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1 What is a female swan called?
A Pen. People call a male swan a “cob” and refer to their young as “cygnets.”
2 What is the name for a female ferret?
A Jill. Owners often call a spayed female ferret a “sprite.” They call a male ferret a “hob” and refer to ferrets under one year old as “kits.”
3 What is the more common name for Hansen’s disease?
A Leprosy. The bacteria Mycobacterium leprae cause this chronic infectious disease.
4 What is the smallest duck native to Britain?
A Teal. These small ducks display striking green wing patches. As dabbling ducks, they feed by dipping their heads underwater and filtering food from the surface.
5 The young of which birds are known as squabs?
A Pigeons. The word “squab” may have originated in Scandinavia, with the Swedish word “skvabb” meaning “loose, fat flesh”.
6 What is the only venomous snake native to Britain?
A Adder. It’s a small, stocky snake, typically found in woodlands, heaths, and coastal areas. Despite its venom, an adder bite is generally not life-threatening to humans, although it can be painful and cause some inflammation.
7 How many corner points are there on an octahedron?
A Six. An octahedron is a polyhedron with 8 triangular faces, 12 edges, and 6 vertices.
8 Flittermouse is the old-fashioned name for which animal?
A Bat. It’s related to the German word “Fledermaus”, which translates to “flying mouse”.
9 In which language does the name orangutan mean “person of the forest”?
A Malay and Bahasa Indonesia languages. The word “orang” translates to “person” and “utan” or “hutan” means “forest”.
10 How many faces are there on an icosahedron?
A 20 faces. These faces are all equilateral triangles. The icosahedron is a convex polyhedron, meaning it has no inward curves, and is one of the five Platonic solids. It has 12 vertices (corners) and 30 edges.