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ani-1004 | What unusual anatomical feature do wombats possess? | [
"Their pouch faces backwards.",
"They dont have a spleen.",
"They dont have eyelids.",
"All of these"
] | Their pouch faces backwards. |
ani-1005 | Wombats have an incredibly fast metabolism. | [
"False",
"True"
] | False |
ani-1006 | Which of these wombat species is also known as Coarse-haired Wombat? | [
"Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Common Wombat",
"None of these"
] | Common Wombat |
ani-1007 | What way of defence do wombats use when they feel threatened? | [
"All of these",
"Running",
"Climbing on trees",
"Kicking"
] | Kicking |
ani-1008 | What is the name of the smallest wombat species on the planet? | [
"Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Common Wombat",
"None of these"
] | Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat |
ani-1009 | What should a person do to escape the attack of a wombat in the wild? | [
"Climb a tree",
"Run",
"Play dead",
"Jump in a river"
] | Climb a tree |
ani-1010 | This species, also known as Yaminon, is the largest wombat species on the planet. | [
"Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat",
"Common Wombat",
"None of these"
] | Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat |
ani-1011 | On which continent can you find the turltle-dove during most of the year? | [
"Australia",
"Antarctica",
"South America",
"Europe"
] | Europe |
ani-1012 | Which continent does the turtle-dove migrate to in the colder winter months? | [
"Africa",
"Australia",
"North America",
"Asia"
] | Africa |
ani-1013 | Which of the following statements is true about the turtle-dove? | [
"They are not related to the pigeon.",
"They have never been domesticated.",
"They are flightless",
"They are viewed as a symbol of love."
] | They are viewed as a symbol of love. |
ani-1014 | What is the expected lifespan of a turtle-dove? | [
"28 years",
"9 months",
"7 years",
"20 years"
] | 20 years |
ani-1015 | What is the incubation period for turtle-dove eggs? | [
"7 weeks",
"17-25 days",
"12-14 days",
"1 month"
] | 12-14 days |
ani-1016 | Which of the following makes the turtle-dove different from other birds? | [
"They suck to drink instead of tilting their heads back.",
"When they hatch they can fly within 2 days.",
"They cannot make any sound.",
"They can fly backwards."
] | They suck to drink instead of tilting their heads back. |
ani-1017 | The turtle-dove is closely related to the raven. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
ani-1018 | What are the main colors of turtle-doves? | [
"Dark orange and gray",
"Brown and gray",
"Pale yellow and some black",
"blue and red"
] | Brown and gray |
ani-1019 | The name of the turtle-dove is derived from the sound it produces. | [
"True",
"False"
] | True |
ani-1020 | Turtle-doves tend to eat in their nests and high in the trees. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
ani-1021 | Which of these statements is not true about the vision of bats? | [
"Most smaller bat species are blind.",
"All of these",
"All bat species are able to detect UV light.",
"All bat species have underdeveloped eyesight."
] | All of these |
ani-1022 | What important bone-building mineral do the cartilage of bats finger bones lack, which makes them very flexible? | [
"Potassium",
"Magnesium",
"Calcium",
"Iron"
] | Calcium |
ani-1023 | What do megabats, also called flying foxes, feed on? | [
"All of these",
"Carrion",
"Insects",
"Fruit and nectar"
] | Fruit and nectar |
ani-1024 | How do most bat species spend the cold winter months? | [
"They migrate south to to regions with warmer climates.",
"They do not change their behavior in the winter.",
"None of these",
"They hibernate."
] | They hibernate. |
ani-1025 | A bat is featured on the coat of arms of this Spanish city. | [
"Palma de Mallorca",
"Fraga",
"Valencia",
"All of these"
] | All of these |
ani-1026 | What status does the bat have in Chinese folklore and tradition? | [
"It is believed to be an incarnated spirit.",
"It is a symbol of happiness and longevity.",
"It is considered a bad omen.",
"It is considered simply a pest."
