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Flora and Fauna - WQC Style Flashcards

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1. Which primate of the subfamily Cebinae is so-named because of the resemblance of the hairs on its head to that of a religious headpiece?

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  1. Capuchin monkey
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  1. The animal shown here, though resembling lizards, actually belong to a distinct lineage. To which island nation are they endemic?
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  1. New Zealand (Tuatara)
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  1. What name is given to this species of penguin? Common along the entire Antarctic coast, it is named after the wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville, who discovered this particular species in 1840.
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  1. Adelie penguin
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  1. Deriving from a chance remark by a 19th-century English lawyer about the challenges its unique structure would pose to certain tree-dwelling animals, what common name is given to Araucaria araucana, an evergreen native to Chile and Argentina?
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  1. Monkey puzzle tree
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  1. Named after a Russian geographer-explorer, this rare and endangered subspecies of wild horse was at one time extinct in the wild, but has since been reintroduced into its native habitats in which Asian country?
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  1. Mongolia (Przewalski’s Horse)
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  1. Named after an American zoologist, which principle holds that animals living in cold climates have smaller or shorter appendages (e.g. ears, legs, tails etc) than their warm-adapted relatives?
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  1. Allen’s rule
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  1. Also known as the desert lynx, which member of the cat family has a name which means ‘Black Ear’ in Turkish - a reference to the long black tufts at the back of its ears? Found in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, its powerful hind-legs enable it to leap high into the air to catch low-flying birds.
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  1. Caracal
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  1. Also known as the wishbone, what is the anatomical name of this forked bone, formed by the fusion of the two clavicles and found in birds & some other dinosaurs? It functions to strengthen & stabilize the thorax during the rigors of flight.
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  1. Furcula
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  1. What six-letter name refers to any of several Australian lizards of the genus Varanus? Carnivorous and generally capable of climbing trees, they feature prominently in Aboriginal mythology and Australian folklore.
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  1. Goanna
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  1. Which family of bony fish is characterized by the presence of two dorsal fins and a series of finlets behind the rear dorsal fin? Including mackerels, tunas and many important food fishes, it gives its name to a particular form of food poisoning believed to result from histamine formation due to the decaying flesh of the fish.
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  1. Scombridae
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  1. What eight-letter term refers to the ventral (bottom) part of the shell of a turtle, tortoise or terrapin? The same word can also mean an ornamental front piece of a woman’s bodice, or a metal breastplate won under a coat of mail.
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  1. Plastron
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  1. Its name deriving from Japanese, what group of plants in the genus Pueraria are climbing or coiling perennial vines noted for the speed and extent in which it covers trees, shrubs and even man-made structures? Native to much of Asia, it is a useful livestock fodder as well as an attractive ornamental.
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  1. Kudzu
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  1. Having the binomial name Leopardus wiedii, which small cat native to Central and South America is very similar to the ocelot, but with a shorter head and longer tail & legs? It is one of the only two cat species (the other being the clouded leopard) which possess enough ankle flexibility to climb down a tree head-first.
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  1. Margay
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  1. Belonging to the order Paramelemorphia, which small insectivorous marsupial native to parts of Australia and New Guinea has a rat-like appearance but has a long pointed head and snout? An anthropomorphic example named Crash is the protagonist of a popular video game franchise that originated on the Sony PlayStation in 1996.
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  1. Bandicoot
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  1. Also known as the nutria or river rat, which semiaquatic rodent originally native to South America is the only member of the family Myocastoridae? It is valued for its fur, which is used in the fashion industry.
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  1. Coypu
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  1. Which colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, noted for its distinctive crown of feathers and characteristic call (from which it derives its name), is also the national bird of Israel?
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  1. Hoopoe
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  1. Native to eastern and southern Africa, which antelope of the genus Tragelaphus has two species (the Greater and Lesser)? They are characterized by horns that usually possess two to two and a half twists.
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  1. Kudu
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  1. What name is given to the two-lobed structure that is attached to the end of the filament and together forms the stamen (or male reproductive part of the flower)? It contains microsporangia, within which pollen are produced.
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  1. Anther
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  1. Including species such as the dugong, manatee and the extinct Steller’s sea cow, which order of aquatic herbivorous mammal derives its name from a group of dangerous creatures in Greek myth?
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  1. Sirenian (Sirens)
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  1. In biology, what name is given to a plant that grows on another for support, but unlike a parasite does not derive any moisture or nutrient from its host? Examples include mosses, algae and ferns.
