Nature Quiz – Animals – 2

1. • Correct!
   • The Lion is known as ‘King of the Jungle’
   • The Lion signifies bravery – like Richard the Lionheart.
   • A group of spotted Hyenas can deprive lions of their prey.

Rare and notoriously hard to spot.
It is mostly nocturnal.
Has a very long sticky tongue for catching termites and ants.
Can grow to approximately 1 metre, with a disproportionately small head

• The white rhino is a grazer of grass.
• Apart from man, adult rhinos have no natural enemies.
• Females are rarely solitary, however males are less sociable.
• An adult male can weigh an average of 2,000 kg.
• Our hair and fingernails are also made of keratin.

• The largest land mammal and much-loved by tourists.
• They feed for up to 16 hours a day!
• It is rare to see a lone elephant.
• Elephants can live for as long as 60 years.

• Known as ‘river horses’ to the ancient Greeks.
• The Hippo’s closest living relatives are whales, dolphins and porpoises.
• Is well adapted for an amphibious life as its eyes, ears and nostrils are all placed on the very top of the head.

• Tallest animal in the world.
• The acacia tree is its preferred food.
• They usually sleep standing up.
• Its tongue can be up to 53 cms long!
• Can go for weeks without drinking water.

• Of the primates, this monkey is the fastest reaching speeds of up to 55 km/h (34 mph).
• Prefers the open savanna and semi-deserts than dense woodlands.
• Feeds on tubers, seeds, insects and gum

• Live in troops with between 20 to 80 individuals.
• An adult male is formidable and only the lion and leopard are its concern.
• Can become a nuisance at camps and picnic sites, stealing the food from humans.
• Also known as the Anubis baboon.
• Found in 25 countries throughout Africa.

• The fastest of the world’s land mammals.
• Often robbed of its kill by scavenging lions or hyenas.
• The only cat that relies on speed to capture prey.