Biology week

How much do you know about animals?

Correct Answer: A 1) How do you tell the difference between a Butterfly and a Moth? A)Moths usually sleep with their wings open and butterflies with their wings closed B)Butterflies are brightly coloured and moths are not C)Butterfly have long antennae and moths have short ones

Correct Answer: C 2) What do Owls have instead of eyeballs? A)Eye spots B)Eye patches C)Eye tubes

Correct Answer: C 3) What material can Spiders make? A)Cotton B)Wool C)Silk Jumping Spiders can be found at B.U.G.S. house. ZSL London Zoo also has the first Spider walkthrough in Europe.

Correct Answer: B 4) What are mature male Gorillas called? A) Blackback B) Silverback C) Greyback ZSL London Zoo’s male gorilla is called Kumbuka

Correct Answer: A 5) How long is a Giraffe’s tongue? A)45 cm B)10 cm C)25 cm

Correct Answer: C 6) How many Sumatran Tigers are left in the wild? A)1000 B) 500 C)300 ZSL London Zoo is home to 5 Sumatran Tigers!

Correct Answer: B 7) What type of animal is a Mountain Chicken? A)Bird B) Frog C)Goat The Mountain Chicken Frog is critically endangered due to a disease called Chytridiomycosi

Correct Answer: C 8) How fast do Humboldt penguins swim? A)5 mph B) 10 mph C)20 mph

Correct Answer: C 9) Why does a Zebra have eyes on the side of its head? A)So that it can find a mate B) So that it can see prey C)So that it can see predators

10) How many reasons can you think of for why animals are becoming endangered? Poaching Habitat loss Pollution Climate change Habitat fragmentation Invasive species

Well done! To find out more about any of the animals you’ve seen please visit zsl.org