Veritably Vertebrate - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Mammal. While other mammals like the flying fox can glide, the bat is the only mammal that truly flies.
• A2) Mammal. The beaver is a rodent, like mice, rats, squirrels, porcupines, and groundhogs.
• A3) Mammal. All whales, including the orca, are mammals, joined by dolphins and porpoises in the order cetacea.
• A4) Reptile. Crocodiles and their alligator cousins are among the 23 species in the order crocodilia.
• A5) Mammal. The spiny anteater is one of the few egg-laying mammals known as monotremes, with the playtpus being the other main example.
• A6) Amphibian. Other amphibians include the toad, salamander, and newt.
• A7) Reptile. Lizards and snakes make up most of the squamata, by far the largest of the reptile orders.
• A8) Bird. Other birds may go underwater briefly to catch their prey, but penguins can swim underwater the longest and farthest.
• A9) Mammal. Sea otters are a member of the weasel family.
• A10) Reptile. Sea turtles, turtles, and tortoises belong to the order Testudines.
• A11) Fish. Sharks with cartilaginous skeletons date back over 400 million years ago, back to the time of the dinosaurs.
• A12) Reptile. Sharks resemble legless lizards but have no eyelids or external ears.