You'll be surprised and tickled to know how some animals behave! Each one has its unique feature, which distinguishes itself from the others. These 'funny facts' are given to you and all you have to do is guess the name of the animal. [A sciene quiz for children about animals]

This is an online quiz for children. Click on the answer you think is correct to find out. Scroll down to start the quiz for kids: Animal Quiz - 1


Your garden is my home. I'm usually brown, but often change colours according to changes in light, temperature and even moods.

  • Housefly

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  • Elephant

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  • Chameleon

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  • Rat

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I'm born of an egg -- the largest egg in the world. And I am able to run almost immediately after I hatch out of it! I grow up to be the largest bird, but I cannot fly.

  • Hen

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  • Peacock

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  • Turkey

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  • Ostrich

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I'm noiseless when I walk. I have fine whiskers which I clean with a lot of care. They are extremely useful when I have to pass through small openings -- if my whiskers get through, it means that I can too!

  • Cat

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  • Monkey

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  • Snake

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  • Tiger

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I am an insect feeding on other insects. I trap them in threads of silk that I weave myself. First I bite my prey and inject the poison into its body, after which digestion takes place externally! Only then do I swallow up the resulting nutritive soup! Who am I?

  • Octopus

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  • Spider

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  • Honeybee

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  • Crab

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I sleep the whole day, behind curtains. If you disturb me I am sure to fly away! My sense of smell is very sharp, and I can detect my mate from a very long distance of about 11 km.

  • Sparrow

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  • Male Emperor Moth

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  • Bat

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  • Mosquito

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I am a great eater. Sometimes I eat food more than my own body weight in a day! I like to store food for the harsh season. My food is worms. Who am I?

  • Caterpillar

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  • Rabbit

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  • Mole

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  • Rhinoceros

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I look like a large rat. When my enemy - the dog - chases me, I roll over and pretend to be dead. I can remain this way for 8 seconds or as long as 6 hours.

  • Opossum

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  • Fox

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  • Porcupine

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  • Mongoose

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I am a bird. But I love water more than the sky. I have long thin legs, and sometimes I may be as tall as human beings. Sometimes I am found in a group as large as 2 million!

  • Flamingo

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  • Eagle

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  • Penguin

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  • Albatross

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When I'm born I'm as small as a bee. Then I'm called a Joey. I crawl into my mother's warm pouch and stay there for about 6 months, feeding on her milk, until I grow bigger and can hop around on my own. I am probably the world's best long jumper.

  • Frog

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  • Kangaroo

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  • Giraffe

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  • Mountain Goat

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I'm really small, and very fond of your sweet box. If you attack me, I at once create a kind of a scent-spot on the ground to warn my friends coming behind. I live in huge colonies that house as many as 20 million at times.

  • Snail

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  • Ant

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  • Lizard

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  • Humming Bird

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Big eyes -- that's what I have. The human eyeball is nothing compared to mine, which are like two big basketballs (38 cm in diameter).

  • Buffalo

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  • Lion

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  • Hippopotamus

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  • Giant Squid

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You can see my well-made nest hanging from a tree like a lantern. I put a little cow dung in the nest, catch a few fireflies and stick their heads into the dung. This way they can't fly away and their glowing bottoms keep my home well lit!

  • Nightingale

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  • Owl

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  • Weaver Bird

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  • Deer

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