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'Scrofa' is Latin for 'sow'.

The wild boar is part of the Suidae family and is the most widespread member of this family throughout the world. Largely due to this, the wild boar is on the IUCN Red List of least concern species. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Siluriformes, Erethizon dorsatum, Hippocampus

"On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to America
Never looking back again
They're coming to America"
(Neil Diamond, "America")

Well, not by plane, but definitely by ship. While domestic pigs and their feral offspring were around since colonial days, centuries later some people thought it would be fun to have wild pigs around. It might have been for hunting, or for the touch of exotic wildlife. The first known for doing this was a certain Austin Corbin, railroad executive and robber baron by trade. He bought some wild boar in 1890 and fenced them in. As you might guess, it didn't take long until the first escaped. Other people with less intelligence than money made the same mistake in later years. Difficulty: Average.

 

Eurasia, Greater Sunda Islands, North Africa

Weighing up to 350 kg (770 lb), the takin (Budorcas taxicolor) is one of the largest members of the subfamily Caprinae (the goat-antelopes), part of the family Bovidae. With its large head and snout, stout horns, short legs and stocky body, this animal does not look as graceful as other members of the same subfamily. However, the gorgeous color of the thick coat of one of its four subspecies, the golden takin, may have inspired the legend of the Golden Fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts. The takin lives in the eastern Himalayas (where the Kingdom of Bhutan is located), up to an altitude of 4,500 m (14,800 ft), and is adapted to its mountainous habitat: the oily, strong-smelling substance secreted by its skin acts as a natural raincoat, and its large sinus cavities are able to warm up the air before it reaches the lungs. Takin live in small family groups, which grow considerably larger in the summer. Unfortunately, overhunting (for meat and pelts) has reduced the numbers of these distinctive-looking animals, which are classified vulnerable by IUCN in the early twenty-first century.

Difficulty: Easy.

 

Singapore, Vietnam, Sri Lanka

This beautiful creature can only be found on the island of Mindoro in The Philippines, which has also given way to one of its other common names - the Mindoro dwarf buffalo. This island is considered a biodiversity hotspot, but is also home to many endangered species. The species was first recorded on the island in 1888, where it lived undisturbed due to a low human population. Once widespread across the island, the actions of humans have forced the creature into just small pockets of land in the mountains. Not only is it the country's only endemic species of bovine, it is also its largest native land-dwelling mammal. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Indonesia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea

There are two subspecies of bongo, these are the eastern or mountain bongo, and the western or lowland bongo. There is no such thing as the southern or northern bongo. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Eastern and southern, Western and northern, Eastern and northern

Key deer are a subspecies of the white-tailed deer, which ranges across much of North and South America. They are red-brown in color, and the bucks grow and shed antlers every season. Key deer are generally similar in appearance to other white-tailed deer, but are notably smaller, with smaller antlers and stockier bodies. Difficulty: Easy.

 

hybrid, albino, megafauna

Okapis are mammals because they have fur and give birth to live young. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

reptile, amphibian, fish

Okay a simple biology lesson. Zebra are found in the Kingdom - Animalia, the Phylum -- Chordata, the Class -- Mammalia, the Order -- Perissodactyla, the Family -- Equidae, and the Genus -- Equus. There are also two sub-genera for zebra -- Hippotigris and Dolichohippus.
Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Cows, Goats, Llamas

The ossicones are the horns on a giraffe's head. Ossicones on the females are smaller and topped with tufts of hair, but because of fighting, male ossicones are usually bald. Difficulty: Hard.

 

neck, stomach, heart

Most male deer are referred to as bucks. Large species of deer can be known as bulls and medium sized species known as stags. Geographic region can also factor into if a male deer is called a bull, buck, hart or stag. Stags have also been called harts, as used in English pub names like "The Red Hart" and "The White Hart". Young deer can also be called by different names depending on size, with most being fawns, larger young calves and smaller ones kids.

Heteroprox is the oldest known deer fossil and they looked much like modern day muntjacs. Heteroprox was found in Europe. Larger species appeared later, such as the extinct Megaloceros, whose antlers had a 3.5 meter span. Difficulty: Average.

 

Bambi, buck, hart and stag, Antelope, buck, gazelle and stag, Buck, bull, gazelle and stag

The over production of a dark pigment called melanin is the cause of their dark fur. These deer are very rare. There are more melanistic deer in central Texas than the rest of the world combined. Difficulty: Hard.

