1. Alligator
   Rattlesnake
2. Rhinoceros
   Skunk

The Suborder Caniformia (literally "dog-like") contains animals that typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws. Both the badger and skunk, as well as many other animals, are in this suborder.

1. A. Otter
   B. Badger
2. C. Frog
   D. A & B

The Suborder Caniformia, as noted, contains many animals, including weasels, badgers, otters and seals.

1. Hedgehog
   Zambian mole-rat
2. Horse
   Dog

Porcupines belong to Suborder Hystricomorpha which contains the Zambian mole-rat as well as capybaras, degus and other animals.

1. Elephant
   Vulture
2. Crocodile
   Python

The closest living relatives of dinosaurs are crocodilians, which includes crocodiles and alligators. We should be glad that dinosaurs don't roam the Earth now!

1. Rhinoceros
   Elephant
2. Dog
   Mouse

The order known as Perissodactyls' includes horses or equids, tapirs and rhinoceroses. Horses are less scary to tame than a rhino!

1. Dog
   Zebra
2. Bat
   Lion

Tigers are the biggest members of the cat family and are closely related to other big cats, such as snow leopards and lions.

1. Whale
   Horse
2. Pig
   Guinea Pig

We know it sounds like a whale of a tale, but it's true. Long ago whales and hippos split off from ruminants (hoofed animals). It took more than 60 million years ago to evolve to their present, very distinct form.

1. Seal
   Albatross
2. Seagull
   Walrus

Although penguins and albatrosses don't look that similar in body shape, they share subtle traits, like the arrangement of beak bones.

1. A) Mountain Goat
   B) Bison
2. C) Hyena
   D) A&B

The American bison, the mountain goat, and the American bighorn sheep are all in the Bovidae family and are the closest relatives to sheep.

1. Seal
   Polar Bear
2. Otter
   Vulture

Pinnipeds belong to the order Carnivora and their closest living relatives are bears and musteloids (weasels, raccoons, skunks, and red pandas), having diverged about 50 million years ago.

1. Speckled Bear
   Raccoon
2. Dog
   Pig

If you answered "raccoon" it's understandable. That was the previous thinking. Current DNA analysis has revealed the giant panda's closest relative is the spectacled bear.

1. Echidna
   Kangaroo
2. Road Runner
   Anteater

The platypus, is a member of the rare Monotreme order which has only one other member, the equally unusual echidna. The echidna is a small mammal, like the platypus, with a long snout that acts as both the mouth and nose.

1. A) Wallabies
   B) Wallaroos
2. C) Rats
   D) A & B

Basically smaller versions of kangaroos, wallabies and wallaroos are the closest relatives. These marsupials are unique in that they carry their young in special body pockets called pouches.

1. Horse
   Zebra
2. Giraffe
   Capybara

The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae. The okapi bear has zebra-type stripes, making it easy to think its closet relative is the zebra.

1. Anteater
   Prairie Dog
2. Gopher
   Guinea Pig

Capybaras share the Infraorder Hystricognath rodents with one of its closest relatives, the guinea pig. Capybaras live near bodies of water in savannas and dense forests.

1. Bat
   Sloth
2. Rabbit
   Gopher

Anteaters are more closely related to the slow-moving sloths than they are to any other group of mammals. The sloth must be the black sheep in that family!

1. Deer
   Gazelle
2. Meerkat
   Cat

Due to their agility, thick coats, and specialized receptors that makes them immune to snake venom, mongooses are known for killing cobras. That's the kind of relative you want in your family if you're a meerkat!

1. A) Sloths
   B) Anteaters
2. C) Rat
   D) A& B

Here is one of those answers where "looks can be deceiving" as none of these animals look like each other. The closest living relative of armadillos are sloths and anteaters.

1. Chipmunk
   Woodchucks
2. Prairie Dogs
   All of the above

The squirrel family has lots of relatives, including tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs, among other rodents.

1. Elephant
   Mouse
2. Rat
   Guinea Pig

It may be hard to believe but the analysis of evolutionary history shows that elephant shrews are not classified with true shrews, but are more closely related to elephants!

