Q 01/05

In which city is Tiergarten Schönbrunn, the world's oldest zoo, open since 1752?

A) Berlin

B) London

C) Vienna

D) Paris

Answer · why

C) Vienna

Vienna: Emperor Francis I had the menagerie laid out at Schönbrunn Palace with enclosures fanning out from a central pavilion, where the imperial coup...

Q 02/05

Which training method lets zookeepers draw blood from a lion's tail without putting the cat under anaesthesia?

A) Positive reinforcement

B) Dominance training

C) Imprinting

D) Aversive conditioning

Answer · why

A) Positive reinforcement

Positive reinforcement: keepers reward each small step with food until the cat lies against the mesh and slides its tail through by choice, sparing it...

Q 03/05

What does the accrediting body AZA stand for?

A) Association of Zoos and Aquariums

B) American Zoological Alliance

C) Animal Zoology Association

D) Aquatic Zoological Authority

Answer · why

A) Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Association of Zoos and Aquariums: formed in 1924 as an offshoot of a park executives' institute, it makes every member zoo earn its accreditation aga...

Q 04/05

The vaquita, target of a failed 2017 captive-rescue attempt, is what kind of marine mammal?

A) Porpoise

B) Sea otter

C) Manatee

D) Seal

Answer · why

A) Porpoise

Porpoise: the vaquita, the smallest member of the whale and dolphin order, is vanishing because it drowns in gillnets set illegally for the totoaba, a...

Q 05/05

Under which programme, launched in 1981, do AZA zoos pair and swap threatened animals to keep captive populations genetically healthy?

A) Genetic Restoration Initiative

B) Species Survival Plan

C) Wildlife Preservation Alliance

D) Habitat Reclamation Project

Answer · why

B) Species Survival Plan

Species Survival Plan: each one issues breeding and transfer recommendations for the animals it covers, which is why a zoo's tiger may be sent across ...