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What sort of animal was Boxer in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"?

Horse. Boxer was the voice of reason.

Where did Rupert Bear Live?

Nutwood. First appeared in the Daily Express Newspaper (UK).

The novel "Masquerade" by Kit Williams set off a hunt for a piece of jewellery in the form of which animal?

Hare. The item was actually buried and clues to the location given in the novel.

In Beatrix Potter's tale "The Tailor of Gloucester", which animals proved to be the master tailors?

Mice. The mice completed the poor tailor's work overnight.

"Wee Sleekit cowrin timrous beastie" is how Robert Burns described which animal?

Mouse. Robert Burns - poem entitled "To a Mouse".

Where are you most likely to meet Aslan?

Narnia. From "The Chronicles of Narnia".

What sort of cat was T.S. Eliot's Skimbleshanks?

Railway Cat. T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" - turned into the musical "Cats".

What sort of animal was Chaucer's Chanticleer?

Cockerel. Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale".

A factual book - In which book would you find the list of endangered species of animals?

Red Data. The Red Data book lists the species of animals which are endangered or about to be extinct.

Which animals would you expect to find in a reference book written by James Bond?

Birds. James Bond was the expert on Birds of the West Indies.