Animal World 131105

Animal World 131105 is a selection of 10 questions. Animal World 131105 is the filename to differentiate it from other Animal World quizzes.

1   Which land mammal has the largest eyes?
A   Horse or Giraffe (giraffes can’t swim, horses can)

2   What did scientists name the world’s first cloned sheep?
A   Dolly

3   What is the name for a male swan?
A   Cob (female is a Pen)

4   How many claws does a domestic cat have?
A   18 (polydactyly [abnormalities due to inter-breeding] is common in domestic cats, so some may have more than 18)

5   How many toes does a tree sloth have on each of its forefeet?
A   Two or three (there are two species, the two-toed, and three-toed)

6   Which domesticated animal has breeds called Flemish Giant, French Lop, and Netherland Dwarf?
A   Rabbit

7   Existing in some wild animals and in humans, geophagy [jee-of-uh-jee] is the practice of eating what?
A   Earth (or clay or chalk) (most noticeable in the cravings of some pregnant women)

8   Howler, spider and woolly, belong to which family of New World animals?
A   Monkey (Atelidae)

9   Ursus arctos horribilis, is the Latin name of which wild animal?
A   Grizzly Bear (“grizzly” means “grizzled;” that is, golden and grey tips of the hair)

10   How many legs does an octopus have?
A   Six (it uses its front two tentacles much like humans use arms, because of this biologists now say they have six legs and two arms)