Onager - Quiz
Onager
  • 1. At what times of day are onagers mostly active?
A) Only at night
B) Only at noon
C) Dawn and dusk
D) Midday and midnight
  • 2. What is the primary social structure of stallion onagers when they are not in harems?
A) Large herds of over 50
B) Solitary or groups of two or three
C) Strictly pairs
D) Always in bachelor groups
  • 3. What is the gestation period of an onager?
A) 14 months
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 11 months
  • 4. How long does a typical onager birth last?
A) Around 30 minutes
B) A little more than 10 minutes
C) Less than 2 minutes
D) About 1 hour
  • 5. How soon after birth can a foal stand and nurse?
A) 15 to 20 minutes
B) Immediately upon birth
C) 1 to 2 hours
D) 5 to 10 minutes
  • 6. At what age does an onager reach sexual maturity?
A) Two years old
B) Five years old
C) Three to four years old
D) One year old
  • 7. What is the maximum lifespan of an onager in captivity?
A) 20 years
B) 26 years
C) 14 years
D) 30 years
  • 8. How do onagers obtain water in dry riverbeds?
A) They wait for the rainy season
B) They absorb moisture from plants
C) They travel long distances to lakes
D) They dig holes to reach subsurface water
  • 9. What is the peak accumulation period for onager births?
A) January to February
B) April to May
C) August to September
D) June to July
  • 10. What happens to the large group associations (450-1,200 individuals) over time?
A) They form a permanent hierarchy
B) They dissolve within a day
C) They remain together for the whole season
D) They migrate to another continent
  • 11. When do young male onagers frequently form bachelor groups?
A) During the winter
B) During the summer
C) During the mating season
D) Throughout the entire year
  • 12. What determines the differences in onager social structure?
A) The age of the stallion
B) Changes in climate, vegetation, predation, and hunting
C) The size of the foal
D) The species of grass available
  • 13. What do onagers eat when in dry habitats?
A) Only aquatic plants
B) Shrubs and trees
C) Purely fruits
D) Insects and small rodents
  • 14. How do onagers reach succulent herbs growing at the base of woody plants?
A) They push the plants over with their bodies
B) They break up woody vegetation with their hooves
C) They use their teeth to gnaw the bark
D) They rely on rain to wash the plants away
  • 15. What are the common predators mentioned that influence onager behavior?
A) None, they have no predators
B) Including humans
C) Only wolves
D) Lions and tigers
  • 16. Who described and gave the onager its binomial name?
A) Carl Linnaeus
B) Peter Simon Pallas
C) Alfred Russel Wallace
D) Charles Darwin
  • 17. In what year was the onager named by Peter Simon Pallas?
A) 1775
B) 1750
C) 1802
D) 1855
  • 18. What is the scientific name for the onager?
A) Equus kiang
B) Equus caballus
C) Equus hemionus
D) Equus asinus
  • 19. What is the typical weight range of an onager?
A) 300–400 kg
B) 200–260 kg
C) 100–150 kg
D) 500–600 kg
  • 20. How fast can an onager run?
A) 64–70 km/h
B) 40–50 km/h
C) 80–90 km/h
D) 30–40 km/h
  • 21. What is the conservation status of the onager according to the 2015 IUCN Red List?
A) Extinct in the Wild
B) Critically Endangered
C) Least Concern
D) Near Threatened
  • 22. To which family does the onager belong?
A) Camelidae
B) Cervidae
C) Equidae
D) Bovidae
  • 23. What does the Ancient Greek term 'hēmíonos' mean?
A) Striped runner
B) Wild horse
C) Desert dweller
D) Half-donkey
  • 24. Which animal was previously considered a subspecies of the onager before being reclassified as a distinct species?
A) Przewalski's horse
B) Domestic donkey
C) Kiang
D) Zebra
  • 25. How many subspecies of the onager are widely accepted?
A) Ten
B) Four
C) Six
D) Two
  • 26. What physical feature runs down the middle of the onager's back?
A) A series of spots
B) A long mane
C) A broad dorsal stripe
D) A thick layer of fur
  • 27. What does the word 'ónos' mean in Ancient Greek?
