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1. What is the fear of cats? Ailurophobia
2. What is the name of our clinic cat? Zephyr - unanswered
3. A camels milk does not curdle. True
4. The underside of a horse's hoof is called a _____. It peels
off several times a year with new growth. Frog
5. The word war in sanskrit actually means _______. "desire
more cows"
6. Cats have a third eyelid, called
a ____ , that is rarely visible. If it can be seen, it could be
an indication of ill health. "haw"
7. The calories burned daily by the sled dogs
running in Alaska's annual Iditarod race average 10,000. The 1,149
mile race commemorates the 1925 "Race for Life" when 20
volunteer mushers relayed medicine from Anchorage to Nome to battle
a children's ________ epidemic. "diptheria"
8. What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
"hummingbird"
9. The gestation period for pigs ranges from
110 to 120 days, with an average of 115 days. Litters average a
dozen, but one of the highest records is ___, farrowed by sow #570
in Australia. Most of them survived. "37"
10. An animal epidemic is called a ____. "epizootic"
11. The worlds largest living rodent
is the _________. "capybara"
12. Black
cat superstitions originated in America. In Asia and England a black
cat is considered lucky. True
13. Cats are attracted to automobile
antifreeze because of its sweet taste. There is a type of antifreeze
available in stores that is less toxic to animals than the traditional
ethylene glycol. True
14. The bones of a pigeon weigh less
than its feathers. True
15. If
a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs
in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front
leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in
battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person
died of natural causes. False
16. What is the longest recorded
(time) flight of a chicken? 13 seconds
17. What animal has the longest
lifespan? Giant tortoise
18. All cats are born with what color
eyes? Blue
19. All dogs are generally
believed to be descended from what prehistoric animal? Tomarctus
20. What breed of domestic cat has
the longest fur? Persian
21. What animal has the longest
lifespan? Giant tortoise
22. What is the fastest flying bird
in the world? Peregrine falcon
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