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  1. Epiphyte
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  1. Named the `Klingon newt’ due to its distinctive skull shape and ridges on its back, this animal is amongst 163 new species discovered in the forested regions of which major river, as announced by the World Wildlife Fund in December 2016?
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  1. The Mekong
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  1. Belonging to the genus Rissa, which coastal-breeding seabird ranges in the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic oceans? It derives its name from the shrill calling sound it makes.
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  1. Kittiwake
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  1. Name this animal.
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  1. Aardwolf
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  1. Which member of the Crocodilia order, native to the northern Indian subcontinent, is noted for its elongated snout that is adapted for catching fish? Its name derives from the Hindi for an earthen pot, which the swollen boss at the end of its snout resembles.
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  1. Gharial/ Gavial
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  1. Also known as the Bjelkier, which large herding dog takes its name from a nomadic reindeer-herding people from Siberia? They were used by Fridtjof Nansen on his polar expeditions.
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  1. Samoyed
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  1. Which two-word name is given to more than 500 species of beetles of the Carabidae family, so named because of the ability to eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of their abdomen when disturbed?
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  1. Bombardier Beetle
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  1. The Bactrian and dromedary are the two surviving species of which animal?
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  1. Camel
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  1. The beautiful bird shown here is featured prominently on the national flag of which country?
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  1. Papua New Guinea (Bird of Paradise)
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  1. The Humboldt, Adelie, Gentoo and Macaroni are species of which bird, of the family Spheniscidae?
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  1. Penguin
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  1. Which word in botany refers the collective term for all the petals of a flower, and is also the name of a best-selling automobile (car) model?
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  1. Corolla
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  1. Which member of the family of big cats is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, which means ‘no-move claw’ in Greek?
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  1. Cheetah
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  1. Which animal has subspecies including the reticulated, the Masai, the Rothschild’s and the Thornicroft’s?
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  1. Giraffe
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  1. Its name meaning ‘peaks on the back’ in the native language, the tuatara are reptiles which, although resembling most lizards, are part of a distinct lineage. To which country are tuataras endemic?
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  1. New Zealand
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  1. Also known as the wildebeest, what other 3-letter name is this African antelope known by?
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  1. Gnu
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  1. Native to the forests of DR Congo, the animal shown is one of two extant members belonging to its particular biological family. Which more common animal is the other member?
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  1. Giraffe (the okapi, shown here, and the giraffe make up the Giraffidae family)
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  1. Which creature (scientific name Cygnus atratus) native to the southern regions of Australia gives its name to high-impact events which are rare and unpredictable, as discussed in the 2007 book of the same name by the statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb?
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  1. Black Swan
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  1. To which Indian Ocean island was the dodo endemic, before it was hunted to extinction in the late 17th century?
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  1. Mauritius
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  1. Belonging to the genus Balaenoptera and consisting of two species, which marine mammal within the suborder of baleen whales probably derived its name from a Norwegian whaler who mistook one of them for a blue whale?
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  1. Minke whale
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  1. To which island are the animals shown here endemic?
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  1. Madagascar (Lemurs)
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  1. Which great ape, native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, has a name which means ‘man of the forest’?
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  1. Orangutan
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  1. The English & German naturalists Henry Walter Bates and Fritz Muller, the German herpetologist Robert Mertens and the Austrian entomologist Erich Wasmann all gave their names to which natural adaptive phenomenon, whose name derives from the Greek for ‘imitative’?
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  1. Mimicry
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  1. Which marsupial’s name means ‘No Drink’ in the Aborigine language?
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  1. Koala
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  1. The hyena family has four extant species – the spotted hyena, brown hyena, striped hyena and which other animal with the binomial name Proteles cristata? Native to the scrublands of East and Southern Africa, it is an insectivore also called the ‘maanhaar jackal’ or ‘civet hyena’.
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  1. Aardwolf
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  1. Yucca brevifolia is known by what two-word name, given by a group of 19th-century Mormon settlers crossing the Mojave Desert because its shape reminded them of someone holding his hands up to the sky in prayer?
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  1. Joshua Tree
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  1. What is the usual colour of the spots found on ladybird/ ladybug beetles?
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  1. Black
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  1. Kodiak, spectacled, sun and grizzly are types of what mammal?
