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Hairy Houdinis

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Hairy Houdinis game quiz
"Experience the magical world of mammalian tool manufacture and/or manipulation."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Modern zoo enclosures incorporate electric barriers to keep animals in their enclosures and to protect foliage, but some apes have discovered a way to circumvent these measures by doing what?

    Jumping over the electric barrier
    Building a pair of stilts
    Unplugging the electric cord
    Creating insulation


2. When preparing to dine, Dwarf Mongooses will typically do what to gain access to the tasty contents of eggs?
    Use an oyster shell to cut off the top of the eggshell
    Roll them between their legs into a wall and/or rock
    Punch a hole in the eggshell with a stiff reed
    Crack the eggshell by letting it get buffeted in a rocky stream


3. Sea otters use rocks as tools to open hard shells, but they also been known to use rocks to do which of the following?
    Clean and comb fur
    Dislodge abalone from rocks
    Build dams
    Defend themselves


4. Naked moles rats have large teeth that they use to dig tunnels, but how do they avoid breathing most of the dirt they stir up?
    Timed breathing
    Putting fur in their nostrils
    Securing a leaf over their face
    Making oral air filters


5. Ground squirrels have been observed using what substance as a weapon against predatory snakes?
    Acorns
    Sticks
    Sand
    Stones


6. It is well known that chimpanzees use sticks as tools for digging and collecting insects to eat, but did you know they also use leaves to make beds, drinking cups, and what other useful item?
    Fans
    Cleaning cloths
    Dishes
    Decorations


7. In order to protect their snouts while foraging for food, Indian Bottlenose Dolphins in the Australian Pacific area have developed what device?
    A snout guard
    A probing stick
    A pet fish that forages for them
    An oyster shell shovel


8. South African elephants not only dig holes to gain access to water, but what device do they sometimes make to preserve their hard won water source?
    A canopy for shade
    A plug
    A barricade or fence
    A moat


9. What tool do pocket gophers use when digging their burrows?
    Sandpaper
    A Pulley
    A Shovel
    A Wheel


10. The following question showcases one particularly intriguing Hairy Houdini:

Numbered among the craftiest and most talented of mammalian zoo escape artists was the orangutan Fu Manchu, who was very skilled in which of the following activities?
    Concealing his ecape paraphernalia between jobs
    Fashioning a wire jimmy
    He engaged in all of these activities
    Picking locks


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Compiled Jun 28 12