1. Cobra
   Seal
2. Elephant
   Spider

That's right. Seals are the closest living relatives of bears. Bears belong to the Carnivoran suborder caniformia, which contains dogs, raccoons, mustelids (weasels, badgers, otters, and the like), skunks, and seals.

1. Anteater
   Spider
2. Vampire Squid
   Jelly Fish

The closest living relative of octopuses are vampire squids.The vampire squid does not suck blood. It gets its name from its dark color and the squid has skin that connects the arms, resembling a cape.

1. A) Sea anemones
   B) Coral
2. C) Alligators
   D) A& B

The stinging tentacles are what is similar to sea anemones, coral and jellyfish. They all belong in the Cnidarians Phylum.

1. Tabby Cat
   Gray Wolf
2. White-Tailed Deer
   European Elk

If your dog howls, you know why. The closest living relative of the dog is the gray wolf.

1. Skates
   Whales
2. Salmon
   Tuna

Chondrichthyes is a class that contains the cartilaginous fish, including sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, making all of these relatives of each other.

1. Lion
   Tiger
2. Beagle
   Near Eastern wildcat

Near Eastern wildcat and domestic cats fall into the same genetic Clade, a group of species with the same ancestor.

1. A) Birds
   B) Crocodiles
2. C) Snakes
   D) A & B

The latest research shows that turtles now belong in the newly named group 'Archelosauria' with their closest relatives being birds, crocodiles, and dinosaurs.

1. Hippo
   Buffalo
2. Cow
   Wild Boar

An even-toed ungulate with the family Suidae is where you'll find both the pig and its ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar, along with other species.

1. Gazelle
   Goat
2. Sheep
   All of the above.

The cattle family that the buffalo belongs to, Bovidae, is a widespread group of mammals which also includes goats, sheep, gazelles, and antelopes.

1. A) Frog
   B) Toad
2. C) Turtle
   D) A& B

Under the class Amphibia you'll find the order Urodela which contain salamanders and newts. Under the same class is the order Anura and includes frogs and toads. Both of these orders reside together.

1. Bumble Bee
   Wasp
2. Hornet
   Moth

Through genetic analysis of butterflies and moths, it was discovered that butterflies are more closely related to very small (micro) moths and are the closest relative to butterflies.

1. Koels
   Cuckoos
2. Anis
   All of the above

The roadrunner resides in the Cuculidae family, which includes approximately 150 different bird species, such as cuckoos, koels, anis, coucals and malkohas.

1. Gray wolf
   Lion
2. Tiger
   Hippo

The coyote is in the Phylum Chordates. It is a canine native to North America that is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf.

1. Donkey
   Alpacas
2. Horse
   Mule

Both llamas and alpacas are domestic camelids from South America. Alpacas are closely related to llamas, however, they are considerably smaller with finer hair.

1. Hamster
   Dog
2. Cat
   Ferret

Although foxes and dogs are members of the same animal family, canidae, foxes belong to the genus vulpes and are smaller in size, and have flatter skulls, than the majority of their canine cousins.

1. Horseshoe Crab
   Jelly Fish
2. Eel
   Anaconda

The scorpions' ancestors were the sea scorpions that once dominated the oceans. But today, the closest relative is a horseshoe crab. Did you know fried scorpion is a traditional dish from Shandong, China?

1. Tilapia
   Cat Fish
2. Bass
   Pacu

Pacus is the closet relative, but thankfully, piranhas must be the black sheep of that family. Pacus is a South American river fish that eats mostly plants.

1. Hawks
   Eagles
2. Parrots
   Chickens

Macaws, the brilliantly-colored parrots of Central and South America's rain forests, are closely related to parrots and song birds.

1. Frankenstein
   Beaded Lizard
2. Tarantula
   Rattlesnake

The Gila monster is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. A Gila monster bite is painful to humans, but it rarely causes death.

1. Humans
   Lemurs
2. Orangutans
   Dogs

The chimpanzee is the closest relative of humans. Although you may have thought the gorilla was the closest, it is next in line.