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  1. Bears
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  1. Its name either deriving from the Lain for ‘sea raven’ or that of a sea giant in Cornish folklore, which species of aquatic bird of the family Phalacocoracidae is also known as a shag? Excellent underwater divers, they have been used to help fisherman catch fish in Japan and China since the 10th century AD.
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  1. Cormorant
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  1. Also found on its national flag, the coat of arms of Peru features a cornucopia of gold coins, a cinchona tree, and which animal – a member of the Camelidae family?
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  1. Vicuna
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  1. Which genus of popular ornamental flowering plant in the pea family, with purple, pink of white flowers, is named by the botanist Thomas Nuttall in memory of an American anatomist & physician? It gives its name to a fictional street which served as the setting of a popular US television drama series that made its debut in 2004.
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  1. Wisteria/ Wisteria Lane in ‘Desperate Housewives’
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  1. Named after an island, which species of shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is considered the longest-lived vertebrate species on Earth? Recent studies reveal that they can live beyond 400 years of age.
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  1. Greenland shark
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  1. Which vegetable is known in America as eggplant and in South/ Southeast Asia as brinjal?
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  1. Aubergine
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  1. Also known as the white or screwhorn antelope, what is the name of this critically endangered species that inhabits the arid regions of North Africa? First described by French zoologist Henri Blainville in 1816, its name is thought to derive from Arabic for ‘an animal with crooked horns’.
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  1. Addax
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  1. Which family, the largest in the order Carnivora, includes the otter, badger, stoat, mink and wolverine amongst others? Its name comes from the Latin for ‘weasel’.
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  1. Mustelids
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  1. Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as the water moccasin, is a venomous species of viper found in southeastern United States. By what other common name, which references its threat display that involves gaping at an intruder and displaying the white coloration of its buccal cavity, is it also known?
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  1. Cottonmouth
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  1. Its binomial name Symphalangus syndactylus, which large arboreal ape of the gibbon family found in the forests of Sumatra and Malaya, is distinguished by the presence of webbing between its 2nd and 3rd toes, as well as a dilatable air sac in its throat?
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  1. Siamang
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  1. Which cetacean native to the Arctic waters has the scientific binomial name Monodon Monoceros?
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  1. Narwhal
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  1. Believed to come from the Australian Aboriginal language for ‘shaggy beard’, what is the common name given to the twelve species of carpet sharks belonging to the family Orectolobidae (as shown in Figure C)? They are well-camouflaged, bottom-dwelling creatures and generally not dangerous to humans.
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  1. Wobbegong
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  1. Having the binomial name Pan paniscus, which primate shown here, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee, is an endangered species found only in a 500,000 km2 area around the Congo Basin?
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  1. Bonobo
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  1. Distributed worldwide, which bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) is also called the fish eagle or fish hawk? Its diet consists almost exclusively of fish, which it hunts by flying or hovering above the water surface and then plunging in, grabbing its prey with claws in which the front outer talon can be reversed, thus enabling two talons to grab each side of the fish.
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  1. Osprey
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  1. What collective name is given to numerous squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus? Similar to marmosets but having lower canine teeth longer than the incisors, they include species such as the Red-handed, white-lipped and golden-mantled.
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  1. Tamarins
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  1. The common name of which flowering plant of the genus Plumeria, meaning ‘breaking bread’ in Italian, comes from that of a 16th-century marquess in reference to the family’s distribution of bread in time of famine? Indigenous in many tropical countries, they are characterized by flowers which aremost fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them.
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  1. Frangipani
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  1. Also known as the honey bear, which only member of the genus Potos has a name that probably derives from the Algonquian word for ‘wolverine’?
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  1. Kinkajou
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  1. Sharing the order Afrosoricida with the golden mole, which family of widely diverse small omnivorous mammals native to Madagascar and parts of mainland Africa can resemble hedgehogs, shrews and mice? Species include the highland-streaked, the web-footed and dryad shrew.
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  1. Tenrec
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  1. The species of wild sheep Ovis orientalis is further subdivided into two subspecies – Ovis orientalis orientalis (shown in the figure and found in the Caucasus, Anatolia and part of the Middle East) and Ovis orientalis vignei (found in western Central Asia). Give the common name of EITHER of these two subspecies.
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  1. Mouflon/ Urial (Arkars/ Shapo)
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  1. One of a few species of birds that are poisonous (the toxin probably derived from the Choresine genus of beetles that form part of its diet), the pitohui are passerines endemic to which major world island?
