Mapping Animals Trivia Quiz

Not a bear (despite sometimes being called one), the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a marsupial. It is the only animal listed here that is native to Australia. It is also endemic to New Guinea. As a marsupial, it has an unusual reproductive strategy, using a pouch in which to raise its young. The young are born relatively undeveloped and spend around six months in the pouch.

The native range of the orangutan is now restricted to parts of Borneo and Sumatra, although at one time their range also took in south-east Asia and southern China. They are one of the great apes, have distinctive reddish-brown hair and spend most of their time in trees. Known in Europe since the 17th century, an orangutan appears in the 1841 "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe, often cited as the first detective novel.

There are two types of peafowl which are found in India and south-east Asia. The most recognisable one is the male of the Indian species, namely the peacock with its train feather eyespots. The colours of the eyespots (or ocelli) play an important part in the success (or otherwise) of a male in attracting a peahen. The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the national bird of India.

The Nubian ibex is a type of wild goat found in the Middle East. It has been present in the region for at least 150,000 years and has a predator-prey relationship with the Arabian leopard. Although from the goat family, it is unrelated to the domesticated Nubian goat.

The domestic version came from Britain through cross-breeding British goats with floppy-eared imports from India, the Middle East and North Africa. The domestic version is more properly called the Anglo-Nubian breed.

Described as wet-nosed primates, there are around 100 species of lemur and they all come from Madagascar. They range in size from 30 g (1.1 oz) to 9 kg (20 lb) although at least a dozen even larger lemur species have gone extinct since man arrived on the island 2,000 years ago. Most of the remaining lemur species are considered at risk.

The usual reasons apply - loss of habitat, hunting and the pet trade.

Tallest and heaviest of the penguins, the emperor penguin can be found in Antarctica. Although a bird, it has adapted for spending time underwater. This includes being flightless with stiffened wings becoming flipper-like in form and function. Unlike most birds, its bones are solid which means that it avoids problems of expanding gasses in its bones caused by its diving.

The haemoglobin in its blood has evolved to allow for extending dive times.

Found at the front of most dictionaries and in sub-Saharan Africa, this burrowing mammal has a long snout to help it find its food. The food is mostly ants and termites although it has a symbiotic relationship with the aardvark cucumber. After its flowers are insect-pollinated, the plant's stalk pushes the developing fruit underground to complete its growth.

The plant is completely dependent on the aardvark to dig up its fruit in order to start the reproductive cycle again. The aardvark eats the fruit for its moisture and then buries the seed with its faeces, setting the seed up for germination.

A small population of golden lion tamarin survives in coastal forest remnants in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The monkey gets its name from the colour of its fur and its mane-like appearance on the monkey's head. They eat mostly fruit although animal prey forms part of its diet.

They themselves suffer from predation. They spend over half of each day at their sleeping site, which is normally a tree hole.

There are two types of alligator with the common alligator being found in Florida, USA. It is not unknown for them to be seen wandering around Florida's golf courses. The other species is found in China. Similar to crocodiles, they are largely freshwater and have mostly lost the use of their salt gland as a result. If you would prefer not to get that close, visual differences with crocodiles typically (but not always) include alligators having a more shovel-like nose and just the upper teeth visible when the jaw is closed.

Muskoxen are cloven-hoofed mammals from the Bovidae family. Although looking a bit bison-like in appearance, they are actually part of the Caprinae subfamily along with goats and sheep. They are found in Arctic regions, mostly in Greenland, Alaska and northern Canada these days although they are being reintroduced into other areas.

They have a number of adaptations to cold, such as being fat and hairy. They do not migrate, preferring to move slowly (to avoid overheating) and may form defensive circles when threatened. The rutting season is when high-speed head butting clashes tend to occur, part of the mating ritual. The odour given off by the males is the source of the animal's name.