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