True or False Questions About Animals

Creatures with real superpowers, and the myths people keep telling about them.

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1. A narwhal's long tusk is actually a modified tooth.

   True

   The narwhal's tusk is an elongated left canine tooth that can grow several meters long.

2. All sharks lay eggs.

   Lie

   Many sharks give birth to live young or use intermediate reproductive strategies.

3. The Tasmanian devil is a type of dog.

   Lie

   The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial, not a dog.

4. All penguins live only in Antarctica.

   Lie

   Many penguin species live in South America, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

5. All turtles can fully retract their heads into their shells.

   Lie

   Sea turtles cannot fully retract their heads into their shells.

6. The giraffe is the tallest living land animal.

   True

   Adult males can exceed 5 meters in height.

7. Honey bees can communicate the direction of food with a dance.

   True

   The famous waggle dance conveys both direction and approximate distance.

8. Rabbits are rodents.

   Lie

   Rabbits belong to the order Lagomorpha, not Rodentia.

9. Ants live on almost every continent on Earth.

   True

   They are absent only from Antarctica and a few extremely isolated islands.

10. A giraffe has only six neck vertebrae.

    Lie

    Like most mammals, giraffes have seven neck vertebrae, but they are extremely elongated.

11. All insects have wings.

    Lie

    Fleas, lice, silverfish, and many other insects are wingless.

12. Electric eels can generate powerful electric shocks for defense and hunting.

    True

    Specialized electric organs allow them to produce powerful electrical discharges.

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