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  1. New Guinea
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  1. Which four-letter word denotes a genus of large antelopes with four constituent species : the Arabian, the Scimitar, the East African and the gemsbok? They are characterized by pale fur and dark markings on the face and legs, with long, straight horns (except the Scimitar, which has curved horns and minimal markings).
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  1. Oryx
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  1. Resembling large guinea pigs with long legs, what name can refer to any of a dozen species of tropical American rodents belonging to the genus Dasyprocta? They are extensively hunted because their flesh is prized as food by the indigenous people.
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  1. Agouti
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  1. Belonging to the genus Oxyuranus in the elapid family, which large, fast-moving and highly venomous snakes endemic to Australasia has three known species – the inland, coastal and Central Ranges? It shares its name with foreign-born businessmen who ran trading houses in Hong Kong in the 19th and 20th centuries (though the latter is hyphenated).
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  1. Taipan
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  1. Also known as the Asiatic wild dog or red dog, the canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia is more commonly known by what five-letter name? Having the binomial name Cuon alpinus, it is distinguished by the lack of one pair of lower molars, and hunts typically in packs of up to 30 individuals.
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  1. Dhole
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  1. Including the sweet-smelling frangipani, this genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family takes its name from which 17th-century French botanist, noted for making three expeditions to the West Indies that culminated in his magnum opus ‘Nova Plantarum Americanarum Genera’ (1703-04)?
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  1. Charles Plumier (Plumeria)
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  1. Also known as the stinkbird or Canje pheasant, which tropical bird found in the swamps and mangroves of the Amazon and Orinoco basins is the only extant species in the genus Opisthocomus (Greek for ‘wearing long hair behind’), referring to the spiky rufous crest on its head?
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  1. Hoatzin
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  1. The Adelie, macaroni and rockhopper are all species of which bird?
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  1. Penguin
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  1. Forming the subfamily Cephalophinae and containing species such as Harvey’s, Peter’s and Ogilby’s, which small-to- medium sized brown African antelope derives it’s name from its practice of frequently diving into the bush for cover to escape from predators?
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  1. Duiker
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  1. Also known as the glutton, skunk bear or carcajou, which largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae shares its name with a popular character from the X-Men universe?
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  1. Wolverine
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  1. With an estimated population of only twelve in March 2018, which critically endangered species of porpoise endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California (Phocoena sinus) has a name that means ‘little cow’ in Spanish? It is characterized by dark rings around the eyes and a line that extends from its dorsal fins to its mouth.
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  1. Vaquita
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  1. Inhabiting the semi-arid grasslands of Kenya and Ethiopia and characterized by its larger ears and narrower stripes, the tallest of the three extant species of zebras is named after which President of the French Third Republic? He was given one such animal in the 1880s by the then government of Abyssinia.
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  1. Jules Grevy (Grevy’s Zebra)
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  1. What five-letter name refers to any of about 14 species of cat-like omnivorous mammals of the Viverridae family, characterized by their slender body, short legs, long tapering tails and retractile claws? Except for one species (the small spotted), the rest are all found only in Africa.
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  1. Genet
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  1. Which large, venomous snake with the scientific name Dispholidus typus is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, and has a name which means ‘snake’ in Afrikaans? Growing usually to around 1.6m in length, it is characterised by its large eyes and egg-shaped head.
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  1. Boomslang
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  1. Including conifers and cycads, which group of seed-producing plants derive its name from the Greek for ‘naked seed’ due to the unenclosed nature of their ovules, unlike that of the flowering plants?
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  1. Gymnosperms
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  1. Which herbaceous plant with large, often fragrant flowers takes its name from a student of Asclepius in Greek myth? When Asclepius became jealous of him, Zeus saved him from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the flower.
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  1. Peony (Paeon)
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  1. The only surviving member of the genus Rhynochetos, the kagu (cagou) is a crested and long-legged bird endemic to the dense mountain forests of which archipelago in the Melanesia region of the southwest Pacific? Almost flightness, its genus name refers to the corn-shaped flaps over its nostrils, a feature not shared by any other bird.
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  1. New Caledonia
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  1. It is very similar to the coyote in size and build but distinguished by its long narrow skull and red & white fur. One of Africa’s most endangered carnivores (with around 400 individuals mostly found in the Bale Mountains), the canid with the scientific binomial Canis simensis includes the NAME OF WHICH COUNTRY in its common two-word name?