] | It is a symbol of happiness and longevity. |
ani-1027 | What city in the US state of Texas is a home of the largest bat colony in North America during the summer? | [
"Morton",
"Austin",
"Houston",
"Pittsburg"
] | Austin |
ani-1028 | What name is commonly used when referring to the bat species Vampyrum spectrum, also known as False Vampire Bat? | [
"Phantom Bat",
"Spectral Bat",
"All of these",
"Ghostly Bat"
] | Spectral Bat |
ani-1029 | What bat species is considered the largest in the world? | [
"Livingstoneâs Fruit Bat",
"Fijian Monkey-faced Bat",
"Hammer-headed bat",
"Golden-capped fruit bat"
] | Golden-capped fruit bat |
ani-1030 | What other common name is used for the Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, the smallest bat species in the world? | [
"Wasp bat",
"Hummingbird bat",
"Bumblebee bat",
"Ladybug bat"
] | Bumblebee bat |
ani-1031 | During what geological time period did the ammonites evolve? | [
"The Devonian period",
"The Silurian period",
"The Triassic period",
"The Carboniferous period"
] | The Devonian period |
ani-1032 | The nautilus is the closest living relative of the ammonite. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1033 | Name the largest known species of ammonite, which was found in Germany in 1895. | [
"Parapuzosia seppenradensis",
"Allonautilus perforatus",
"Nautilus pompilius",
"Parapuzosia bradyi"
] | Parapuzosia seppenradensis |
ani-1034 | What is the greatest depth the shell of a nautilus can withstand before imploding? | [
"800 meters",
"100 meters",
"300 meters",
"187 meters"
] | 800 meters |
ani-1035 | Were the shells of all ammonites coiled? | [
"No",
"Yes"
] | No |
ani-1036 | What is the average lifespan of a nautilus? | [
"10 years",
"20 years",
"2 years",
"40 years"
] | 20 years |
ani-1037 | Ammonites lived on the ocean floor. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
ani-1038 | Ammonites became extinct at the end of what geological period? | [
"Cretaceous",
"Jurassic",
"Triassic",
"Permian"
] | Cretaceous |
ani-1039 | What flower remedy would be most beneficial to a stand-offish horse that gets irritated quickly and has a hard time accepting change? | [
"Birch",
"Cerery",
"Beech",
"Cerato"
] | Beech |
ani-1040 | Aspen is beneficial to a horse that is nervous and anxious, shies at invisible objects in a familiar arena and bolts for no reason. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1041 | Rescue remedy is a combination of Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Impatiens, Cherry Plum and Clematis essences. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1042 | All Bach flower remedies can be used by people. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1043 | Up to how many different Bach remedies can you combine? | [
"4",
"as many as you want to",
"1",
"7"
] | 7 |
ani-1044 | The Cerato essence is suitable for horses that withhold their emotions despite suffering from a pain or disease. | [
"True",
"False"
] | False |
ani-1045 | Which of the following is used as a cleansing remedy? | [
"Cherry Plum",
"Gentian",
"None of these",
"Crab Apple"
] | Crab Apple |
ani-1046 | Salix vitellina is the scientific name of this essence usually given to a horse that appears to sulk, goes into moods and refuses any sort of attention. | [
"Wild Rose",
"Wild Oat",
"Willow",
"Water Violet"
] | Willow |
ani-1047 | What kind of animals are the colugos, or cobegos, which is found only in Asia? | [
"Mammals",
"Reptiles",
"Birds",
"Amphibians"
] | Mammals |
ani-1048 | What other name is commonly used for the Japanese Macaque, a monkey native to Japan? | [
"Snow Monkey",
"All of these",
"Whistling Monkey",
"Storm Monkey"
] | Snow Monkey |
ani-1049 | Which of these Asian tortoise species is a very popular pet in many countries around the world? | [
"Cuora",
"Russian Tortoise",
"Keeled Box Turtle",
"Rafetus"
] | Russian Tortoise |
ani-1050 | What is the color of the legs, bill and eye rims of the Green Magpie, a small Asian bird with bright green plumage? | [
"Purple",
"Blue",
"Red",
"Bright pink"
] | Red |
ani-1051 | To which Asian country is the Giant Panda native? | [
"Indonesia",
"India",
"Japan",
"China"
] | China |
ani-1052 | What is the name of the smallest bat species on the planet, endemic to the Asian continent? | [
"Mouse-tailed Bat",
"Sucker-footed Bat",
"Bulldog Bat",
"Kittis Hog-nosed Bat"
] | Kittis Hog-nosed Bat |
ani-1053 | What name is used for the enigmatic bovid mammal Kting Voar, which is believed to populate Cambodia and Vietnam in Asia? | [
"Snake-eating Cow",
"Lizard-eating Goat",
"All of these",
"Frog-chewing Sheep"
] | Snake-eating Cow |
ani-1054 | What sense of the Malayan Tapir, also called Asian Tapir, is underdeveloped? | [
"Eyesight",
"Hearing",
"Smell",
"Touch"
] | Eyesight |
ani-1055 | How many horns does the Indian Rhinoceros, found only in Asia, have on its snout? | [
"None",
"Two",
"Three",
"One"
] | One |
ani-1056 | What is the favorite food of the Fairy-bluebird, which is found only in Asia? | [
"Goji berries",
"Grasshoppers",
"All of these",
"Figs"
] | Figs |
ani-1057 | What term is used the denote the terrestrial stage of the development of the young newt? | [
"Eft",
"Imago",
"Elf",
"Larva"
] | Eft |
ani-1058 | To what country is the Rhinoderma rufum, a species of frog from the family Rhinodermatidae, endemic? | [
"India",
"United States",
"Chile",
"Brazil"
] | Chile |
ani-1059 | What is the literal translation of the Greek word amphibios, from which the modern word amphibian originated? | [
"Water and land",
"Both kinds of life",
"Two in one",
"Water and air"
] | Both kinds of life |
ani-1060 | What interesting characteristic do all amphibians called caecilians share? | [
"They have no legs.",
"They are hermaphrodites.",
"They have four eyes.",
"They have external ears."
