
Animal World 160809 is a selection of 10 questions. Animal World 160809 is the filename to differentiate it from other Animal World quizzes.
1 What does a camel store in its hump?
A Fat – which allows them to go long periods of time without eating or drinking. An adult camel can store up to 80 pounds of fat in its humps.
2 What is the name for a cross between a male donkey and a female horse?
A Mule – The offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). Hinnies are less common than mules and have subtle differences in appearance.
3 Native to Australia, what type of animal is a taipan?
A Snake – a large, venomous snake
4 Now a critically endangered species, how many horns does a Sumatran rhino have?
A Two – Sumatran rhinos are critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching. Poachers kill rhinos for their horns, which some people believe has medicinal properties
5 Distinguished by the heavy black stripes on their orange coats, which is the smallest surviving subspecies of tiger?
A Sumatran tigers (also critically endangered)
6 How many arms does a starfish have?
A Five (most species have five arms, but there are sea stars with ten, twenty or even forty arms)
7 What does a carpophagus (kär-p?f??-g?s) animal feed on?
A Fruit (and seeds)
8 Sometimes referred to as a mereswine, which small toothed whale is a close relation of dolphins?
A Porpoise
9 Which animals can be red, arctic, bat-eared, or fennec?
A Fox
10 Which two types of seal are indigenous to the UK?
A Common seal and grey seal. Both species are protected in the UK.