Guess who!

So thought I would treat you guys to another guess who to really test your animal knowledge. Time to meet the weird and wonderful creatures you may not have heard of. What am I?

Your only clue is they are not found here at the park!

Question 1

• My mouth looks like a bill. In this bill I have special receptors that pick up on little electrical signals given off by prey.
• My fur is thick and helps to repel water, keeping me warm when swimming. My very own dry suit.
• Males of my kind have venomous spurs on their hind legs to help ward off predators.
• I am a bottom feeder meaning I forage along the river floor shovelling it up in my bill. I don’t have any teeth. Instead I have a special grinding plate and any gravel I also scoop up helps me to grind my food. This may be invertebrates, shrimps, worms and tadpoles.
• When I’m not eating I can usually be found in my burrow at the edge of the river.
• I am mostly solitary but several may share the same area.

What am I?

Question 2

• Most people think I am a monkey but I’m not, but I am a primate (just like a ring-tailed lemur).
• I am active at night.
• I have large eyes and a bushy tail.
• To find larvae, my favourite, I tap on the tree branches to hear for where it is hollow; just like finding a stud wall. When I’ve found a promising bit, I’ll bite off some of the bark with my sharp teeth. I can then reach down the hole with my extra long middle finger and grab my prey.

What am I?

Question 3

• I am a bird.
• I give off a foul smell from the fermented vegetation in my crop. This gives me my nickname.
• My chicks have claws on their wings to help them climb trees.
• I build my nest over water so if a predator gets too close to it my chicks will jump out and drop into the water.
• I can fly but not very well.

What am I?

Question 4

• There are over 450 species of me in a multitude of colours.
• In terms of size, I am usually around 10cm long but some can grow to 30cm.
• I have two methods of hunting; spearing or smashing.
• My punch has the force of a .22 caliber bullet and strikes at 23m/s.
• I lay my eggs in a burrow or hold them under my tail (just like white-clawed crayfish)
• Depending on species, I either have multiple mates or mate for life.
• I have shown complex behaviour and I am considered highly intelligent.

What am I?

Answers!

Question 1

I am a duck-billed platypus.

Question 2

I am an aye-aye.

Question 3

I am a hoatzin.

Question 4

I am a mantis shrimp.

Source: winghamwildlifepark.co.uk