] | They have no legs. |
ani-1061 | What animal does the greater siren, a nocturnal amphibian, resemble externally? | [
"An eel",
"A lizard",
"A gecko",
"A frog"
] | An eel |
ani-1062 | Which of these statements is wrong about the Glass frogs from the amphibian family Centrolenidae? | [
"They are arboreal animals.",
"They are found mainly in Australia and Tasmania.",
"All of these",
"Their skin is transparent."
] | They are found mainly in Australia and Tasmania. |
ani-1063 | What other interesting name is used commonly to refer to the Purple frog, an amphibian endemic to the Western Ghats in India? | [
"Pignose Frog",
"Chicken frog",
"All of these",
"Mole frog"
] | Pignose Frog |
ani-1064 | What does the diet of the Eastern Tiger Salamander mainly consist of? | [
"Shrimp",
"Leaves",
"Insects",
"Fish"
] | Insects |
ani-1065 | What behavior is typical of the Argentine horned frog, also known as Argentine wide-mouthed frog? | [
"It never stops moving.",
"It sings almost incessantly.",
"It would eat up anything that comes in its eyesight.",
"All of these"
] | It would eat up anything that comes in its eyesight. |
ani-1066 | Where does the female Suriname Toad keep its eggs until they develop into young frogs? | [
"In its vocal sac",
"Between its hind legs",
"On its back",
"In its stomach"
] | On its back |
ani-1067 | How many orders of trilobite are there? | [
"9",
"3",
"15",
"10"
] | 10 |
ani-1068 | What order of trilobite was the only one to survive the Devonian mass extinction? | [
"Proetida",
"None of these",
"Phacopida",
"Lichida"
] | Proetida |
ani-1069 | Approximately how many species of trilobite existed over the duration of the Paleozoic? | [
"12,000",
"9,000",
"17,000",
"18,000"
] | 17,000 |
ani-1070 | Trilobites developed one of the first complex visual systems. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1071 | Not all trilobites had eyes. | [
"False",
"True"
] | True |
ani-1072 | What genus and species did the largest complete trilobite fossil ever found belong to? | [
"None of these",
"Isotelus rex",
"Isotelus maximus",
"Isotelus brachycephalus"
] | Isotelus rex |
ani-1073 | The pygidium refers to what section of a trilobites body? | [
"The head",
"None of these",
"The thorax",
"The tail"
] | The tail |
ani-1074 | Which of the following is believed to be an ancestor of the trilobites? | [
"Onega",
"None of these",
"Spriggina",
"Trichophycus"
] | Spriggina |
ani-1075 | Did some trilobites filter-feed as a means of obtaining food? | [
"No",
"Yes"
] | Yes |
ani-1076 | To what geographical region is the Aye-aye indigenous? | [
"Madagascar",
"New Zealand",
"Tasmania",
"Hawaii"
] | Madagascar |
ani-1077 | Which of these statements is true about the lemur Aye-aye? | [
"It is the second smallest primate on the planet.",
"It is the second largest primate in the world.",
"It is the smallest nocturnal primate in the world.",
"It is the largest nocturnal primate on the planet."
] | It is the largest nocturnal primate on the planet. |
ani-1078 | What physical feature does the lemur Aye-aye share with rodents, leading to its original classification in order Rodentia? | [
"Very large incisors",
"Inability to vomit",
"All of these",
"Similarities in the digestive system"
] | Very large incisors |
ani-1079 | What unusual physical characteristic does the lemur Aye-aye possess? | [
"Its pupils are constantly dilated.",
"It has 4 nipples.",
"It has extremely long fingers.",
"All of these"
] | It has extremely long fingers. |
ani-1080 | In what places does the nocturnal Aye-aye sleep during the daytime? | [
"On a branch, covering its body with a big leaf",
"Hanging from a branch.",
"On trees",
"In holes in the ground"
] | On trees |
ani-1081 | Which of these statements is true about the reproduction of the Aye-aye? | [
"None of these",
"The baby stays with its mother for a year.",
"Pregnancy lasts about 4 months.",
"It reaches reproductive age at 3 - 3.5 years."
