Scorpions glow in the dark under UV light - true or false?
Question 2 of 15
There is a type of jellyfish that is actually immortal - true or false?
Question 3 of 15
A gorilla in a zoo developed a vocabulary of 30,000 words, similar to an adult human, true or false?
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Baby elephants such their trunks like human children suck their thumbs, true or false?
Question 5 of 15
Wild chimps drink fermented palm sap with alcohol in it - true or false?
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Mice can live for up to 100 years, true or false?
Question 7 of 15
African bush elephants only sleep for two hours per day - true or false?
Question 8 of 15
Greenland sharks can live for several centuries, true or false?
Question 9 of 15
Dogs’ sense of smell is no better than human beings’, they just like to sniff things, true or false?
Question 10 of 15
Koalas have human-like fingerprints - true or false?
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Chimpanzees and bonobos are humans’ closest living relatives, sharing 98.7% of our DNA, true or false?
Question 12 of 15
Cat brains are three times the size of dog brains, true or false?
Question 13 of 15
The blue whale is the biggest animal to have ever lived, including the dinosaurs, true or false?
Question 14 of 15
If cared for properly, stick insects will turn into beautiful butterflies, true or false?
Question 15 of 15
Pigs barely sweat, so they wallow in mud to keep cool, true or false?
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1
Scorpions glow in the dark under UV light - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
They glow due to a substance in their exoskeleton.
2
There is a type of jellyfish that is actually immortal - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Turritopsis dohrnii renews its cells in a way that means it can live forever - although in practice, individuals usually die from predation and other causes.
3
A gorilla in a zoo developed a vocabulary of 30,000 words, similar to an adult human, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
Koko had a vocabulary of 1,000 words, similar to a three-year-old.
4
Baby elephants such their trunks like human children suck their thumbs, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
5
Wild chimps drink fermented palm sap with alcohol in it - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
The palm 'wine' can be up to 6.9% alcohol by volume.
6
Mice can live for up to 100 years, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
In lab settings, mice can live up to two years.
7
African bush elephants only sleep for two hours per day - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
8
Greenland sharks can live for several centuries, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Analysis of their eye tissue suggests that some could have lived for at least three centuries and possibly up to 500 years.
9
Dogs’ sense of smell is no better than human beings’, they just like to sniff things, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Dogs' sense of smell is up to 40 times stronger than humans.
10
Koalas have human-like fingerprints - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
11
Chimpanzees and bonobos are humans’ closest living relatives, sharing 98.7% of our DNA, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
12
Cat brains are three times the size of dog brains, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
Actually, dogs have bigger brains.
13
The blue whale is the biggest animal to have ever lived, including the dinosaurs, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
14
If cared for properly, stick insects will turn into beautiful butterflies, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
Some stick insect species have wings, but they do not pupate.
15
Pigs barely sweat, so they wallow in mud to keep cool, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Pigs have very few sweat glands and prefer to keep cool using their environment.