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1. In light of this sub-Saharan crime, PC PDAZ, a rather brash character, is quick to grudgingly point her reptilian finger at a certain snake which has been known to eat lizards like her. However, as Molly Meerkat points out, this snake could not have pushed her from her perch, as it lives in Australia, not Africa.
Which snake fits this description?
2. With a cold glance from the rock agama that is PC PDAZ, another innocent suspect is interrogated, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur. Molly Meerkat, however, is eager to catch the real culprit and so points out that this lemur could not have pushed her, as it was doing something else at the time - something which is done by only one other primate. What was the fat-tailed dwarf lemur doing?
3. Molly Meerkat reveals that, after recovering from her fall, she noticed that the insect feast which she had prepared had been snatched by her attacker - this was clearly a cold blooded crime. This fact acts to exonerate the dik-dik, who is next on the abrasive PC PDAZ's list. Rather than pushing meerkats and stealing insects, what was the dik-dik most likely to have been doing?
4. PC PDAZ is certainly daring, having the guts to accuse this next suspect of pushing Molly Meerkat. Molly gives the authoritative lizard a dose of reality by stating that this animal has bigger fish to fry (so to speak), having to drag huge prey up trees where they will be eaten.
Which animal is being discussed here?
5. PC PDAZ forcefully leads Molly Meerkat into the interview room labelled "kinkajou". Molly has trouble believing that this sweet-looking creature could have pushed her so callously; and she is right. Where was the kinkajou most likely to have been when this crime was committed?
6. PC PDAZ has been put off her bug sandwich by this next suspect, a rather smelly character. Molly Meerkat declares that she would have certainly smelled this animal if it were creeping up behind her, as she has a very acute sense of smell.
Which of these animals is being discussed here?
7. PC PDAZ is getting rather impatient and tries her hardest to pin the crime on the goliath heron. "This beast will eat anything going...including reptiles. I bet it took your insects!" snarls the lizard detective. Flashbacks from Molly Meerkat's fall remind her that she felt a cold hand on her back; it was neither a beak nor a wing, and so the goliath heron is released and is allowed to return to its family. To which family does this large bird belong?
8. "I've found the perp" declares PC PDAZ, "this African insect-eater has a mental map of the entire area and so could have made a quick getaway." However, Molly Meerkat dismisses this straight away, as this animal is far too small to have delivered a push with sufficient force to knock her off her perch.
What animal is being discussed here?
9. Another animal which PC PDAZ is not too keen on is the spotted hyena, and it is this animal which she now tries to blame for the theft of Molly Meerkat's insect feast. Molly senses that PC PDAZ is clutching at straws, as she knows full well that a spotted hyena would be more likely to eat her rather than her insect haul.
Which of these words does NOT describe the spotted hyena?
10. After a seemingly unsuccessful day of detective work, it seems to Molly Meerkat that she must have been mistaken, and that she actually did just fall. As PC PDAZ prepares to hike herself up on her hind legs and run home, something clicks with Molly.
Using the first letters of each correct answer in this quiz, can you help Molly Meerkat solve the mystery of who pushed her and stole her insect feast?
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doublemm
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