QUIZ: Getting Cute with Baby Animals!
What you’ll see out in the Serengeti while you’re on safari will awe and astonish you. Herds of wildebeest stampeding through the plains; lions, in all their majesty, resting atop kopjes lit warmly by the setting sun; giraffes as tall as houses picking leaves off the acacias. It’s hard not to be moved by these sights, but there’s another side of safari that might cause you to squeal with delight – there are all the baby animals, cute as buttons, in the plains with their parents. A sighting may be rare, but trust us, if it happens, it’ll make your day.
But do you know what you’ll call one of these animals should you come across one in the wild? We’ve crafted this baby animal quiz to help you learn a little more about the young animals who are growing up in the plains. Test your knowledge against this set of questions, and don’t worry, you can take your time: we know it’ll be hard not to answer each one without going “aww” at each one of these pictures.
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1. Warthog young can also be known as piglets (and they certainly look like pigs), but they might also be called:
a.) Stots
b.) Foals
c.) Shoats
d.) Sowlings
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C.) Shoats
2. How long does it take for a giraffe calf to stand and walk after it’s born?
a.) One week
b.) One day
c.) Three days
d.) Within an hour
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D.) Within an hour
3. Most know a baby pig is also known as a piglet, but piglets can also be the young of which small African mammal?
a.) Elephant shrew
b.) Hedgehog
c.) Four-striped mouse
d.) Hyrax
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B.) Hedgehog
4. Which one of these animals DOESN’T give birth to “cubs?”
a.) Aardvark
b.) Cheetah
c.) Bat
d.) Honey badger
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C.) Bats
Clearly, this is not a bat pup photo but we thought you’d appreciate this cute cheetah cub even more!
5. Which animal’s babies are called “leverets?”
a.) Hares
b.) Servals
c.) Genets
d.) All of the above
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A.) Hares
6. Owls are far too wise to give their babies an ordinary name – they just don’t give a hoot about convention. What are newborn owls known as?
a.) Fledglings
b.) Owlets
c.) Chicks
d.) Both a and b
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D.) Both Fledglings and Owlets
7. Hatchlings aren’t just for the bird-brained. Which two animals also give birth to hatchlings?
a.) Snakes and termites
b.) Turtles and spiders
c.) Crocodiles and termites
d.) Turtles and Crocodiles
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D.) Turtles and Crocodiles
8. If you spotted an eya, what animal’s baby would you be looking at?
a.) A hawk
b.) A genet
c.) An ostrich
d.) An aardvark
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A.) Hawk
9. Which two animals give birth to kits? Some assembly was required, it seems.
a.) Bats and hyraxes
b.) Genets and bat-eared foxes
c.) Rhinos and elephant shrews
d.) Hyenas and civets
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B.) Genets and bat-eared foxes
Bat-earred fox kits
Genet kit
10.) Though zebra foals have the same striped pattern that their parents do, their color scheme is a little different. What colors are a baby zebra’s coat?
a.) Green and white
b.) Yellow and white
c.) Brown and white
d.) Red and white
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C.) Brown and white
HOW'D YOU DO?
0-3 correct: Well, everyone must start from somewhere. And like these baby animals, your knowledge will only grow! A great starting point would be our article about the reasons you should go on safari if you like wildlife – all four million of them!
4-7 correct: Well done! Your knowledge of baby animals will prove to be an asset on the ground in Tanzania. Here are some photography tips that will help you get the perfect picture of those cubs or calves.
8-10 correct: Whoa! Did you run an animal nursery or something? You obviously know a ton about wildlife, so it’s reasonable to guess you’d ace our quiz about animal sounds. Or is it? Take it and see how you do.