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  1. Ethiopia (Ethiopian wolf)
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  1. Also known as the tigrillo or northern tiger cat, which small spotted member of the Felidae family is distributed from Costa Rica and Panama up to the Amazon Basin and Central Brazil? Having the binomial Leopardus tigrinus, it resembles the ocelot and margay, but is smaller with a slender build and narrower muzzle.
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  1. Oncilla
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  1. The only species in the genus Leptonychotes, which relatively large true seal has the most southerly distribution of any mammal? It was discovered and named in the 1820s after the British navigator and seal-hunter who led expeditions to the Antarctic.
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  1. Weddell seal
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  1. Which 18th-century German zoologist and explorer gives his name to the animals seen here?
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  1. Georg Wilhem Steller (Steller’s sea eagle/ Steller’s sea cow/ Steller’s eider/ Steller’s jay)
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  1. Mosquitoes serve as vectors for a large variety of diseases. The Anopheles genus transmit malaria, the Aedes transmit dengue, yellow fever and Zika fever, but which other genus transmit illnesses such as West Nile fever, Japanese encephalitis and filariasis?
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  1. Culex
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  1. With the binomial name Leopardus guigna, which feline native to central and southern Chile is the smallest cat in South America (weighing between 2-2.5 kg)? They are excellent climbers and feed on birds, lizards and rodents in ravines and forested areas.
A
  1. Kodkod
88
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  1. Consisting of units of neuromasts, what two-word alliterative term denotes a system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water? Fish can use this system to pursue prey based on the water vortices they produce.
A
  1. Lateral Line
89
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  1. Noted for its extreme sexual dimorphism and specialized habitat preferences that limits its distribution to the Lowveld of South Africa, which antelope with a name from the Tsonga language belongs to the Tragelaphus (which also includes the kudu and eland)?
A
  1. Nyala
90
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  1. As can be inferred from its binomial name Pithecophaga jefferyi, this critically-endangered bird-of-prey is noted for its almost exclusive diet of monkeys (hence also known as the monkey-eating eagle). Considered the largest extant eagle species in terms of length and wing surface, it is also the national bird of which Asian country to which it is endemic?
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  1. The Philippines (also known as the Philippine eagle)
91
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  1. Endemic to the central regions of South America, the maikong, a medium-sized canid with the binomial Cerdodyon thous also has the name _____-eating fox – a reference to its practice of searching for what food on muddy floodplains during the wet season?
A
  1. Crab
92
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  1. From the Latin meaning ‘winglet’, which small projection on anterior edge of the wings of modern birds is formed by the free-moving first digit (aka the ‘thumb’) overlaid by small feathers? Also known as the ‘bastard wing’, it is particularly notable in falcons such as the peregrine, its function is likely to increase lift and delay stalling during high angle-of-attack maneuvers such as landing.
A
  1. Alula
93
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  1. Abundant in northern Australia especially in Queensland (and found on its coat of arms) and also known as the Australian crane, by what name derived from the native Gamilaraay language is Antigone rubicunda more popularly known? It is a common wetland species noted for its intricate mating dance.
A
  1. Brolga
94
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  1. What species of bird is depicted on the national flag of Kiribati, flying over a golden rising sun and the ocean? The males of the species have a distinctive red gular pouch, which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females.
A
  1. Frigate bird
95
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  1. Also known as the Indian bison, what four-letter name is given to the largest extant bovine native to South and Southeast Asia? Possessing a prominent ridge on its back, males are known to grow to a size of 1500 kg.
A
  1. Gaur
96
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  1. Characterized by a round hairless black face, which genus (Propithecus) of lemur from the family Indriidae, found only on Madagascar, has a name that is an onomatopoeia of their characteristic alarm call?
A
  1. Sifaka
97
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  1. Which genus of succulent monocotyledons from the family Asparagaceae, native to the arid regions of Mexico and Southwestern United States, includes a species that is used in the making of the popular beverage tequila?
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  1. Agave
98
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  1. Lake Baikal (the Baikal seal)
99
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  1. Also known as flying lemurs and belonging to the family Cynocephalidae, which arboreal mammal (six-letter name) native to Southeast Asia is the most well-adapted for flight amongst all the gliding mammals?
A
  1. Colugo/ Cobego
100
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  1. Found primarily throughout Central and South America, which scavenging bird of prey belonging to the Falcon family has a name derived from its characteristic loud squawk? In 1826, the German ornithologist Blasius Merrem used its indigenous name to create its genus within the Falconidae family.
