Wild Life column 1
What is the colour of a polar bear skin?
A) White
B) Brown
C) Black
B) Black
After successful hunting, which lion in the group tends to eat first?
A. Cubs
B. Females
C. Males
C. Males
Which of the following is the national mammal of the United States?
A. Black bear
B. Mule
C. American bison
C. American bison
What is the biggest animal on Earth?
A. Blue whale
B. Colossal squid
C. African elephant
A. Blue whale
A. Cheetah
B. Tiger
C. Snow leopard
C. Snow leopard
Which of the following is the only bird species that can fly backwards?
A. Hummingbird
B. Scarlet robin
C. Spotted pardalote
A. Hummingbird
Which of the following statements is a true fact about koalas?
A. They have opposable thumbs
B. They live in Australia and New Zealand
C. Koalas and bears are in the same family
A. They have opposable thumbs
What is the other name of “Cape hunting dog” or “painting dog”?
A. European wild dog
B. American wild dog
C. African wild dog
C. African wild dog
Which word is used to call a group of sharks?
A. A sharklet
B. A flotilla
C. A shoal
C. A shoal
On which part of the body is the heart of a shrimp located?
A. Stomach
B. Head
C. Tail
B. Head
Which animal is featured on the logo of the World Wild Fund?
A. A dodo
B. A koala
C. A panda
Answer: C. A panda
Over the period from 1970 to 2010, the global population increased by more than 50 per cent. How much percentage did the wildlife population decreases in the same period?
A. Around 20 per cent
B. Around 40 per cent
C. Around 60 per cent
C. Around 60 per cent
It is not easy to differentiate between a leopard and a jaguar. In addition to the body size, which other physical feature can help us tell them apart?
A. The length of the legs
B. The markings on the fur
C. The tail
B. The markings on the fur
Black-footed ferrets completely depend on which animal for shelter and food?
A. Voles
B. Prairie dogs
C. Grasshoppers
B. Prairie dogs
Which of these most common types of deer has the longest lifespan?
A. Axis Deer
B. Moose
C. Roe Deer
A. Axis Deer
Approximately how many muscles are there in a trunk of an elephant?
A. Around 5,000
B. Around 40,000
C. Around 100,000
B. Around 40,000
Which unique tactic does a pangolin often use to defend and protect themselves?
A. To play dead
B. To roll up into a ball
C. To release a stinky smell
B. To roll up into a ball
Which of the following animals cannot be found in the wild in Britain anymore?
A. Beaver
B. Wolf
C. Wallaby
B. Wolf
What is stored in the hump of a camel?
A. Fat
B. Water
C. Food
A. Fat
Which of the following programming languages is named after a wild animal?
A. Perl
B. Cobra
C. Cobol
B. Cobra
Around how many eggs could a sea turtle often lay at one time?
A. Around 50 eggs
B. Around 240 eggs
C. Around 530 eggs
B. Around 240 eggs
What are the horns of rhinoceroses made from?
A. Hair
B. Bone
C. Ivory
A. Hair
How long does it normally take for a sloth to digest all the food?
A. Around 1 week
B. Around 1 month
C. Around 6 months
B. Around 1 month
In which of the following animals do the males give birth?
A. Sea dragon
B. Dragonfly
C. Shrimp
A. Sea dragon
Which animal only move the hind legs together on land, but can kick each leg independently in the water to swim?
A. Cheetah
B. Kangaroo
C. Hippopotamus
B. Kangaroo