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Natural History: Uniques

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Animal apart from man that suffers from leprosy Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Native European monkey Click to show or hide the answer
Order of mammals that can truly fly Click to show or hide the answer
Animal where the female has antlers Click to show or hide the answer
Flightless Australian bird, apart from the Emu Click to show or hide the answer
Big cat that cannot fully retract its claws Click to show or hide the answer
Wild animal with four horns (Indian antelope) Click to show or hide the answer
Reptile found wild in Ireland Click to show or hide the answer
Mammal that can't jump Click to show or hide the answer
Mammal that can kneel on all fours Click to show or hide the answer
Flat freshwater fish to be found in Europe Click to show or hide the answer
Two British birds where the female lays only one egg per year Click to show or hide the answer
European mammal with a fully prehensile tail Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Animal that produces its own natural suntan lotion Click to show or hide the answer
Bird that can fly backwards Click to show or hide the answer
Bird with nostrils at the end of its bill – said to have the best sense of smell, which it uses to hunt for insects and worms underground Click to show or hide the answer
Animal apart from the great apes (humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos) that has fingerprints Click to show or hide the answer
European conifer that is deciduous (originates in the Alps and Carpathians) Click to show or hide the answer
European wild cat, apart from the European wildcat Click to show or hide the answer
Sea–going lizard (native to the Galapagos Islands) Click to show or hide the answer
The durukuli or douroucouli is the only nocturnal genus of Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Member of the giraffe family (Giraffidae), apart from the giraffe itself: lives only in the DR Congo, at altitudes between 500 and 1500 metres, and was unknown in the western world until the early 20th century Click to show or hide the answer
Marsupial found in the Americas Click to show or hide the answer
Bird that has only two toes on each foot Click to show or hide the answer
Bird that can swim but not fly Click to show or hide the answer
Animal apart from man that suffers from sunburn Click to show or hide the answer
Mammal that lays eggs and is venomous (echidnas also lay eggs; venomous mammals are rare, but there are others) Click to show or hide the answer
Bird that hibernates (often said to be) Click to show or hide the answer
Bird that's unique to Great Britain Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Animal where the male carries and gives birth to young Click to show or hide the answer
Fish with a prehensile tail
Native British duck where male and female have same colouring Click to show or hide the answer
Lizards native to Britain: common lizard, sand lizard and Click to show or hide the answer

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