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Quiz about Dr Doublemms Animal Hospital
Quiz about Dr Doublemms Animal Hospital

Dr. Doublemm's Animal Hospital Quiz


Taking up his new position in the Animal Hospital, Dr. Doublemm is about to meet ten animals, each with different ailments and worries. Whilst most of these animals have nothing to worry about, some should start working on their will!

A multiple-choice quiz by doublemm. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
doublemm
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
328,826
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
670
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "This one's a big one" mutters Nurse Flopsy as she chisels away at the door so as to accommodate Dr. Doublemm's first patient. Jaws drop as 1,000 lbs of manatee drags itself into the room, but Dr. Doublemm is soon at work, quickly finding the cause of this patient's problem. "Ah, this is the same disorder I encountered with the hippopotamus," he says.

What is this manatee most likely to be suffering from?
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Question 2 of 10
2. "This one thinks she's a chicken," drones Nurse Flopsy as a large squid enters Dr. Doublemm's office. As the appointment progresses, it becomes clear that Nurse Flopsy was right, and that this squid really does think she is a chicken. Which of these qualities is present in a squid, linking it to a chicken? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Dr. Doublemm's next patient is guided into the room by Nurse Flopsy, as he has been having problems with his vision. After a brief chat and a quick wince at this animal's particularly horrid face, Dr. Doublemm makes his diagnosis - "a lack of eye lenses and an opaque covering of the eyes are the reasons for the visual problems of this animal."

Which animal has Dr. Doublemm just met with?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Dr. Doublemm's head now darts up as a dead fish whizzes past his ear. This was thrown in by Nurse Flopsy, in an attempt to lure this next patient into the office. This animal is a terrific fisher, but has come here today in light of his unusual and very noticeable underbite.

Which of these animals is Dr. Doublemm dealing with?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Now I've seen everything," declares a wide-eyed Nurse Flopsy as she ushers Dr. Doublemm's next patient, a liger, into the room. A liger is produced when a male lion successfully mates with a tigress, but this animal is likely to face several health issues throughout its life.

Which of these is the most common disorder in ligers?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Dr. Doublemm's next patient is a South American bird, which Nurse Flopsy accommodates by laying down lily pads across which this bird can "trot". The problem seems to be its absolutely enormous feet, although Dr. Doublemm assures this bird that this is completely natural, and even beneficial for its lifestyle.

Which species of bird has Dr. Doublemm just met with?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Dr. Doublemm looks puzzled at Nurse Flopsy, who is now holding a frog's leg in a bag of ice. However, Nurse Flopsy is not planning on having cuisses de grenouille for dinner, as this leg actually belongs to Dr. Doublemm's next patient. Still quite new to this job, Dr. Doublemm searches his brain to think of whether frogs, like many other amphibians, are able to regenerate lost limbs.

What answer will Dr. Doublemm find for this query?


Question 8 of 10
8. "Be gentle with this one," warns Nurse Flopsy, "he's made a long journey and he's a rather elderly gent." Dr. Doublemm quickly points out that this animal has very little muscle and is "like a pile of jelly." Unbelievably, this is entirely natural for this species, and so the patient is sent home with no further treatment.

Which animal has Dr. Doublemm just met with?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Dr. Doublemm is slightly wary of his next patient who, according to Nurse Flopsy, can get quite aggressive. The patient is a hooded seal and the issue is the emergence of a large, bright red balloon from his nostril. Dr. Doublemm notes that this red balloon is not present during the appointment, and so asks the seal when it usually emerges. What answer is most likely to be given? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Dr. Doublemm's final appointment of the day is with an orchard spider, which has come all the way from Costa Rica. This spider tells Dr. Doublemm that she has had a strange grub attached to her for almost two weeks. She's not too worried, as her behaviour is still totally normal, but Dr. Doublemm and Nurse Flopsy exchange a shake of the head, as they know the spider's fate.

Taking into consideration that this is a Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga lavra, what will happen to this orb spider?
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1. "This one's a big one" mutters Nurse Flopsy as she chisels away at the door so as to accommodate Dr. Doublemm's first patient. Jaws drop as 1,000 lbs of manatee drags itself into the room, but Dr. Doublemm is soon at work, quickly finding the cause of this patient's problem. "Ah, this is the same disorder I encountered with the hippopotamus," he says. What is this manatee most likely to be suffering from?

Answer: Halitosis

Manatees are unusual animals which are often said to share close links with elephants. Though the similarities between the two may seem to end at them both being huge herbivores, they are very alike in dentition, both having a "conveyor belt" of teeth (i.e. new teeth emerging at the back of the jaw an moving forward to replace the worn down teeth at the front).

The teeth of the manatee are indeed worn down, as an individual consumes around 50 kg of aquatic plant matter a day! It is the bacterial fermentation in the digestive tract of these animals which causes this halitosis.
2. "This one thinks she's a chicken," drones Nurse Flopsy as a large squid enters Dr. Doublemm's office. As the appointment progresses, it becomes clear that Nurse Flopsy was right, and that this squid really does think she is a chicken. Which of these qualities is present in a squid, linking it to a chicken?

Answer: Squid have sharp beaks

The beak of a squid is actually a vestigial internal shell, though it is put to devastating use by these molluscs, which tear chunks of flesh from animals that get too close. Though the resemblance of the beak is very similar to some birds' beaks, it evolved entirely independently, and is composed of chitin rather than keratin.
3. Dr. Doublemm's next patient is guided into the room by Nurse Flopsy, as he has been having problems with his vision. After a brief chat and a quick wince at this animal's particularly horrid face, Dr. Doublemm makes his diagnosis - "a lack of eye lenses and an opaque covering of the eyes are the reasons for the visual problems of this animal." Which animal has Dr. Doublemm just met with?

