Environment Quiz 42 (Wildlife Quiz)

Environment Quiz 42 (Wildlife Quiz)

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1. Which one of the following animals is better adapted to live at the higher altitudes?

Mountain goats
Himalayan tahr
Himalayan brown bear
Yak

2. The males of this fish construct a nest from weeds held together by secretions from their kidneys, then attract females to the nest. Name the fish?

Stickleback
Plecos
Gouramis
Callochromis

3. The home of which animals is called a drey?

Rabbit
Squirrel
Rat
Fox

4. They are small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia and New Guinea and the term is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo. Which animal is mentioned here?

Pademelon
Quokka
Propleopus
Wallaby

5. Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City in memory of a President of a country. Name the country?

United States of America
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Philippines

6. What is the expanded, muscular pouch near the gullet or throat of a bird, where food is stored, called?

Guillotine
Thorax
Crop
Plume

7. How many legs to arachnids have?

Six
Four
Eight
Ten

8. They are the only animals, other than humans, that are known to have leprosy. Name the animal

Armadillos
Cats
Wild Donkey
Monkeys

9. "Men of the Trees" is an international, non-profit, non-political, conservation organisation. Where was it founded?

India
USA
Kenya
New Zealand

10. Which is the longest reptile in the world?

King Cobra
Nile Crocodile
Black Mamba
Reticulated Python

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