1. Which is the odd one out - a badger, an otter, a ferret or a rat?
2. What is the name for a baby hare?
3. Is there such a thing as a froglet?
4. Why is it that polar bears never eat penguins?
5. What small mammal did Shakespeare refer to as a "flying mouse"?
6. Is a Giant Panda a panda, a bear or a racoon?
7. Which animal poses the greater threat to human health in the United Kingdom - the rat or the pigeon?
8. How old is the average human, when they are exactly half as tall as their adult height?
9. Why does the plaice have its eyes on the top of its head?
10. If a chicken lays eggs on a farm, how many might it lay every year?
11. People have six bones in their neck. How many bones does a giraffe have in its neck?
12. Why is it that so many old-fashioned cat stories involve cats called Felix and Sylvester?
13. Why can horses go to sleep stood up, but humans can't?

Answers next month

1. Everyone knows that a falling cat always lands on its feet. They also know that when you drop a slice of bread and butter, it will land butter side down making a big mess.

2. There is an old tramp who rolls his own cigarettes which he makes from cigarette butts that he finds.

If it takes 6 butts to make a cigarette and he finds 36 butts, how many cigarettes can he make?