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1. C) Galápagos penguin

The Galápagos Islands straddle the equator, and some of the penguins live just north of it.

2. B) Parliament

A convocation is a group of eagles and a murmuration a flock of starlings.

3. A) Coast redwood

The tallest known, "Hyperion" in California, is about 116 metres high. The giant sequoia is the largest tree by volume.

4. C) Capybara

5. D) Wandering albatross

Its wingspan can reach about 3.5 metres.

6. A) Elver

Smolt, parr and alevin are all stages in the life of a young salmon.

7. B) Hare

8. C) Jaguar

It is the third-largest cat in the world, after the tiger and the lion.

9. A) Ash

10. D) Cuvier's beaked whale

One was recorded diving to nearly 3,000 metres, and another stayed under for well over three hours.

11. B) Milkweed

Poisons from the milkweed make the butterflies taste foul to birds.

12. C) Spectacled bear

It lives in the Andes and was the inspiration for Paddington, who came from "darkest Peru".

13. A) Fungi

14. D) Sailfish

The sailfish is traditionally credited with bursts of around 110 km/h, though recent studies suggest lower speeds. Measuring fish speed is very difficult.

15. B) 22 months

It is the longest pregnancy of any mammal.

16. C) 10

Lobsters are decapods, meaning "ten feet". The front pair carry the claws.

17. D) Anther

18. A) Kiwi

A kiwi's egg can be about a fifth of the female's body weight.

19. B) Etruscan shrew

It weighs about 2 grams. The bumblebee bat is the smallest by body length and skull size.

20. C) Mule

A hinny is the reverse cross, from a male horse and a female donkey.

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