 

They have no teeth., They can not breed., They are unusually large.

In Europe, "Alces alces" is known as elk. In North America, the animal called an elk is "Cervus canadensis" or wapiti, which is the second largest member of the deer family.

There are many different subspecies of moose. The North Siberian elk is Alces alces bedfordiae, and The common elk in Europe is Alces alces alces. The North American moose is Alces alces americanus while the Alaskan moose is the Alces alces gigas. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Wapiti, Muntjac, Brocket

Hippopotamus is from the Greek, hippos meaning "horse" and potamos meaning "river". Difficulty: Hard.

 

Italian, Latin, French

While a moose is closest in size to a draft horse, they are actually just a big deer- the biggest in the world to be exact. Some other North American deer family members are caribou, mule deer, elk, and white-tailed deer. Difficulty: Easy.

 

cow, goat, horse

A large concentration of wild okapi is found in the Ituri Rainforest, a region encompassing about 63,000 square kilometers. One fifth of that area is set aside specifically for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, The Karnataka Jungle in India, The Innamincka region of the Australian outback

The okapi ranges in height from 5-6 feet at the shoulder and about 7-8 feet long. They weigh anywhere between 455-550 pounds. The okapi has short dark brown hair and has bands of white over its rump and legs. They have large ears and dark eyes. Difficulty: Average.

 

A small horse-like animal with spots., A large tan animal with a trunk like an elephant., A large striped animal with small ears and short legs.

I think that the state of Colorado should be commended for their thoughtfulness and protection of such an interesting creature. Unfortunately, bighorn sheep hunting is legal nonetheless in Colorado and many other western states where bighorns live. Difficulty: Hard.

These subspecies are divided into groups, based on the length of the lacrimal bone (a small facial skeleton bone) and skull height. Difficulty: Hard.

 

54, 9, 22

Not surprisingly, the markhor (Capra falconeri) is also known as the screw horn goat. No other hoofed animal boasts such distinctive headgear - a pair of tightly-curled, corkscrew-shaped horns, possessed by both sexes. Males have mane-like longer hair on the chin, throat, chest and legs, while females are redder in colour rather than grey-brown. Markhor are among the tallest members of the genus Capra, with a shoulder height of up to 115 cm (45 in) at the shoulder. They are found in parts of Central and South Asia and in the Himalayas, where they inhabit shrub forests at relatively high elevation. A highly coveted game species, markhor are classified as Near-Threatened in 2018. This beautiful creature is Pakistan's national animal, and its silhouette has been adopted as the logo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

All the other horn shapes can be found in mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

spike, scimitar, hook

Gaur have a very fragmented range, and are found in South and Southeast Asia, including parts of India, China and Bangladesh, as well as Myanmar, Indochina and peninsular Malaysia. According to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) estimates, there are between 15,000 and 35,000 gaur left in the wild, with the largest populations occurring in southern India. Difficulty: Easy.

 

South America, Australia, Africa

Like most hoofed mammals, the bongo is a herbivore, which means it eats plant matter. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Carnivorous, Omnivorous, Frugivorous

Key deer are so-called because they inhabit the Florida Keys, the southernmost part of the continental United States. There are no records of deer being introduced to the region, so it is believed that deer migrated to the region during the Wisconsinan glaciation (11-85,000 years ago). Eventually, they adapted to the environment, forming a distinct subspecies of deer. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Texas, California, New York

Kri-Kri or Agrimi is the name of the Cretan ibex. It can be found only in Crete and three small islands just off the coast of Crete. It is the only species of Ibex in Europe. A gri-gri or gris-gris is a climbing device. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Gris-Gris, Gri-Gri, Crete-Crete

The gnu is native to Africa, and can be found in open grasslands, or savannah, from the southern region of Kenya to the northern part of South Africa. Large herds are found in the national parks and reserves in Africa, including the Serengeti in Tanzania, the Masai Mara in Kenya, and the Liuwa Plain in Zambia. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Asia, Europe, South America

You would have to travel to areas of northern Africa, where the addax is found in small pockets in Chad, Mali and Mauritania. At one time, the addax roamed freely from Arabia to the Atlantic coast of Africa. These majestic animals have been part of African cultures for thousands of years and images of them have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Europe , Asia , Australia

Okapis live in the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa. Its their natural habitat. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Antartica, Australia, North America

During global push to "Share the worlds most beautiful and useful things" in the latter part of the 19th century, six species of deer were introduced to Australia.