A
  1. Caracara
101
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  1. From the Greek for ‘sheath’ or ‘cover’, which term in entomology denotes the modified, hardened forewing of certain insect orders (eg Coleoptera and Hemiptera)?
A
  1. Elytron
102
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  1. Sternocara gracilipes, a species of beetle native to the arid Namib Desert, is also known by a name which references its unique method of collecting precious water. What is that name?
A
  1. Fogstand beetle
103
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  1. The animal genus Acinonyx (meaning ‘no-move claw’ in Greek) contains only one living species (A. jubatus). Which animal is this?
A
  1. Cheetah
104
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  1. The largest butterfly in the world (with female wingspans in excess of 25 cm) and restricted to the Oro Province in eastern Papua New Guinea, the Queen Alexandra’s birdwing is named after the queen-consort of which 20th-century monarch of Great Britain?
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  1. Edward VII
105
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  1. Belonging to the genus Ambystoma, the axolotl is an amphibian native only to Lakes Xochimilco and Chalco – in which country?
A
  1. Mexico
106
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  1. What short common name denotes species of the genus Octodon, also known as brush-tailed rats; common in Chile, they are seen as a potential invasive species and are prohibited as pets in some jurisdiction including California and Alaska?
A
  1. Degu
107
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  1. Also called the ‘bearcat’, which omnivorous mammal with a name derived from Malay belongs to the family of viverrids (including civets and genets), and is mainly found in South and Southeast Asia? Principally nocturnal, it is arboreal in habit, using its prehensile tail as an aid in climbing.
A
  1. Binturong
108
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  1. With a name believed to derive from indigenous languages, which New World monkey of the genus Cacajao is noted for its distinctive bald face which becomes flushed when the animal is excited?
A
  1. Uakari
109
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  1. Also known as the sea coconut (coco de mer), the species of palm tree with the scientific name Lodoicea maldivida is endemic to which Indian Ocean nation? The genus name given in honour of King Louis XV of France, it was once thought to be dispersed by water, but research has since revealed that the viable nut is too dense to float on water.
A
  1. Seychelles
110
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  1. Its name coming from the Berber-Arabic, which small fox native to North Africa and noted for its distinctively large ears is the smallest canid species on Earth?
A
  1. Fennec fox
111
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  1. Its name derived from the Latin for ‘weasel’, which large and diverse family of carnivorous animals comprises 50-60 species, including otters, badgers and ferrets?
A
  1. Mustelidae/ Mustelids
112
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  1. With the binomial Grampus griseus and also known as the monk dolphin, the common inhabitant of temperate and tropical waters with a blunt head and distinct longitudinal forehead crease is named after which French naturalist born in Nice in 1777?
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  1. Antoine Risso (Risso’s Dolphin)
113
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  1. More commonly known as the honey badger, what is the 5-letter name of the carnivorous mammal with the binomial Mellivora capensis? Noted for its strength and ferocious defensive ability, it has been listed as ‘the world’s most fearless animal’ by Guinness Book of World Records.
A
  1. Ratel
114
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  1. Thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to human impact, the baiji was previously endemic to the middle and lower reaches of which Asian river?
A
  1. Yangtze/ Chang Jiang
115
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  1. Which four-letter term refers to any of the three wild goat-like ungulate mammals previously classified under the genus Hemitragus but more recently placed in their separate genera? They include the Himalayan, the Arabian and the Nilgiri.
A
  1. Tahr
116
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  1. The diagram shows which odd-toed ungulate with a characteristic short prehensile nose trunk? Recognized extant species include the South American, Malayan, mountain and Baird’s.
A
  1. Tapir
117
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  1. Also known as bufeo gris and bufe negro in Peru, what six-letter name derived from the Tupi language is given to the species of freshwater dolphins found in the rivers of the Amazon basin? Having the binomial Sotalia fluviatilis, it shares similar geographical distribution with the boto, but is classed as an oceanic dolphin rather than a river dolphin.
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  1. Tucuxi
118
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  1. Collectively forming the gynoecium, what six-letter term in botany refers to the female reproductive part of a flower that typically consists of the ovary, style and stigma? Its male counterpart is the stamen.
A
  1. Pistil
119
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  1. Also known as the fish hawk, which bird of prey with the binomial Pandion haliaetus also gives its name to an American tiltrotor military aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing?
