Q 01/05

Which American rainforest mammal leaves the treetops only about once a week to relieve itself?

A) Coati

B) Sloth

C) Tamandua

D) Opossum

Answer · why

B) Sloth

Sloths keep so still that green algae grow in the grooves of their fur, tinting them to match the leaves. On the ground they dig a hole for their drop...

Q 02/05

The okapi of the Congo, with its zebra-striped legs, is the closest living relative of which animal?

A) Horse

B) Antelope

C) Giraffe

D) Buffalo

Answer · why

C) Giraffe

Giraffe and okapi are the only living members of their family. Both walk with the same pacing gait and pluck leaves with a long black tongue, which th...

Q 03/05

Which red-haired great ape has a name taken from Malay words meaning person of the forest?

A) Bonobo

B) Chimpanzee

C) Siamang

D) Orangutan

Answer · why

D) Orangutan

Orangutans are the most tree-dwelling of the great apes, and each night they weave a new sleeping nest from branches and foliage. The Malay words are ...

Q 04/05

Which big cat of the Amazon kills its prey with a bite straight through the skull?

A) Jaguar

B) Puma

C) Ocelot

D) Margay

Answer · why

A) Jaguar

Jaguar jaws are strong enough to pierce the shells of river turtles and tortoises. It is the biggest cat in the Americas and usually strikes between t...

Q 05/05

The red junglefowl, a wild bird of Southeast Asian forests, is the main ancestor of which farm bird?

A) Turkey

B) Guineafowl

C) Chicken

D) Goose

Answer · why

C) Chicken

Chicken breeds descend mainly from this forest bird, first tamed in Southeast Asia. Wild red junglefowl are much lighter than their farmyard descendan...