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Quiz about They Were Mammals of Our World
Quiz about They Were Mammals of Our World

They Were Mammals of Our World Quiz


This is a quiz on ten mammals that once lived on our planet. How many of them will you know?

A photo quiz by dcpddc478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
dcpddc478
Time
3 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
392,441
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. This is a Caucasian bison which is also known as what? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. This tiger, indigenous to the Sunda Islands, was last seen in 1976, and was known as what? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. The dalbohund was a dog bred that originated in which country? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. The Hippotragus leucophaeus was a South African antelope that was commonly known as what? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. The Crescent nail-tail wallaby had what unusual feature? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In which country would you probably have found the animal known as a tarpan? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Schomburgk's deer made its home in Lapland and died out because its prey went extinct.


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Question 8 of 10
8. The Barbary lion died out mainly because of which of the following reasons? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The quagga died out from an outbreak of smallpox which spread rapidly and was uniformly fatal.


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Question 10 of 10
10. The Falkland Island wolf or warrah holds which distinction? Hint


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This is a Caucasian bison which is also known as what?

Answer: Wisent

The wisent went extinct in 1927. This large bison made its home in the Caucasus and was hunted for centuries. Attempts are being made to breed back the wisent and there are hybrids in existence.
2. This tiger, indigenous to the Sunda Islands, was last seen in 1976, and was known as what?

Answer: Javan tiger

There were three types of tigers on the Sunda Islands. They were the Javan, the Bali, and the Sumatran. The one pictured was the Javan tiger which was smaller than most tigers mostly because it hunted smaller animals than other tigers did. It also had thinner stripes.
3. The dalbohund was a dog bred that originated in which country?

Answer: Sweden

This protective dog was used to guard all kinds of breeding farm animals. It was a very large Swedish dog that died out around the 1870s due to the extinction of other large carnivores, which meant it was no longer needed.
4. The Hippotragus leucophaeus was a South African antelope that was commonly known as what?

Answer: Bluebuck

The bluebuck was a common antelope in Africa until it died out around 1800. It was a grazing animal that was bluish gray in color. It was hunted into extinction by European settlers.
5. The Crescent nail-tail wallaby had what unusual feature?

Answer: A horny spur on the tip of its tail

This was one of the smallest wallabies, about the size of a hare. These animals were herbivores that died out around 1956. This animal was possibly hunted to extinction by the spread of the red fox. It has a sharp horny spur on the tip of its tail.
6. In which country would you probably have found the animal known as a tarpan?

Answer: Russia

The tarpan was a type of Russian wild horse that died out around 1909. The animal had a grullo coat color. Interbreeding with tame horses was a big reason that these wild horses died out.
7. Schomburgk's deer made its home in Lapland and died out because its prey went extinct.

Answer: False

Schomburgk's deer was native to Thailand and died out in 1938 because of habitat loss and hunting by man. It was an herbivore that live in herds of a male and his harem of females.
8. The Barbary lion died out mainly because of which of the following reasons?

Answer: Hunted by man

The last Barbary lions survived until the mid 1960s until it was hunted into extinction. It was one of the largest lions and had luxurious hair growth. The males usually had a black or dark colored mane.
9. The quagga died out from an outbreak of smallpox which spread rapidly and was uniformly fatal.

Answer: False

The quagga, a type of zebra, was hunted into extinction. They had brown and white stripes on the front half of their bodies. This was a grazing species that competed with sheep and cows for the grass in South Africa.
10. The Falkland Island wolf or warrah holds which distinction?

Answer: The only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands

The warrah was the only mammal that was native to the Falkland Islands. As there were no rodents to hunt on these islands, it is thought that they feasted on birds and shore life. It was unafraid of people and its cause of extinction in 1876 is not known.
Source: Author dcpddc478

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