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These animals are described in the breathless style of internet headlines. Can you identify them?

A multiple-choice quiz by littlepup. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
littlepup
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,942
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
4491
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: colavs33 (9/10), bgjd (9/10), horadada (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Tired of being drab? Eat your way to a vibrant pink!" When you click, you find an ad for a book promising that this one weird food will turn your feathers from dull grayish white to bright pink in just weeks. There are even before-and-after pictures of the long-legged author wading in a lagoon, and she does look very pink afterwards. What animal authored this book? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Germaphobic thief stops to wash loot, gets nabbed." A photo shows the masked thief caught in the glare of a camera flash, hunched over a kiddie pool, washing the garden produce he has stolen. What animal is he? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Family vows to keep wild lifestyle if it kills them." The article begins: "Their cousins live in houses, sleep in beds, eat cooked food, and work normal jobs in law enforcement, on farms, helping the disabled or being companions. But this branch of the family lives homeless in the woods, hunting and eating raw meat. 'We don't hate people; we're afraid of them,' said one, wearing the family's characteristic gray fur. 'They've chased us out of most of Europe and America. But we'll never wear sweaters or play ball. I hope people are starting to respect that and will just let us be.'" What animal belongs to this wild family? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Baby born after only five weeks in womb; mother carries it everywhere in pouch for next eight months." The video interview shows the older, healthy baby peeking out of the pouch, while the mother says she didn't mind the effort to save her little Joey and in fact is pregnant again. The family is vegetarian, and the father enjoys boxing. They both have done some modeling for Australia tourism brochures. What kind of animal is this devoted mother? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "This one weird trick baffles predators every time." Who wouldn't like to learn that? When I clicked, I discovered that it isn't fully revealed--you have to pay for that--but it seems to involve obscuring yourself in a dark cloud. The article is written by someone who's obviously very intelligent. The idea seems as if it would work only underwater, though. If you buy the full report, you get two others free: "How to Regenerate a Missing Arm so You Always Have Eight" and "The Expert's Guide to Mimicking Anything." What animal wrote the reports? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "You'll never believe how this flier navigates in the dark!" The article explains the answer is sonar. I'm not sure how unbelievable that is, but the most entertaining part is an accompanying video, where the petite subject being interviewed won't talk about her sonar and instead rants about the unfair bad reputation she has gotten from her cousins in South and Central America, who drink blood. Wearing a neat brown fur suit, she says her North American family should be praised for all the harmful insects they've helped control. What animal is she? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The teaser says: "Emperor swims nude in frigid water." When you click, the article begins "Sporting only black and white feathers..." and continues about the emperor's skinny dip in Antarctic waters. What animal is it talking about? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "He survives deadly cobra bite... three times!" The article starts with a quote: "I'd do it again. They don't scare me." Apparently, the little fellow is immune to cobra venom and is happy to dispatch them from homes for just the cost of room and board. But what he really wants is a green card. "They won't let me in the United States any more after that little incident in Hawaii. How did my family know they wanted us to kill only rats and not all those other tasty creatures?" Apparently he can't legally immigrate to Australia or many other countries either, so he is stuck in his native country of India and the surrounding areas. What animal is he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "He's 100 years old and spry as ever. His secret is..." I thought it would be some special diet or clean living, but no. When I clicked, I found that his secret is avoiding accidents, such as tumbling over a bank, landing on his back and being unable to turn over. He also tries to stay away from hunters. He claims his father met the famous naturalist Charles Darwin when Darwin visited the family home in 1835. He hopes to live another 50 years before he starts feeling old. What animal is he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Live animal mistaken for stuffed bear!" I expected at least a mauling or something, but the video just shows a little girl at the zoo crying because her parents won't buy her the big stuffed bear. That will teach me not to fall for internet hype. The admittedly adorable and cuddly-looking black and white bear ignores her and keeps munching bamboo shoots. What animal is it? Hint





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1. "Tired of being drab? Eat your way to a vibrant pink!" When you click, you find an ad for a book promising that this one weird food will turn your feathers from dull grayish white to bright pink in just weeks. There are even before-and-after pictures of the long-legged author wading in a lagoon, and she does look very pink afterwards. What animal authored this book?

