Scavenger Hunt (Multiple Choice)

1. Which animal goes through a summer hibernation called aestivation?

• A. Capybara
• B. Dwarf Caiman
• C. Giant Anteater
• D. Six-Banded Armadillo

2. About how long can a python remain underwater?

• A. 5 minutes
• B. 10 minutes
• C. 30 minutes
• D. 2 hours

3. Which animal can detect the underground movement of an earthworm?

• A. Red River Hog
• B. Warthog
• C. Giant Anteater
• D. Lowland Paca

4. Which animal uses its tusks for digging, combat and defense?

• A. Bactrian Camel
• B. African Crested Porcupine
• C. Warthog
• D. Waterbuck

5. Which animal’s paws become enlarged and padded, acting like snowshoes?

• A. Serval
• B. Eurasian Lynx
• C. Warthog
• D. Scimitar-Horned Oryx

6. Which primate can communicate with booming sounds and by shaking tree branches?

• A. Owl Monkey
• B. Squirrel Monkey
• C. De Brazza Monkey
• D. Cotton-Top Tamarin

7. Which animal has scent glands on its wrists and chest that it uses for marking?

• A. Ring-Tailed Lemur
• B. Kinkajou
• C. Capybara
• D. Asian Small-Clawed Otter

8. Which primate has a prehensile tail as an infant but loses that ability as an adult?

• A. Black-Handed Spider Monkey
• B. Common Squirrel Monkey
• C. Owl Monkey
• D. Black-and-White Colobus

9. What is the world’s smallest fox?

• A. Arctic Fox
• B. Gray Fox
• C. Fennec Fox
• D. Red Fox

10. Which animal may defend itself by stamping its feet, rattling its quills and charging backward?

• A. Six-Banded Armadillo
• B. African Crested Porcupine
• C. Warthog
• D. Giant Anteater

11. Which bird is known as a “croaker” because of its call?

• A. Laughing Kookaburra
• B. Channel-Billed Toucan
• C. Hyacinth Macaw
• D. Silvery-Cheeked Hornbill

12. About how long is the incubation period of a Silvery-Cheeked Hornbill?

• A. 14 days
• B. 21 days
• C. 40 days
• D. 90 days

13. Which Brights Zoo animal can stay underwater for up to five minutes?

• A. Capybara
• B. Sitatunga
• C. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
• D. Dwarf Caiman

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14. Approximately how much can a giraffe’s heart weigh?

• A. 5 pounds
• B. 12 pounds
• C. 22 pounds
• D. 50 pounds

15. Which dog breed was developed to guard livestock from predators such as wolves, bears and big cats?

• A. Anatolian Shepherd
• B. Labrador Retriever
• C. Border Collie
• D. Beagle

16. Which animal has a waterproof coat suited for a semi-aquatic lifestyle?

• A. Waterbuck
• B. Sitatunga
• C. Alpaca
• D. Patagonian Mara

17. Which snake has a prehensile tail that helps it grasp and hold onto objects?

• A. Python
• B. Emerald Tree Boa
• C. Rattlesnake
• D. Corn Snake

18. Which primate has four fingers and no thumb?

• A. Owl Monkey
• B. Cotton-Top Tamarin
• C. Black-Handed Spider Monkey
• D. Squirrel Monkey

19. Which bird is the largest living bird on Earth?

• A. Cape Vulture
• B. Ostrich
• C. Marabou Stork
• D. Eastern African Crowned Crane

20. Which crane can roost in trees because it has a prehensile hind toe?

• A. Sandhill Crane
• B. Whooping Crane
• C. Eastern African Crowned Crane
• D. Demoiselle Crane

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