Animal Fakes - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) White head and tail feathers. The bald eagle doesn't need Propecia for its head, as "bald" is short for "piebald", meaning "with brightly colored patches".
• A2) Fish. The bummalo was named for its habitat (near Bombay [now Mumbai], India) and the Bombay Dak train which would reek of its rotting odor during transportation.
• A3) Beetle. Also called lightning bugs and glow worms, the hard-shelled firefly uses bioluminescence for hunting both food and the opposite sex.
• A4) Bat. The fruit bat earned its nickname for its fox-like face and large size.
• A5) Rodent. Cavies originated in the Andes of South America, not Guinea. The name either comes from their transition to Europe via Guinea or the corruption of French Guiana's name.
• A6) Lizard. The horned toad is also called the horned frog because of the reptile's resemblance to the amphibians.
• A7) Hare. Both rabbits and hares are lagomorphs of the family leporidae but are distinguished at the genus level.
• A8) Marsupial. Bears and koala bears are both mammals, but bears are of the order carnivora.
• A9) Rodent. The North American natives communicate with a dog-like bark.
• A10) Bull testicles. Also called a prairie oyster, Montana tendergroin, and swinging sirloin, the delicacy is commonly floured, seasoned, and deep-fried.
• A11) Raccoon. Giant pandas were also thought to be more closely related to raccoons than bears until recently, although some scientists contend that all pandas should be split into their own suborder.
• A12) Caterpillar. The larva will grow up to become a domesticated silkmoth.