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Wild Mammals - Giants and Predators

The African elephant weighs 7 tons and stands 4 m at the shoulder, the cheetah hits 120 km/h, and the Australian platypus lays eggs with a duck's beak and venomous spurs. Test your knowledge.

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Question 1 : What is the largest land mammal?

Possible answers:

  • Éléphant d'Afrique
  • Hippopotame
  • Girafe
  • Rhinocéros blanc

Explanation: The African elephant is the largest land mammal, reaching up to 4 meters at the shoulder and weighing up to 7 tons.

Question 2 : Which animal is nicknamed the king of the jungle?

Possible answers:

  • The elephant
  • The tiger
  • The lion
  • The gorilla

Explanation: The lion is called king of the jungle for its imposing mane and its place at the top of the food chain. Funny detail: it does not actually live in the jungle, but in the African savanna. The metaphor is more about stature than zoology.

Question 3 : What is the fastest land mammal?

Possible answers:

  • Lion
  • Antilope
  • Loup
  • Guépard

Explanation: The cheetah can reach 120 km/h in seconds, making it the fastest land animal, but only over short distances.

Question 4 : Which great ape is our closest genetic relative?

Possible answers:

  • Chimpanzé
  • Orang-outan
  • Gorille
  • Bonobo

Explanation: The chimpanzee shares about 98.7% of its DNA with humans, making it our closest relative in the animal kingdom.

Question 5 : Which mammal has the longest gestation period (about 22 months)?

Possible answers:

  • Rhinocéros
  • Éléphant
  • Baleine bleue
  • Girafe

Explanation: The elephant has the longest gestation of all land mammals: about 22 months, giving birth to a 100 kg calf.

Question 6 : Which mammal lives exclusively in Australia and lays eggs?

Possible answers:

  • Koala
  • Kangourou
  • Wombat
  • Ornithorynque

Explanation: The platypus is a unique Australian monotreme: it lays eggs, has a duck bill, a beaver tail, and venomous spurs.

Question 7 : Which bear lives exclusively in China and feeds mainly on bamboo?

Possible answers:

  • Ours noir d'Asie
  • Ours brun
  • Panda géant
  • Ours à lunettes

Explanation: The giant panda lives in the bamboo forests of the Chinese mountains. It eats up to 38 kg of bamboo per day despite having a carnivore's digestive system.

Question 8 : Which African mammal spends most of its day in water to protect its skin?

Possible answers:

  • Hippopotame
  • Éléphant
  • Crocodile
  • Buffle

Explanation: The hippopotamus stays submerged up to 16 hours a day to protect its sensitive skin from the sun. It secretes a natural red substance as sunscreen.

Question 9 : What is the only mammal capable of active flight?

Possible answers:

  • Colugo
  • Flying squirrel
  • Sugar glider
  • Bat

Explanation: The bat is the only mammal capable of active flight thanks to its membrane wings. Flying squirrels only glide.

Question 10 : Which Arctic mammal changes color with the seasons, from brown to white?

Possible answers:

  • Phoque
  • Lièvre arctique
  • Renard polaire
  • Ours polaire

Explanation: The Arctic hare changes its coat: brown-gray in summer to camouflage in the tundra, white in winter to blend into the snow.

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