A
  1. Osprey
120
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  1. Thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn, which five-letter word is the name of the largest of the wild asses native to the plains of the Tibetan Plateau as well as northern Nepal? It is also known as the Tibetan wild ass or the gorkhar.
A
  1. Kiang
121
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  1. Having common names such as monkshood and wolf’s bane, which genus of over 250 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae native to northern hemisphere mountains are mostly extremely poisonous? Its genus name derives from the Greek for ‘dart’ or ‘javelin’.
A
  1. Aconitum
122
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  1. With the scientific binomial Alcelaphus buselaphus, which large African antelope with an elongated head, bracke-shaped horns and high forequarters has eight subspecies (including the Coke’s, also known as kongoni)? Its name likely derived from the Afrikaans based on its resemblance to deer.
A
  1. Hartebeest
123
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  1. Lepidophthalmus turneranus, a species of “ghost shrimp” or “mud lobster” that lives in burrows and erupts in vast swarms on estuaries every three to five years, is the basis for the naming of which country when 15th-century Portuguese explorers witnessed the phenomenon in the Wouri River?
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  1. Cameroon
124
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  1. Native to the wetlands of south central Africa, which antelope species of the genus Kobus ranks second only to the nyala among the most aquatic African antelopes, entering water to feed on aquatic grasses?
A
  1. Lechwe
125
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  1. Prominent in Japanese folklore and supposedly capable of shape shifting, what six-word name is the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) also known as?
A
  1. Tanuki
126
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  1. The large evergreen coniferous tree known as the rimu tree (Dacrydium cupressinum) produces fruit that is an almost-exclusive food source for which critically endangered species? They number around 200 and apparently every individual has its own name.
A
  1. Kakpo
127
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  1. Which 17th-century Italian ichthyologist and expert in sharks gives his name to special sense organs possessed by the Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), which are located in front of the head and allow them to detect electric and magnetic fields as well as temperature gradients?
A
  1. Stefano Lorenzini (Ampulla of Lorenzini)
128
Q
  1. Closely related to the chinstrap and Adelie penguin, which penguin species of the genus Pygoscelis has a name that was an Anglo-Indian term used to distinguish Hindus in India from Muslims?
A
  1. Gentoo
129
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  1. Procyonidae includes raccoons, kinkajous and which arboreal mammal native to the rainforests of Central and South America, thought to have evolved parallel to the kinkajou but lacking its prehensile tail and extrudable tongue?
A
  1. Olingo
130
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  1. Sometimes called the ‘poor-me-one’ after its haunting calls, which member of the genus Nyctibius (related to the nightjar and frogmouth) is a nocturnal herbivorous bird of the Americas that camouflages itself during the day with its brown plumage and perching upright motionless on tree stumps?
A
  1. Potoo
131
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  1. With the binomial name Damaliscus pygargus, which relative of the common Tsessebe is a tall, medium-sized antelope distinguished by its chocolate brown colour, with a white underside and a white stripe from the forehead to the tip of the nose? It ranges from Namibia to South Africa and Lesotho.
A
  1. Bontebok
132
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  1. From the Greek for ‘tree-moss, oyster-green’, what term denotes the informal group consisting of three divisions of non-vascular land plants : the liverworts, hornworts and mosses?
A
  1. Bryophyte
133
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  1. Which five-letter word can refer to : (A) a genus of small-to-moderate-sized, long tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards with species such as red-headed, Bocourt’s and Boulenger’s, or (B) a term for scriptures in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism?
A
  1. Agama
134
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  1. Which medium-sized goat/ antelope-like mammals of the genus Capricornis has six extant species including the Himalayan, Taiwan and Sumatran? Another species, the Japanese (C. crispus) is widely regarded as the country’s national symbol.
A
  1. Serow
135
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  1. From the Maori for ‘yellow’, the flower of which small woody legume trees within the genus Sophora is widely regarded as being New Zealand’s national flower? Extant species include the Waitakere, Godley’s and Cook Strait.
A
  1. Kowhai
136
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  1. Native to Southeast Asia and Malaysia, Citrus maxima is the scientific name for which largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae? Its flesh tastes like a mild grapefruit, surrounded by a bitter enveloping membranous material.
A
  1. Pomelo
137
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  1. Also known as a South American wolverine or Huron, what name is given to a mustelid in the genus Galictis that is native to Central and South America? The two extant species are the greater and the lesser.
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  1. Grison

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