Early European settlers to New Zealand brought deer with them. As the deer population rose, they began to have a negative effect on the environment. Hunting and poisoning had to be used to limit the environmental impact. In the middle part of the 20th century deer farms began to spring up and have over 400,000 deer on them.

Deer can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Surprisingly there is only one species of deer native to Africa; these are the Red Deer, who inhabit the Atlas Mountains.

Deer can live in a variety of environments, from the colder tundra to hotter tropical rain forest environments. Difficulty: Average.

 

South America, Africa, North America

White-tailed deer rutting season occurs in the fall, usually late in October through early November. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Shedding his antlers., Looking for food., Herding for protection from predators.

The sable stands about 1.35m at the shoulders. Its horns resemble the roan antelope, but the body colour is different. Sable are grazers, and will generally be found in open woodland, with longish grass. They live in herds of 10-30 members. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Impala, Waterbuck, Klipspringer

A male hippopotamus is a bull, and a female is a cow. Difficulty: Easy.

 

foal, kid, cub

If you have any idea as to what the moose's diet is comprised mainly of, twigs and bark, then this question is a no-brainer! Difficulty: Hard.

 

great spirit, water walker, forest father

The okapi is in the Family Giraffidae, and is closely related to the living giraffe. In simplest terms, the okapi is a short-necked forest giraffe, unchanged since the Miocene Epoch. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The zebra, The cow, The camel

This is a common occurence in the Family Bovidae, to which takins belong. All bovids who carry "head ornamentation" have horns, never antlers. Horns are permanent, whereas antlers are shed periodically and regrown. Cervids (true deer) are animals which carry antlers rather than horns. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Only males have horns, Takin don't have horns, they have antlers, Takin don't have horns at all

The okapi and the giraffe are the only two living animals in the Giraffidae family. One of the traits unique to the Giraffidae family is short horns made of a bone core covered in fur. Both sexes have these, and they are present at birth. Difficulty: Average.

 

zebra, cow, elephant

Hooves are the most identifiable feature of most ungulates. Giraffes, cows, deer, antelope, pigs, hippos, etc. all have them. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

sharp canines, spotted coat, prehensile tail

Bighorn sheep seem to value size of the ram's horn in leadership. It seems to me a funny thing to judge people by. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Age, Strength, Democratic election

OK so, it's probably a bit less than 100 most years. Still, I contend that as long as even a single valuable human life is lost to the depredations of this renegade breed, it is the loss of one life too many! Difficulty: Hard.

 

100,000, 10,000, 1000

All mammals, with a few exceptions, have the same number of cervical vertebrae or neck vertebrae, regardless of whether the neck is long or short. Giraffes, humans, mice, whales, etc have exactly seven cervical vertebrae. The exceptions are the manatee, which typically has six vertebrae, and both types of sloths (two-toed sloths have six vertebrae and three-toed sloths have nine). Each vertebra of an adult male giraffe can measure 30 cm (11.8 in) long, so the neck of a giraffe can reach up to 2 meters (6.6 ft) long. How long is your neck? Difficulty: Hard.

 

Ten, Five, Two

The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a native of the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus; it has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Unlike the takin and the markhor, the chamois is a small animal, reaching a maximum height of 80 cm (31 in) when fully grown; males are slightly larger than females. With its distinctive white markings on the side of the head and black stripes below the eyes, short, almost straight horns, and rich brown fur, the chamois is quite easy to recognize.

These animals are found at moderately high elevations, often in very rugged surroundings, which they negotiate with admirable agility and poise. Chamois is classified as Least Concern by IUCN; some subspecies are strictly protected in the EU. Though traditionally made from chamois hide, nowadays chamois leather - renowned for its buffing and polishing properties - is mostly made from sheepskin. Difficulty: Average.

 

Africa, Australia, South America

The bongo can be seen grazing and browsing, depending the area they are in at the time. Grazing means eating grass and other low plants, while browsing means eating leaves, shoots and fruits from shrubs and bushes. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Browsing only, Grazing only, Predation