Answer: A Pacific hagfish

Although the hagfish's eyespots are covered by opaque flaps of skin, it has been shown that they are able to detect the presence/absence of light. Being creatures which live at great depths, some have suggested that the degeneration of the hagfish's eye lens happened due to it being obsolete.

However, many scientists now agree that the lens was never present in this species, and that its eye is an early version of the more complex eyes found in the animal kingdom.
4. Dr. Doublemm's head now darts up as a dead fish whizzes past his ear. This was thrown in by Nurse Flopsy, in an attempt to lure this next patient into the office. This animal is a terrific fisher, but has come here today in light of his unusual and very noticeable underbite. Which of these animals is Dr. Doublemm dealing with?

Answer: A black skimmer

The black skimmer and the two other skimmer species (Indian and African) are unique, being the only birds which possess a beak where the lower part is longer than the upper part. This allows these birds to hunt in the very unusual way in which they do - they swim just above the water, with their mandible dragging along the surface, snapping their beak shut if a fish happens to pass between them.
5. "Now I've seen everything," declares a wide-eyed Nurse Flopsy as she ushers Dr. Doublemm's next patient, a liger, into the room. A liger is produced when a male lion successfully mates with a tigress, but this animal is likely to face several health issues throughout its life. Which of these is the most common disorder in ligers?

Answer: Gigantism

Ligers, like many hybrids, suffer from gigantism and can be 40% larger than their parents. Curiously, these ligers are unable to be classed as the largest species of big cat, as they are not technically a species (as is the case with all hybrids).

The rarity of these big cats is due to the natural ranges of their parents (lions and tigers) not overlapping, and almost all specimens of ligers are produced from controlled breeding. If the roles were reversed (i.e. a lioness mating with a male tiger) the offspring would be a tigon (or tiglon). These animals rarely survive birth and, if they do, are prone to dwarfism and cancer.
6. Dr. Doublemm's next patient is a South American bird, which Nurse Flopsy accommodates by laying down lily pads across which this bird can "trot". The problem seems to be its absolutely enormous feet, although Dr. Doublemm assures this bird that this is completely natural, and even beneficial for its lifestyle. Which species of bird has Dr. Doublemm just met with?

Answer: The wattled jacana

The wattled jacana, though only being around 20 cm in length, has feet which are huge in proportion to its body. This is beneficial as it allows the jacana to walk on top of lily pads; its weight evenly spread thus preventing it from sinking. This has earned the jacana the nickname "lily-trotter".
7. Dr. Doublemm looks puzzled at Nurse Flopsy, who is now holding a frog's leg in a bag of ice. However, Nurse Flopsy is not planning on having cuisses de grenouille for dinner, as this leg actually belongs to Dr. Doublemm's next patient. Still quite new to this job, Dr. Doublemm searches his brain to think of whether frogs, like many other amphibians, are able to regenerate lost limbs. What answer will Dr. Doublemm find for this query?

Answer: No

Unlike many newts and salamanders, adult frogs are unable to regenerate lost limbs. Amphibians such as salamanders have the greatest ability of all vertebrates to regenerate body parts, and a new limb can be re-grown, with nerves and blood vessels, within the space of just a month.
8. "Be gentle with this one," warns Nurse Flopsy, "he's made a long journey and he's a rather elderly gent." Dr. Doublemm quickly points out that this animal has very little muscle and is "like a pile of jelly." Unbelievably, this is entirely natural for this species, and so the patient is sent home with no further treatment. Which animal has Dr. Doublemm just met with?

Answer: A blobfish

The blobfish is not a common sight to human eyes, as it lives deep in the oceans around Australia, but the sight of one is certainly memorable. There can be no more perfect description of this animal than "the blobfish" - its body is stout and rounded, it flesh is like jelly and it moves with the urgency of a pensioner in a supermarket queue.

The body of the blobfish is only slightly denser than water, allowing it to float about leisurely above the sea floor, using mimimal amounts of energy.
9. Dr. Doublemm is slightly wary of his next patient who, according to Nurse Flopsy, can get quite aggressive. The patient is a hooded seal and the issue is the emergence of a large, bright red balloon from his nostril. Dr. Doublemm notes that this red balloon is not present during the appointment, and so asks the seal when it usually emerges. What answer is most likely to be given?

Answer: "When I am competing with a rival male"

The "red balloon" is actually the inflated membrane of the hooded seal's nasal cavity. Males will display to one another to compete for a female, but they may have to fight one another if the coloured display is unable to establish a winner.
10. Dr. Doublemm's final appointment of the day is with an orchard spider, which has come all the way from Costa Rica. This spider tells Dr. Doublemm that she has had a strange grub attached to her for almost two weeks. She's not too worried, as her behaviour is still totally normal, but Dr. Doublemm and Nurse Flopsy exchange a shake of the head, as they know the spider's fate. Taking into consideration that this is a Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga lavra, what will happen to this orb spider?

Answer: She will become deranged and will be sucked dry by the grub

For the first week or two after having been joined by this parasitic grub, the orchard spider will continue to act normally, but will eventually become deranged, after being injected with a hormone. Instead of creating a perfectly formed orb web, the spider will now create a tangled nest, which the grub will cling to before sucking its host dry.

The grub will then construct its own cocoon, which will hang from the tangled nest of spider silk. This grub will eventually metamorphose into a wasp.
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