Answer: Flamingo

Flamingos wouldn't have their bright pink or orange coloring, if they didn't eat a diet high in alpha and beta carotenoids. In the wild, they get the carotenoid pigments from eating foods such as shrimp or algae. In captivity, they're given a synthetic version of the same carotenoids to preserve their color.
2. "Germaphobic thief stops to wash loot, gets nabbed." A photo shows the masked thief caught in the glare of a camera flash, hunched over a kiddie pool, washing the garden produce he has stolen. What animal is he?

Answer: Raccoon

Raccoons are native to North America and have adapted well to human settlements, taking advantage of garbage and gardens to supplement their omnivorous diet. Mostly nocturnal, they have a black facial marking that looks like a mask. Though they may appear to be washing their food or their hand-like paws in nearby water before eating, scientists believe cleanliness isn't the reason for the behavior.

It may be to increase the sensitivity of their paws, or it may be a habit left over from grasping for edible things along pond and stream banks.
3. "Family vows to keep wild lifestyle if it kills them." The article begins: "Their cousins live in houses, sleep in beds, eat cooked food, and work normal jobs in law enforcement, on farms, helping the disabled or being companions. But this branch of the family lives homeless in the woods, hunting and eating raw meat. 'We don't hate people; we're afraid of them,' said one, wearing the family's characteristic gray fur. 'They've chased us out of most of Europe and America. But we'll never wear sweaters or play ball. I hope people are starting to respect that and will just let us be.'" What animal belongs to this wild family?

Answer: Gray wolf

Domestic dogs descended from gray wolves at least 15,000 years ago, and maybe as long as 130,000 years ago, according to DNA analysis. Though scientists aren't sure exactly how the relationship began, some wolves may have begun hanging around humans, probably for food or warmth, and humans gradually adopted the tamest ones, selectively breeding them over the centuries for different tasks and appearances.

The other wolves, who didn't go near humans, continued to breed naturally and became the ancestors of today's wolves.
4. "Baby born after only five weeks in womb; mother carries it everywhere in pouch for next eight months." The video interview shows the older, healthy baby peeking out of the pouch, while the mother says she didn't mind the effort to save her little Joey and in fact is pregnant again. The family is vegetarian, and the father enjoys boxing. They both have done some modeling for Australia tourism brochures. What kind of animal is this devoted mother?

Answer: Kangaroo

Kangaroo babies, called joeys, are hairless, blind, and barely an inch long when they're born, but they have strong front legs that allow them to climb into their mother's pouch, where they nurse and grow until old enough to be out on their own. Each mother usually gives birth to one joey at a time, but as soon as it is born, she can become pregnant again. Male kangaroos, more than females, engage in fights to display their dominance, using their forepaws like human boxers or wrestlers.

The kangaroo has long been a classic symbol of its native land, Australia.
5. "This one weird trick baffles predators every time." Who wouldn't like to learn that? When I clicked, I discovered that it isn't fully revealed--you have to pay for that--but it seems to involve obscuring yourself in a dark cloud. The article is written by someone who's obviously very intelligent. The idea seems as if it would work only underwater, though. If you buy the full report, you get two others free: "How to Regenerate a Missing Arm so You Always Have Eight" and "The Expert's Guide to Mimicking Anything." What animal wrote the reports?

Answer: Octopus

Besides being intelligent enough to use tools and solve problems, octopuses share with a few other sea creatures the ability to send out a cloud of ink to minimize visibility and odor, to give them time to get away from predators. They can even include thicker globs of ink mixed with mucus, which appear like creatures in the murky cloud, fooling predators into chasing the wrong thing.

The mimic octopus, in particular, is an expert at imitating various more dangerous sea creatures to fool predators. Octopuses can also regrow arms lost to predators or accidents.
6. "You'll never believe how this flier navigates in the dark!" The article explains the answer is sonar. I'm not sure how unbelievable that is, but the most entertaining part is an accompanying video, where the petite subject being interviewed won't talk about her sonar and instead rants about the unfair bad reputation she has gotten from her cousins in South and Central America, who drink blood. Wearing a neat brown fur suit, she says her North American family should be praised for all the harmful insects they've helped control. What animal is she?

