Q 01/05

A camera trap in South Africa filmed a genet riding on a rhinoceros and which other large animal?

A) Giraffe

B) Zebra

C) Buffalo

D) Warthog

Answer · why

C) Buffalo

Buffalo were the other mounts: the 2014 footage from Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park showed two different ones carrying the genet. It was the first record of a...

Q 02/05

An angry or frightened genet can drive off enemies using a defence best known from which animal?

A) Skunk

B) Porcupine

C) Opossum

D) Armadillo

Answer · why

A) Skunk

Skunk tactics work for genets too: an angry, frightened or injured genet can squirt a foul-smelling substance that deters its enemies.

Q 03/05

A genet's flexible body can squeeze through any opening that is larger than which part of itself?

A) Its chest

B) Its head

C) Its hips

D) Its shoulders

Answer · why

B) Its head

Its head is the only limit: the long, lean body behind it is flexible enough to follow through any gap that wide.

Q 04/05

A genet's body is usually covered in spots, but which pattern typically marks its long tail?

A) Rings

B) Chevrons

C) Diamonds

D) Blotches

Answer · why

A) Rings

Rings of dark and pale fur run the length of the tail, and a common genet can carry anywhere from eight to thirteen of them.

Q 05/05

Common genets are stealthy hunters of rodents and birds; by which sense do they mainly locate prey?

A) Sight

B) Hearing

C) Scent

D) Touch

Answer · why

C) Scent

Scent leads a common genet to its prey, and the bare tip of its nose is important for touch as well as for smell.