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Wildlife 120501 is a selection of 10 questions. Wildlife 120501 is the filename to differentiate it from other Wildlife quizzes.
1 What is the preferred food of an aardvark?
A Ants and termites (aardvarks are insectivores)
2 Which bird is the second tallest after the ostrich?
A Emu – The common ostrich is the largest living bird, standing at 2.7 m (9 ft) tall, emus grow up to 190 cm (75 in) tall.
3 North Americas call the largest species of the deer family a moose; what name do we call them in Europe (and Asia)?
A Elk (Confusingly, [or typically] the word elk is used in North America to refer to a different animal altogether!)
4 How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?
A Two (the Dromedary camel has one hump)
5 Which insects live in a vespiary?
A Wasps – In the summer, a large vespiary can be the size of a football and contain as many as 20,000 insects.
6 Which is the most common owl in Britain?
A Tawny Owl – the ‘too-wit too-woo’ call often referred to as being the song of the generic owl, is that of the tawny owl
7 What aquatic mammal eats rests and sleeps on its back?
A Sea otters sleep on their backs on the surface of the water – they often hold hands stop them drifting away
8 Which three species of mammals lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
A The platypus and two species of echidnas (These mammals are known as monotremes and are found only in Australia and New Guinea.)
9 What British creature can be, red-spotted, crested or common?
A Newt. Great crested newts can live up to 25 years.
10 Where does a ‘demersal’ creature live?
A On or near the bottom of the sea or lakes, the demersal zone