Trivia Quiz on Animal Behavior Part 2

1. Milk snakes lay about 13 eggs _ in piles of animal __________

A) dung

B) bones

C) Manure

D) fur

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2. Javelinas are very noisy animals among each other and squeal, snort, woof, and click their teeth to __________

A) signal danger

B) establish territory

C) find food

D) Communicate

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3. Researchers don't know why killer whales like to rub their sensitive stomachs on the bottom of shallow beaches, but they think it may be a form of __________

A) thermoregulation

B) communication

C) Grooming

D) mating display

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4. The sea lion can swim 6,000 miles, stopping only to __________

A) Sleep

B) Eat

C) Breathe

D) Sunbathe

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5. __________ eagles hunt over a range of 100 square miles to feed their young.

A) Bald

B) Harpy

C) Steller

D) Golden

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6. A skunk will not __________ and throw its scent at the same time.

A) Eat

B) Bite

C) Flee

D) Sleep

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7. What is a group of whales called

A) A herd

B) A pod

C) A school

D) A flock

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8. A young male fur __________ that is kept from the breeding grounds by the older males is called a bachelor.

A) Seal

B) Pup

C) Stag

D) Cub

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9. The Cairn terrier is great at catching __________

A) Mice

B) Squirrels

C) Birds

D) Rats

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10. Which science studies animal behaviour in natural habitats ?

A) Zoology

B) Ecology

C) Comparative psychology

D) Ethology

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11. A group of gorillas is known as a ___________.

A) Troop

B) Herd

C) Band

D) Pack

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12. Unlike dolphins, porpoises are not very __________

A) intelligent

B) friendly

C) playful

D) Sociable

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13. What type of animal lives in a formicary?

A) Bee

B) Termite

C) Ant

D) Beetle

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14. Only tom turkeys __________. Hen turkeys make a clicking noise.

A) strut

B) drum

C) court

D) Gobble

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15. Fish travel in schools, whales travel in pods or __________

A) Gams

B) Horde

C) Flock

D) Pride

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16. With few exceptions, birds do not sing while on the ground. They sing during flight or while sitting on an object off the __________

A) the water surface

B) tree canopy

C) a rock

D) Ground

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17. The male __________ will mate for life, and if the female dies, he remains single for the rest of his life. However, if the male dies, the female will hook up with a new mate.

A) Rabbit

B) Bear

C) Fox

D) Lizard

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18. What type of animal lives in a formicary

A) Bees

B) Termites

C) Ants

D) Wasps

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19. An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the __________

A) Colony

B) Pack

C) Pride

D) Troop

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20. Wandering __________ spread their wings, clack bills, and shake heads in a ritual dance. Bonds between courting birds may last the whole of a 50_year lifetime.

A) Gulls

B) Puffins

C) Gannets

D) Albatrosses

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21. What large herbivore sleeps only one hour a night

A) Giraffe

B) Hippo

C) Antelope

D) Elephant

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22. A mole can dig a tunnel __________ feet long in one night.

A) 150

B) 300

C) 400

D) 350

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23. What is a group of donkeys called?

A) Drove

B) Pack

C) Colony

D) Herd

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24. Some sloths, opossum, and armadillos spend up to 80 percent of their lives sleeping or __________

A) dreaming

B) Dozing

C) napping

D) slumbering

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25. What herbivore sleeps one hour a night?

A) Cow

B) Gazelle

C) Antelope

D) Giraffe

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26. Every Few Years Lemmings Do Something Rather Stupid___.What?

A) Migrate en masse to a distant habitat

B) Throw Themselves Off Cliffs

C) Dig tunnels through the snow to reach food

D) Build a nest and hibernate through winter

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27. Monkeys will not eat red meat or __________

A) Bananas

B) Insects

C) Butter

D) Nuts

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28. Mother prairie dogs will nurse their young only while __________ in the safety of the burrow. If an infant tries to suckle above ground, the mother will slap it.

A) Above ground

B) In the open burrow entrance

C) Underground

D) Underwater

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29. What animal lives in a form?

A) Rabbit

B) Badger

C) Hare

D) Fox

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30. __________ crumble leaves in their mouths to make a type of sponge to sop up water from the hollows in trees when they can't reach the water with their lips.

A) Gorillas

B) Orangutans

C) Capuchins

D) Chimpanzees

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31. Apart From Humans There Is Only One Other Creature That Has Sex For Pleasure Can You Name It

A) Bonobo

B) Chimpanzee

C) Orangutan

D) Dolphin

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32. How Does A Giraffe Clean Its Ears?

A) With Its Tail

B) Using Its Hooves

C) With Its Tongue

D) By Rubbing It Against a Tree

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33. Where Does The Arctic Tern Migrate To?

A) The Arctic

B) The Antarctic

C) The Antartic

D) Somewhere in the Indian Ocean

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34. Most cows give more milk when they __________

A) get regular massages

B) Listen to music

C) watch TV

D) wear sunglasses

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35. Elephants perform greeting ceremonies when a member of the group returns after a long time away. The welcoming animals spin around, flap their ears, and __________

A) dance

B) Trumpet

C) stamp their feet

D) smell the wind

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36. If frightened or threatened, a mother rabbit may abandon, ignore, or __________

A) nurse them more aggressively

B) Eat her young

C) freeze and stop moving

D) move the litter to a safer location

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37. When eating, __________ Often gorge themselves to the point that they can't fly. the bird will quickly regurgitate its meal to become light enough to escape if flight from an attacker is necessary.

A) Pelicans

B) Seagulls

C) Ravens

D) Vultures

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38. Cows Come In Herds, What Do Geese Come In?

A) Flocks

B) Bevy

C) Gaggles or Skeins

D) Parliaments

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39. It is the female __________ who does more than 90 percent of the hunting, while the male is afraid to risk his life, or simply prefers to rest.

A) Tiger

B) Leopard

C) Cheetah

D) Lion

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40. Dogs bark. What do donkeys do?

A) Neigh

B) Bray

C) Moo

D) Bleat

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41. Some species of rain forest birds migrate every summer from South America to Canada to __________

A) Nest

B) Overwinter

C) Feed

D) Breed

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42. How many hours does an antelope sleep at night?

A) Zero hours

B) Two hours

C) One

D) Four hours

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43. Which Aply Named Spider Devours Its Partnet After Mating

A) The Black Widow

B) Redback Spider

C) Brown Widow

D) Tarantula

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44. What travels in gaggles

A) Ducks

B) Flamingos

C) Sparrows

D) Geese

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45. A hibernating woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour. An __________ woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.

A) Dormant

B) Active

C) Energetic

D) Resting

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46. What breed of dog has an inability to bark ?

A) Chihuahua

B) Basenji

C) Dachshund

D) Beagle

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47. Reportedly, __________ mate for life.

A) Lions

B) Dogs

C) Beavers

D) Goldfish

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48. Arctic terns found in North America and the Arctic migrate each year as far south as Antarctica and back, a round trip of over 18,000 miles. Theirs is probably the longest __________

A) migratory route

B) Migratory flight

C) migratory journey

D) migration distance

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49. According to experts, __________ don't like to head straight for anything. For safety, they may run past and sweep around from the side.

A) Rabbits

B) Deer

C) Geese

D) Squirrels

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50. Gorillas and __________ sleep about fourteen hours a day.

A) Cats

B) Koalas

C) Sloths

D) Pandas

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