A) Fast
B) Wild
C) Horse
D) Donkey
  • 28. What does the word 'ágrios' mean in Ancient Greek?
A) Donkey
B) Strong
C) Wild
D) Fast
  • 29. What color is the onager's belly, rump, and muzzle?
A) Black
B) White
C) Grey
D) Brown
  • 30. Which gender of onager is usually larger?
A) Depends on the subspecies
B) Male
C) Female
D) Both are equal
  • 31. Which of the following is an alternative name for the onager?
A) African wild horse
B) Steppe zebra
C) Desert mule
D) Asiatic wild ass
  • 32. What subgenus does the onager belong to?
A) Asinus
B) Dolichohippus
C) Hippotigris
D) Equus
  • 33. The genus Equus is believed to have evolved from which ancestral form?
A) Plesippus
B) Equus simplicidens
C) Equus livenzovensis
D) Dinohippus
  • 34. Which intermediate form connects Dinohippus to the genus Equus?
A) Asinus
B) Equus simplicidens
C) Equus livenzovensis
D) Plesippus
  • 35. Where was the oldest known Equus fossil discovered?
A) Idaho, USA
B) Russia
C) Western Europe
D) Mongolia
  • 36. What is considered the oldest divergence within the genus Equus?
A) African zebras
B) Domesticated horse
C) Pliocene forms
D) Asian hemiones
  • 37. How many mature onager individuals does the IUCN estimate remain in the wild?
A) 40,000
B) 28,000
C) 4,500
D) 5,000
  • 38. What is the main stronghold of the onager?
A) Gobi Desert
B) Kalamaili Nature Reserve
C) Khar Turan National Park
D) Nefud Desert
  • 39. Where is the Indian wild ass currently found?
A) Afghanistan
B) Kazakhstan
C) Gujarat
D) Pakistan
  • 40. The Persian onager's larger population is found in which national park?
A) Khar Turan
B) Kalamaili
C) Gobi
D) Nefud
  • 41. In which country is the onager currently considered extinct?
A) Turkmenistan
B) Mongolia
C) Iran
D) Afghanistan
  • 42. Which of these is NOT listed as a favoured habitat for the onager?
A) Arid grasslands
B) Desert plains
C) Mountainous steppes
D) Tropical rainforests
  • 43. How many years ago did the Asiatic wild ass range widely across Europe and Asia?
A) 5.6 million
B) 700,000
C) 40,000
D) 3.5 million
  • 44. Where is the Turkmenian kulan currently found?
A) Syria
B) Iraq
C) Jordan
D) Turkmenistan
  • 45. Where have cases of onager deaths by leopard predation been recorded?
A) Iran
B) India
C) Mongolia
D) Saudi Arabia
  • 46. What is a genetic consequence of the extreme isolation of onager subpopulations?
A) Inbreeding problems
B) Increased disease resistance
C) Rapid evolution
D) Changes in coat color
  • 47. What activity by livestock contributes to reduced food availability for onagers?
A) Overgrazing
B) Noise disturbance
C) Trampling of nesting sites
D) Pollution of grazing lands
  • 48. Why is habitat loss and fragmentation a major concern in Mongolia?
A) Expansion of agricultural farms
B) Infrastructure for mining activities
C) Increased urbanization
D) Governmental dam projects
  • 49. Which disease caused a major decline in the Indian wild ass population in the 1960s?
A) Rabies
B) Foot and mouth disease
C) Equine influenza
D) African horse sickness
  • 50. In which country have the two subspecies been reintroduced to the wild since 1982?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Jordan
C) Israel
D) Iran
  • 51. What were the animals on the Standard of Ur, according to genetic testing of skeletons?
A) Horses
B) Purebred donkeys
C) Purebred onagers
D) Kungas
  • 52. What does Clutton-Brock suggest the animals on the Standard of Ur actually were?
A) Camels
B) Mules
C) Onagers
D) Donkeys
  • 53. What factor, besides poaching, threatens onagers by reducing water at springs?
A) Herders
B) Mining companies
C) Climate change
D) Tourism
  • 54. What is a priority for future conservation measures according to the text?
A) Moving all onagers to zoos
B) Capturing all wild onagers
C) Banning all mining activities
D) Encouraging local involvement
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