A) Platypus anatinus B) Ornithorhynchus paradoxus C) Ornithorhynchus echidna D) Ornithorhynchus anatinus
A) Mainland Asia B) New Zealand C) Western Australia only D) Eastern Australia, including Tasmania
A) They spawn in the water B) They give birth to live young C) They lay eggs D) They reproduce asexually
A) Tachyglossidae B) Monotremata C) Anatidae D) Ornithorhynchidae
A) Two B) Five C) Four D) Ten
A) Electrolocation B) Magnetic navigation C) Infrared vision D) Echolocation
A) It keeps all senses open B) Mouth and ears C) Only its eyes D) Eyes, ears, and nostrils
A) Neither B) Female C) Male D) Both males and females
A) On its tail B) On its bill C) On each hind foot D) On its front paws
A) 1799 B) 1798 C) 1789 D) 1812
A) Robert Knox B) George Shaw C) Johann Blumenbach D) Captain John Hunter
A) Captain John Hunter B) George Shaw C) Robert Knox D) Sir Joseph Banks
A) It was a genetically engineered mammal B) It was sewn together from Australian marsupials C) It might have been created by Chinese sailors D) It was an alien species
A) Tweezers B) A magnifying glass C) A pair of scissors D) A scalpel
A) Duck-bill B) Water-mole C) Beaver-tail D) Flat-foot
A) Latin B) French C) Aboriginal D) Greek
A) Johann Blumenbach B) George Shaw C) Sir Joseph Banks D) Captain John Hunter
A) Platypi only B) Platypuses C) Platypodes only D) Platipusses
A) River-otter B) Mud-duck C) Swamp-beaver D) Watermole
A) Platypup B) Duckling C) Platypoultry D) Platink
A) Water-swimmer B) Duck-foot C) Egg-layer D) Bird-snout
A) 1800 B) 1799 C) 1950 D) 1912
A) Least concern B) Extinct in the wild C) Near-threatened D) Endangered
A) Downgrade it to least concern B) Remove all protections C) Upgrade it to threatened species D) Declare it extinct
A) Biladurang B) Djanbang C) Boondaburra D) Larila
A) Duck B) Echidna C) Opossum D) Beaver
A) A fish's tail B) A bird's wings C) A duck's beak D) An echidna's spines
A) Introduction of natural predators from Europe B) Overpopulation C) Strict hunting laws D) Habitat destruction and declining numbers
A) They have led to overpopulation B) They have had slight success C) They have been completely unsuccessful D) They have never been attempted
A) Kit B) Puggle C) Joey D) Larva |