A) Sahara Desert B) The Arctic C) Amazon Rainforest D) Antarctica
A) Seals B) Berries C) Fish D) Grass
A) Thick fur and a layer of fat B) Wearing clothes C) Hibernating D) Constantly moving
A) Four B) One C) Two D) Three
A) Orange B) White C) Purple D) Black
A) Up to 20 miles (32 km) B) Up to 50 miles (80 km) C) Up to 5 miles (8 km) D) Up to 100 miles (160 km)
A) By waiting near breathing holes in the ice B) Using fishing nets C) Climbing trees D) Chasing them on land
A) 2 years B) 6 months C) 3 years D) 1 year
A) Climate change B) Lack of food C) Predators like wolves D) Hunting by humans
A) Ursus americanus B) Ursus arctos C) Ursus maritimus D) Ursus thibetanus
A) Grizzly bear B) Asiatic black bear C) Brown bear D) Sloth bear
A) Vulnerable B) Critically Endangered C) Least Concern D) Endangered
A) Constantine John Phipps B) Björn Kurtén C) Thomas Pennant D) Carl Linnaeus
A) isbjørn B) tattaq C) anguraq D) nanook
A) Norse B) Inuit C) Netsilik cultures D) European
A) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer B) Thomas Pennant C) Constantine John Phipps D) Carl Linnaeus
A) 1773 B) 1774 C) 1758 D) 1964
A) Björn Kurtén B) Carl Linnaeus C) Thomas Pennant D) Constantine John Phipps
A) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer B) Carl Linnaeus C) Constantine John Phipps D) Björn Kurtén
A) U. m. arctos B) U. m. tyrannus C) U. m. maritimus D) U. m. albus-major
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer C) Constantine John Phipps D) Björn Kurtén
A) Only when breeding with brown bears B) Yes C) No D) Only in certain regions
A) Mustelidae B) Felidae C) Canidae D) Ursidae
A) Eight B) Seven C) Five D) Six
A) Fossil records B) Behavioral analysis C) Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences D) Genetic hybridization studies
A) Greenland B) Prince Charles Foreland, Norway C) Alaska, USA D) Siberia, Russia
A) Herbivorous diet B) Omnivorous diet C) Carnivorous, high-fat diet D) Insectivorous diet
A) 200–500 kg B) 500–1,000 kg C) 150–300 kg (330–660 lb) D) 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb)
A) 30 percent B) 70 percent C) 50 percent D) 100 percent
A) 40–48 B) 34–42 C) 28–36 D) 30–38
A) Fur has a scaly appearance B) Guard hairs are hollow C) Outer surface forward scatters ultraviolet light D) Dense underfur is long
A) Absorbs heat B) Traps warmth from fat layer C) Provides camouflage D) Prevents overheating
A) Dichromats, lacking cone cells for green wavelengths B) Monochromatic vision C) Full UV spectrum vision D) Trichromats with full color vision
A) In the spring B) During the summer months C) Before the mating season starts D) After the mating season ends
A) 38,000 km2 B) 15,000 sq mi C) 3,500 km2 D) 7.5 mi per day
A) 30 attacks B) 73 attacks C) 100 attacks D) 50 attacks
A) Cannibalism B) Hunting in packs C) Avoiding all other bears D) Eating only plant material
A) Wilhelm Hagenbeck B) Ursula Böttcher C) Circus Krone D) Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie
A) on the floors B) in altars C) hanging on walls D) as tapestries
A) 95.8 mi B) 3.4 days C) 6 km/h D) 154.2 km
A) Implantation happens during mating B) No implantation occurs C) The fertilized embryo does not start development until fall D) Immediate implantation of the embryo
A) Pack coordination B) Raw power C) Stealth and camouflage D) Speed in water
A) Digging underwater tunnels B) Waiting for them to come ashore C) Hunting in packs D) Provoking them into stampeding
A) Torngarsuk B) Carmichael C) Nuliajuk D) Aurora
A) They have been labelled as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act since 2008 B) There is no legal protection for polar bears in the US C) Protection is limited to specific regions D) They are protected only during certain seasons
A) Growling B) Roaring C) Chuffing D) Humming
A) 10 B) At least 18 C) 25 D) 5
A) farming B) trading C) exploring D) hunting
A) Royal Dutch Shell B) British East India Company C) Carnegie Steel Company D) Hudson's Bay Company
A) 13th-century B) 20th-century C) 7th-century D) 18th-century
A) Aerial mammal B) Desert mammal C) Marine mammal D) Terrestrial mammal
A) After six months B) After a month C) They are born with open eyes D) Immediately after birth
A) 1 kg (2.2 lb) B) Around 600 g (21 oz) C) 10 kg (22 lb) D) 5 kg (11 lb)
A) Climate change awareness B) Polar bear conservation C) Inuit culture D) Global warming
A) Females defending cubs B) Adult females C) Hungry males, typically subadults D) Older males
A) fat B) fur C) meat D) liver
A) Nuliajuk B) Torngarsuk C) Bjarndýrakóngur D) Orion
A) Vocal calls B) Scent secreted from foot pads into tracks C) Visual signals D) Urine marks on trees
A) James Cook B) John Franklin C) Vitus Bering D) Horatio Nelson
A) Melatonin B) Prozac C) Ibuprofen D) Aspirin
A) Nissan B) Greenpeace C) World Wide Fund for Nature D) National Geographic
A) Iceland B) Alaska C) Russia D) Greenland
A) Stable alliances B) Scavenger bands C) Maternal groups D) Dominance hierarchies
A) 50–70% B) 15–40% C) 5–10% D) 80–90%
A) It involves singing B) It can be somewhat aggressive C) It is always peaceful D) It includes building nests
A) The temperature inside can be much higher than outside B) They are always below freezing C) They are open to the sky D) They have no ceiling
A) Eggs B) Blubber C) Fins D) Skin
A) Hauksbók B) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords C) An Inconvenient Truth D) Carta marina
A) Concrete platforms B) Large cages with glass walls C) Settings that mimicked the animal's natural environment D) Artificial snow and ice separated by moats
A) Solitary B) Colonial C) Herding D) Pack animals
A) Hauksbók B) Carta marina C) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords D) The writings feature the bjarndýrakóngur
A) digging B) climbing C) swimming D) flying
A) Apex predator B) Prey C) Herbivore D) Scavenger
A) Tierpark Hagenbeck B) Detroit Zoo C) Hellabrunn Zoo D) Philadelphia Zoo
A) Xerophilic B) Aquaphilic C) Terraphilic D) Pagophilic
A) Hermaphroditism B) Polyandry C) Female-defence polygyny, serial monogamy or promiscuity D) Strict monogamy
A) His Dark Materials series B) The Big Show (1961) C) The White Dawn (1974) D) Igloo (1932)
A) Histoire Naturelle B) A Voyage to Hudson's Bay C) Konungs skuggsjá D) Nihon Shoki
A) American black bears B) Brown bears C) Grizzly bears D) Polar bears
A) Western Basin B) Eastern Basin C) Southern Canadian D) Canadian Archipelago
A) The Hyades B) The Pleiades C) Aldebaran D) Orion's Belt
A) Horatio Nelson B) Constantine Phipps C) Comte de Buffon D) Henry Ellis
A) Orion's Belt B) The Hyades C) Aldebaran D) The Pleiades |