A) Digdig eaterus B) Orycteropus afer C) Anteaterius giganteus D) Aardvarkus africanus
A) Fruit B) Ants and termites C) Grass D) Fish
A) Asia B) South America C) Australia D) Africa
A) Wolves B) Lions C) Hyenas D) Eagles
A) 1 year B) 6 months C) 2 years D) 3 months
A) Sight B) Taste C) Hearing D) Smell
A) 3 B) 2 C) 1 D) None
A) Pack B) Colony C) Solitary D) Herd
A) Jumping B) Swimming C) Flying D) Walking
A) Afrotheria B) Pilosa C) Tubulidentata D) Proboscidea
A) 'Burrowing mammal' B) 'Nocturnal digger' C) 'Earth pig' or 'ground pig' D) 'Ant bear'
A) Afrotheria B) Xenarthra C) Euarchontoglires D) Laurasiatheria
A) Elephant shrews B) Manatees C) Golden moles D) South American anteater
A) They are made of keratin. B) They are absent. C) They have tubule-style teeth. D) They are continuously growing.
A) Grasslands B) Deserts C) Forests D) Areas that are mainly rocky
A) Elephant shrews B) Wolverines C) Hyenas D) South American anteaters
A) Whiskers B) Long proboscis C) Talons D) Large ears
A) 60 to 80 kilograms (130–180 lb) B) 100 to 120 kilograms C) 40 to 60 kilograms D) 90 to 110 kilograms
A) Flexible joints B) Webbed feet C) Long claws D) Endosteal tissue called compacted coarse cancellous bone (CCCB)
A) Five B) Three C) Six D) Four
A) Solid brown B) Bright orange with black spots C) Pale yellowish-grey, often stained reddish-brown by soil D) Black and white stripes
A) 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) B) 3.0 metres C) 1.5 metres D) 2.5 metres
A) Camouflage B) Tough skin C) Hard shell D) Thick fur
A) Carnivora B) Primates C) Afroinsectiphilia D) Rodentia
A) 50 centimetres B) 60 centimetres (24 in) C) 70 centimetres D) 80 centimetres
A) Sitting on its haunches B) Upright with bent knees C) Crouching on its hind legs D) Plantigrade, standing on its soles
A) About 100 centimetres (3.3 ft) B) 120 centimetres C) 80 centimetres D) 150 centimetres
A) Orycteropus afer leopoldi B) Orycteropus afer afer C) O. a. capensis D) Orycteropus afer somalicus
A) 80 to 100 centimetres B) 140 to 160 centimetres C) 105 to 130 centimetres (3.44–4.27 ft) D) 90 to 110 centimetres
A) To regulate body temperature B) To help filter particulate matter as it digs C) For camouflage D) To attract mates
A) Short B) Straight C) Very thick D) Thin
A) Round with multiple roots B) Enamel-coated with pulp cavities C) Thin, hexagonal tubes of vasodentin D) Flat and broad with enamel coating
A) Ten B) Four to five C) Nine D) Eight
A) Nine B) Five C) Eleven D) Seven
A) Cranial nerves B) Modified mimetic muscles C) Standard facial muscles D) Tongue muscles
A) Secreting strong-smelling fluids B) Producing saliva C) Grinding swallowed food D) Storing water
A) Woodlands B) Grasslands C) Swamp forest D) Savannas
A) South Africa B) Madagascar C) Namibia D) Ethiopia
A) Hunt them for meat B) Domesticate them C) Use them as pets D) Train them for racing
A) Anoplolepis custodiens B) Trinervitermes trinervoides C) African driver ants D) Red ants
A) Apple B) Aardvark cucumber C) Orange D) Banana
A) Competitive B) Symbiotic C) Predatory D) Parasitic
A) Leave the mound untouched B) Dig deeper into the mound C) Avoid the area D) Pick up the leftovers
A) Crepuscular activity patterns B) Nocturnal activity patterns C) More diurnal activity patterns D) Remain unchanged
A) High-pitched chirping B) Soft grunting sounds C) Continuous roaring D) Loud bleating sounds
A) A recently excavated ant nest. B) Underneath a large rock. C) In a tree hollow. D) On the surface of a pond.
A) August–October B) May–July C) November–December D) January–March
A) Hooves B) Teeth C) Tusks D) Claws
A) Endangered B) Least concern C) Critically endangered D) Vulnerable
A) The Simpsons B) SpongeBob SquarePants C) Arthur D) Adventure Time
A) They fall off. B) The ears can be held upright. C) They remain flaccid. D) They turn into scales. |