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Quiz: Fascinating Creatures Around Us

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There are over a million and a have species of animals on earth. Although animals have been studied at length for thousands of years, what we don’t know about each species far exceeds what we do know about them. However, we do know enough to say that each species has traits that are fascinating and at times, bewildering.

This quiz explores a few of those things that we do know. How well do you know animals?

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    Smaller species of bats have been described as ‘mice with wings’, though they aren’t related to rodents. Which of the following statements is true:

    • Bats carry their offspring in their mouths, like cats do.
    • Most species of bats only have a single offspring every two years.
    • Bats are cold-blooded animals.
    • Most bats are blind.
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    Which of the following statements about all mammals is true?

    • All mammals have three middle ear bones.
    • All mammals are capable of hibernation.
    • All mammals eat meat.
    • No mammal produces eggs.
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    True or False: Bears usually give birth during the winter.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False: Some species of bats catch and eat fish.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False: Rabbits are rodents.

    • True
    • False
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    Hummingbirds are the smallest birds. They also have the highest metabolism of all birds. At rest, they breathe over 240 times per minute or 4 times per second. How fast can a hummingbird’s heart beat?

    • 300 times per minute
    • 500 times per minute
    • 790 times per minute
    • 1,250 times per minute
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    True or False: A shrew is a kind of rodent.

    • True
    • False
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    Which of the following statements about ducks is NOT true?

    • A mallard duck was once hit by a jet aircraft at an altitude of 21,000 feet.
    • Ducks have neither blood veins or nerves in their feet.
    • The quack of a duck won’t echo.
    • Ducks have been clocked in flight at over 100 miles per hour.
    • In order to fly off the surface of a lake or pond, a duck requires a minimum of 20 feet for takeoff.
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    True or False: There are documented cases of Koi fish living for over 200 years.

    • True
    • False
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    The hyrax (hyraxes are also known as dassies) is a small herbivore that lives in Africa. It usually weighs between 5-10 pounds and is pictured here. The hyrax is curiously related most to what other creature?

    • Squirrel
    • Elephant
    • Beaver
    • Camel
    • Rabbit

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Written by Rex Trulove

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  3. Excellent quiz, Rex. I got 6 right, and would have got the duck question right too if I’d scrolled down far enough to see there was a 5th question!

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    • Thank you. Six is a good score.

      Duck are curious creatures. It has always fascinated me that their quacks won’t echo and scientists still don’t know why. The fact that they don’t have nerves or blood veins in their feet also explains why they can swim for hours in frigid water without having any issues at all. I also remember seeing a wood duck flying into a duck box…a birdhouse about 2 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot with a hole about 2 inches in diameter. The wood duck was traveling about 30 miles an hour, had no difficulty hitting the hole, and I still remember wondering how it managed to slow down before splattering all over the back of the duck box. Yet, seconds after its feat, it popped its head out to look around. I was amazed.

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  7. Got 5 out of 10 and it mostly guesswork. I certainly will never pretend to know everything about all the animals on earth especially since they count over 1 million species and subspecies etc. Great quiz and it just might push me to learn more…

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