Q 01/05

Mangrove fishermen in the Ganges delta wear masks on the backs of their heads to fool which predator?

A) Leopard

B) Tiger

C) Jackal

D) Python

Answer · why

B) Tiger

Tiger attacks tend to come from behind, so a face on the back of the head was meant to make the cat think it had been seen. The trick worked only brie...

Q 02/05

Which video game added a mangrove swamp biome, alongside the Deep Dark, in The Wild Update?

A) Terraria

B) Stardew Valley

C) Minecraft

D) Fortnite

Answer · why

C) Minecraft

Minecraft released The Wild Update in June 2022, and its mangrove swamps arrived with a new type of wood, mud blocks and boats with chests.

Q 03/05

Which fish of Indo-Pacific mangroves uses its front fins to move across land and climb low branches?

A) Lungfish

B) Flying fish

C) Stonefish

D) Mudskipper

Answer · why

D) Mudskipper

Mudskipper species can take in air through the lining of the mouth and throat, which lets them feed, fight and court on land for long spells.

Q 04/05

Which fish found in Asian mangroves knocks insects off overhanging branches by spitting jets of water?

A) Archerfish

B) Pufferfish

C) Needlefish

D) Triggerfish

Answer · why

A) Archerfish

Archerfish can hit prey up to three metres above the surface, correcting their aim for the way light bends between water and air.

Q 05/05

Which animal has a pygmy species found only on one small Panamanian island, where it lives among red mangroves?

A) Anteater

B) Tapir

C) Sloth

D) Armadillo

Answer · why

C) Sloth

Sloth numbers on Isla Escudo de Veraguas are tiny: the pygmy three-toed species, named by science only in 2001, is critically endangered.