Q 01/05

In one study, which animals spent less time scanning for predators when giraffes stood nearby?

A) Zebras

B) Warthogs

C) Ostriches

D) Baboons

Answer · why

A) Zebras

Zebras: researchers found they eavesdrop on giraffes, whose height lets them spot danger from afar, and relax their own watch when the tall lookouts a...

Q 02/05

How many cervical vertebrae does a giraffe have in its neck?

A) 7

B) 14

C) 28

D) 56

Answer · why

A) 7

7, the same as a human: each neck bone is simply stretched to about 25 cm, so the giraffe gained its reach without a single extra vertebra.

Q 03/05

The leaves of which African tree are a giraffe's favourite food?

A) Acacia

B) Baobab

C) Marula

D) Oil palm

Answer · why

A) Acacia

Acacia: giraffes work their tongues between its thorns to strip the leaves, though botanists now file most African acacias under the names Vachellia a...

Q 04/05

What color is a giraffe's tongue?

A) Black

B) Blue

C) Red

D) Pink

Answer · why

A) Black

The dark colour may protect the tongue from sunburn during hours of browsing in the open. It is about 45 cm long and can grasp foliage.

Q 05/05

What are the horn-like structures on a giraffe's head called?

A) Antlers

B) Ossicones

C) Pedicles

D) Horns

Answer · why

B) Ossicones

Ossicones are cartilage that hardens to bone under skin and fur; a calf's lie flat at birth, sparing its mother, and stand upright within days.