] | None of these |
ani-1082 | Where did the name of the Aye-aye originate from according to common hypothesis? | [
"All of these",
"From the Malagasy expression for I dont know",
"From the sound made by the animal",
"From an exclamation"
] | All of these |
ani-1083 | How is the lemur Aye-aye classified according to its diet? | [
"Herbivore",
"Omnivore",
"Carnivore",
"Specialized eater"
] | Omnivore |
ani-1084 | What is the Aye-aye traditionally associated with according to ancient Malagasy legends? | [
"Future marriage",
"Rain",
"Luck",
"Death"
] | Death |
ani-1085 | What is the name of the Aye-aye character from the 2005 animated comedy movie Madagascar? | [
"Maurice",
"Marty",
"Mort",
"King Julien"
] | Maurice |
ani-1086 | To what geographic area is the koala endemic? | [
"Tasmania",
"Australia and Tasmania",
"Australia",
"Australia and New Guinea"
] | Australia |
ani-1087 | What unique feature do the the fingers of the koala possess? | [
"There are six fingers on each leg.",
"They have fingerprints.",
"All of these",
"Each finger consist of 10 bones."
] | They have fingerprints. |
ani-1088 | What does the diet of the koala almost exclusively consist of? | [
"Eucalyptus leaves",
"Grass",
"All of these",
"Insects"
] | Eucalyptus leaves |
ani-1089 | What term is used to refer to the infant koala, as well as to any other baby marsupial? | [
"Jerry",
"Joey",
"Jimmy",
"Jelly"
] | Joey |
ani-1090 | Which of these statements is true about koalas? | [
"All of these",
"Keeping a koala as a pet is legal in the USA.",
"They were nearly erased from the planet due to hunting in the early 20th century.",
"In August 1927, 100 000 koalas were killed."
] | They were nearly erased from the planet due to hunting in the early 20th century. |
ani-1091 | This fictional koala character, created by author Dorothy Wall, fist appeared in the 1933 book Jacko - the Broadcasting Kookaburra. | [
"Nutsy",
"Jeremy",
"Noozles",
"Blinky Bill"
] | Blinky Bill |
ani-1092 | What unusual anatomical characteristic does the koala possess? | [
"The female has two vaginas.",
"The female has two uteri.",
"The make has a bifurcated penis.",
"All of these"
] | All of these |
ani-1093 | The koala is the only animal species on the planet to possess this quality. | [
"All of these",
"It sleeps with open eyes.",
"When its hungry, it starts sucking on its tail.",
"Its brain size is extremely reduced."
] | Its brain size is extremely reduced. |
ani-1094 | What does the Greek word Phascolarctos, denoting the genus to which koalas belong, mean? | [
"Ash-colored",
"Pouch bear",
"Doesnt drink",
"Monkey bear"
] | Pouch bear |
ani-1095 | When anxious, the koala produces a loud sound similar to the cry made by this creature. | [
"Baby bear",
"Crow",
"Human baby",
"Rabbit"
] | Human baby |
ani-1096 | What is the literal meaning of the word giraffe considering its Arabic origin? | [
"Unbelievable",
"Ambiguous",
"Scary",
"Tall"
] | Tall |
ani-1097 | Which of these statements is wrong? | [
"All of these",
"The giraffe is the largest ruminant.",
"The giraffe is the only surviving member of its family.",
"The giraffe is the only surviving member of its genus."
] | The giraffe is the only surviving member of its genus. |
ani-1098 | What term is used for the behavior exhibited by male giraffes that are engaged in a fight? | [
"Hoofing",
"Tailing",
"Necking",
"Horning"
] | Necking |
ani-1099 | Giraffes sometimes use their extremely long blue tongues for this purpose. | [
"Cleaning insects from their face",
"Stealing eggs from birds nests",
"Playing games with other giraffes",
"All of these"
] | Cleaning insects from their face |
ani-1100 | Which of these giraffe subspecies is easily distinguished by the very light colored spots on its body? | [
"All of these",
"South African Giraffe",
"Somali Giraffe",
"West African Giraffe"
] | West African Giraffe |
ani-1101 | The horns of which giraffes are very often bald on top? | [
"Babies",
"Females",
"Males",
"Very old giraffes"
] | Males |
ani-1102 | Of all mammals, giraffes require the least amount of which of the following? | [
"Vitamins",
"Food",
"Water",
"Sleep"
] | Sleep |
ani-1103 | This artiodactyl mammal is the closest surviving relative of the giraffe. | [
"Okapi",
"Tapir",
"Llama",
"Zebra"
] | Okapi |