What is a baby kangaroo called?
AnswerA joey
A newborn joey crawls into its mother's pouch, where it keeps growing for months.
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The basics
The German word 'kindergarten' literally means what?
AnswerChildren's garden
Kinder means children and Garten means garden, picturing children growing like plants.
Going deeper
In emperor penguins, which parent balances the egg on its feet through the Antarctic winter?
AnswerThe father
Male emperor penguins incubate the egg for about two months while females feed at sea.
In the United States, Mother's Day is celebrated on which day?
AnswerSecond Sunday in May
The US made the second Sunday in May an official Mother's Day in 1914.
Which bird is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests for them to raise?
AnswerCommon cuckoo
Cuckoos are brood parasites: the host parents raise the cuckoo chick as their own.
Expert level
Pigeon parents feed their young a nutritious secretion called what?
AnswerCrop milk
Both male and female pigeons produce crop milk from the lining of their crop to feed their squabs.
Which German educator coined the word 'kindergarten'?
AnswerFriedrich Froebel
Friedrich Froebel founded early learning centers based on play and named them kindergartens in 1840.
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