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Wild Mammals - Giants and Predators

Speed records, off-the-charts weight, unexpected venom and surprising reproduction: ten questions on the most extreme behaviours and abilities in the mammal kingdom. Can you tell fact from fiction?

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Question 1 : What is the largest land mammal?

Possible answers:

  • African elephant
  • Hippopotamus
  • Giraffe
  • White rhinoceros

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
  • Antelope
  • Wolf
  • Cheetah

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:

  • Chimpanzee
  • Orangutan
  • Gorilla
  • Gibbon

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:

  • Rhinoceros
  • Elephant
  • Blue whale
  • Giraffe

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
  • Kangaroo
  • Wombat
  • Platypus

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:

  • Asian black bear
  • Brown bear
  • Giant panda
  • Spectacled bear

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:

  • Hippopotamus
  • Elephant
  • Crocodile
  • Buffalo

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:

  • Seal
  • Arctic hare
  • Walrus
  • Polar bear

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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