Answer: Little brown bat

Vampire bats of South and Central America live on blood and may bite any mammal, including humans, but little brown bats of North America feed only on insects. They use echolocation, or natural sonar, to navigate the dark skies and catch insects on the wing.

A little brown bat can consume half its weight in bugs in a night. North American bats were traditionally thought to be dangerous carriers of rabies, but a 2011 study by researchers at the University of Calgary indicated that the prevalence of rabies is lower than thought, only about one percent.
7. The teaser says: "Emperor swims nude in frigid water." When you click, the article begins "Sporting only black and white feathers..." and continues about the emperor's skinny dip in Antarctic waters. What animal is it talking about?

Answer: A species of penguin

Emperor penguins are well adapted for cold. Their feathers, a hundred per square inch, are more densely spaced than any other bird's, and they also have a downy undercoat. The feathers are held out from the body to provide extra insulation on land, but lie flat in water to keep the undercoat dry. Beneath the skin, a thick layer of fat provides more insulation. Emperor penguin are also able to control their oxygen use and handle extreme pressures, allowing them to dive deep and long for fish.
8. "He survives deadly cobra bite... three times!" The article starts with a quote: "I'd do it again. They don't scare me." Apparently, the little fellow is immune to cobra venom and is happy to dispatch them from homes for just the cost of room and board. But what he really wants is a green card. "They won't let me in the United States any more after that little incident in Hawaii. How did my family know they wanted us to kill only rats and not all those other tasty creatures?" Apparently he can't legally immigrate to Australia or many other countries either, so he is stuck in his native country of India and the surrounding areas. What animal is he?

Answer: Mongoose

Mongooses are quick and agile hunters. Combine that with a natural resistance to snake venom, and one can see why people in their native areas of southern Asia and Africa adopted them to get rid of poisonous snakes in and around homes. Mongooses don't particularly like to eat snakes, though, so they also kill birds, lizards, insects and rodents.

They were introduced into Hawaii and the West Indies in the Nineteenth Century to control rats and snakes, but the mongooses did more damage than good, because they devastated harmless native species. Since then, importation of them, like civets and a few other animals for various reasons, is tightly restricted in many areas.
9. "He's 100 years old and spry as ever. His secret is..." I thought it would be some special diet or clean living, but no. When I clicked, I found that his secret is avoiding accidents, such as tumbling over a bank, landing on his back and being unable to turn over. He also tries to stay away from hunters. He claims his father met the famous naturalist Charles Darwin when Darwin visited the family home in 1835. He hopes to live another 50 years before he starts feeling old. What animal is he?

Answer: Galapagos tortoise

The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands were headed for extinction due to hunting and the introduction of non-native animals that ate their eggs, but conservation efforts are protecting the remaining populations. Some species were still unfortunately lost. Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta species, died in 2012 at over 100 years old.

His lifespan was actual unremarkable, as other Galapagos tortoises have lived much longer, including Harriet, who died at over 170 years old at an Australian zoo.
10. "Live animal mistaken for stuffed bear!" I expected at least a mauling or something, but the video just shows a little girl at the zoo crying because her parents won't buy her the big stuffed bear. That will teach me not to fall for internet hype. The admittedly adorable and cuddly-looking black and white bear ignores her and keeps munching bamboo shoots. What animal is it?

Answer: Giant panda

Giant pandas really do look like big cuddly stuffed animals. Their striking black and white coloration seems unusual for an animal that spends most of its time in green bamboo forests. Scientists still aren't sure whether the colors make the animals more visible so they can find each other, or are a camouflage in the dappled bright and dark light of the forest. DNA testing did finally solve the question of whether they're bears: yes they are.

Their natural home is in southwest China, where habitat destruction and other factors make them an endangered species, but zoos around the world are working to rear more cubs and save the species from extinction.
Source: Author littlepup

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