What Do You Know of Aquatic Animals?

If you love animals as much as we do, you must be chock-full of all kinds of facts about them. But are you as knowledgeable about the animals of the OCEAN as much as the animals on land? We're going to put you to the test right now and see if you know your stuff when it comes to life under the sea...
 
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Hint
Which of these animals can hear sounds from up to 15 miles (24 kilometers) away?
Octopus
Dolphin
Seahorse
Electric Eel
 
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What is the most special thing about the sea horse?
They are known to make bubbles and play with them
It's the only animal where the male births and feeds the young
It can give a punch 120 times stronger than its weight
It can stab with its dorsal fin and it has a powerful neurotoxin that can kill a human
 
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Which of these marine animals is NOT a mammal?
Walrus
Shark
Dolphin
Manatee
 
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Which of these animals has the most ancient origins?
Dinosaurs
Dolphins
Sharks
Jellyfish
 
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Hint
What does a certain species of male penguin give their beloved as a 'proposal'?
A piece of kelp
A pebble
The head of a fish
A 'Bouquet' of Sea Grass
 
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Hint
To which animal are Manatees most related?
Elephant
Seal
Dolphin
Whale
 
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Where do Clownfish like to live?
In anemones
Inside rock caves on the ocean floor
Inside dead oysters
They sleep under the sand
 
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Hint
Which of these sea animals is the most venomous?
Sea Snake
Stonefish
Blue-Ringed Octopus
Lionfish
 
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Hint
How many people die from shark attacks each year?
Around 20
Around 250
Around 1,200
Around 5
 
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Are fish considered vertebrate animals or invertebrate?
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
 
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How long can a pet goldfish live for?
8 years
2 years
Six months
15 years
 
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Hint
Which of these is NOT a way to tell seals and sea lions (or fur seals) apart?
Sea lions can turn their hind flippers while seals cannot
The front flippers of seals have hair and nails while sea lions' do not have either
Seals have pointy teeth while sea lions have fewer and more dull teeth
Seals have tiny ear holes and sea lions have little ears
 
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