1988 |
| It takes the wool from as many as 40 of these Kashmir animals to make a cashmere overcoat |
goats |
200 |
June 30, 1988 |
| Largest of the anthropoid apes, they weren't discovered by Europeans until 1847 |
gorillas |
300 |
June 30, 1988 |
| Red Sindhi, Red Danish & Red Poll are 3 types of this common farm animal |
cows (cattle) |
400 |
June 30, 1988 |
| "Musical" name of the adorable baby seals hunted near Newfoundland for their soft white coats |
harp seals |
500 |
June 30, 1988 |
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100 |
April 26, 1988 |
| = |
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200 |
April 26, 1988 |
| = |
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300 |
April 26, 1988 |
| = |
= |
400 |
April 26, 1988 |
| = |
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500 |
April 26, 1988 |
| Black & white western hemisphere animal famed for using scent as its prime weapon |
a skunk |
100 |
January 1, 1988 |
| San Diego Zoo says this desert animal can drink 35 gallons of water in 6 minutes |
a camel |
200 |
January 1, 1988 |
| The most abundant group of mammals are these gnawing animals including chipmunks & porcupines |
rodents |
300 |
January 1, 1988 |
| The fennec is smallest of these animals, but the common red is best known |
the fox |
400 |
January 1, 1988 |
| Lemurs are found naturally only on or near this island off the coast of Africa |
Madagascar |
500 |
January 1, 1988 |
| Bad news; rats now live on all continents, having finally spread to this 1 |
Antarctica |
100 |
November 4, 1987 |
| No, the bobcat wasn't originally called Robert; it got its name due to this |
(short) tail |
200 |
November 4, 1987 |
| While only humans pray, only these animals bray, says Webster's Third |
donkeys |
300 |
November 4, 1987 |
| Because its stomach has this many compartments, it's said a cow has this many stomachs |
4 |
400 |
November 4, 1987 |
| The only marsupials native to North America |
possums |
500 |
November 4, 1987 |
| Unlike large leopards, leopard cats have some of these arranged in rows |
spots |
100 |
May 28, 1987 |
| Nearly 25% of all mammal species are varieties of these, the only mammals that can fly |
bats |
200 |
May 28, 1987 |
| Since they never stop growing, the oldest of these pachyderms are usually the largest |
elephants |
300 |
May 28, 1987 |
| Elands, bongos & impalas are 3 types of this animal |
antelope |
400 |
May 28, 1987 |
| Their name is Greek for "river horse", & aptly, they give birth to their young in the water |
hippopotamuses |
500 |
May 28, 1987 |
| It's said these furry rodents were named for the Chincha Indians, who used to eat them |
chinchillas |
100 |
May 11, 1987 |
| Because of man, the zebra-like quagga & Steller's sea cow are both this |
extinct |
200 |
May 11, 1987 |
| Most mammals are homoiothermic, which means this is constant year-round |
body temperature |
300 |
May 11, 1987 |
| Monotremes are the only mammals which give birth this way |
laying eggs |
400 |
May 11, 1987 |
| All mammals of the order pinnipedia have this kind of feet |
flippers (webbed feet) |
500 |
May 11, 1987 |
| The black rhino's pointed lip lets it eat leaves, but the white rhino's square lip lets it graze on this |
grass |
100 |
March 16, 1987 |
| Hyraxes turn their feet into suction pads, allowing them to climb these objects among which they live |
rocks (and occasionally trees) |
200 |
March 16, 1987 |
| With males weighing up to a ton, some say the gaur is the largest wild variety of these farm animals |
oxen (cattle) |
300 |
March 16, 1987 |
| L.A. Zoo says this climbing great cat is, pound for pound, nature's most efficient killing machine |
leopard |
400 |
March 16, 1987 |
| Only 2 species of this family, "ursidae", are found south of the equator |
bear |
500 |
March 16, 1987 |
| Named for their canine-like bark, these rodents live in "towns" only burrows apart |
prairie dogs |
100 |
February 3, 1987 |
| Rikki-Tikki-Tavi & kin, they can now be brought into U.S. only for zoological or educational purposes |
mongooses |
400 |
February 3, 1987 |
| Monkey named for appearance when it hangs upside down with all 4 limbs & tail, tho that makes 5, not 8 |
spider monkey |
500 |
February 3, 1987 |
| The LAFD said, "Have you ever seen a... skeleton of this animal in a tree?", so they don't rescue them anymore |
cats |
100 |
September 25, 1986 |
| The Spanish Riding School in Vienna is known for training this breed of horse |
lipizzans |
200 |
September 25, 1986 |
| Common name of North America's Taxidea taxus, it also means "harass" |
badger |
300 |
September 25, 1986 |
| Number of horns on the common African black rhino |
2 |
100 |
March 13, 1985 |
| While Ben was a rat, Gentle Ben was this |
a bear |
200 |
March 13, 1985 |
| During a show, they compete for performance, breeding & equitation prizes |
horses |
300 |
March 13, 1985 |
| About 12,000 years ago, these probably became the first animals to be tamed |
dogs |
400 |
March 13, 1985 |
| Romans called this African beast a "tiger horse" |
a zebra |
100 |
September 25, 1984 |
| The only flying mammal |
a bat |
200 |
September 25, 1984 |
| A black panther is really the black version of this cat |
a leopard |
300 |
September 25, 1984 |
| Plays dead to escape predators, but one was close friends with an alligator |
an opossum |
400 |
September 25, 1984 |
| Weighing 1½ tons per foot, this mammal generates up to 500 H.P. with its tail |
the blue whale |
500 |
September 25, 1984 |