What in the World Quiz
Academy scientists found this "egg" on a rotten log in the African jungle. What emerged wasn't a bird. What was it?
- a crocodile
- a praying mantis
- a mushroom
Yes!
Read about the odd mushroom, Phallus drewesii, here.
Sorry
The correct answer is mushroom. Learn more
Sometimes it's difficult to tell a living creature from an inanimate object! Is the image:
- the head of a fish
- a strand of kelp
- an octopus egg case
Yes!
This is a pipefish, a relative of seahorses. Browse the gallery
Sorry
It is actually a pipefish, a relative of seahorses. Browse the gallery
It may look like a watery blob, but it is one of humanity's closest invertebrate relatives.
- tunicate
- acorn worm
- sponge
Yes!
Larval tunicates have quasi-backbones called notochords. Learn more
Sorry
The correct answer is tunicate. Learn more
Not a sculpture of Medusa or some other mythological beast - a real animal! Is it a:
- tick
- ice worm
- crab larva
- freshwater hydra
Yes!
This creature lives on methane seeps. Learn more
Sorry
It is an ice worm.
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This giant egg could hold up to two gallons of liquid. What extinct bird laid it?
- passenger pigeon
- dodo
- elephant bird
- great auk
Yes!
This flightless bird used to live in Madagascar. Learn more about birds
Sorry
The correct answer is elephant bird. Learn more about birds
These eggs were laid by an animal with three hearts and ten appendages. What was it?
- an octopus
- a cuttlefish
- a sea star
Yes!
We are the first U.S. aquarium to breed this species. Learn more
Sorry
The correct answer is cuttlefish. Learn more
Kapow! This plant from China has a dazzling display of fruit. What is it?
- anise
- chokecherry
- ginseng
- sassafras
Yes!
See the image gallery from the 2006 expedition.
Sorry
It is a ginseng. See the image gallery from the 2006 expedition.
Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's largest flower. It also has a distinctive smell. What does it smell like?
- roses
- peanut butter
- a stinking corpse
Yes!
It is known as the stinking corpse flower. See more amazing plants here.
Sorry
It smells like a stinking corpse. See more amazing plants here.
This image is a closeup of a structure that Academy scientists found on the forest floor in China. What is it?
- a wasp's nest
- a mushroom
- a bird skeleton
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