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Extreme Mammals Quiz

Koalas are most closely related to which of the following:

  • opossums
  • bears
  • rabbits

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Both are marsupials and have a pouch to carry their young through early infancy.

Sorry.

Koalas are most closely related to opossums.

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Indricotherium is the largest land mammal ever discovered. Which is its closest living relative?

  • rhinoceros
  • elephant
  • hippopotamus

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Indricotherium’s closest living relative is the rhinoceros.

Sorry.

Indricotherium’s closest living relative is the rhinoceros.

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The short-beaked echidna lays eggs. It is native to Tasmania and what other location?

  • New Zealand
  • New Guinea
  • Fiji

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The short-beaked echidna is native to Tasmania and New Guinea.

Sorry.

The short-beaked echidna is native to Tasmania and New Guinea.

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This endangered mammal species is covered with scales made from keratin. What is it?

  • armadillo
  • aardvark
  • pangolin

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Pangolins can roll up and extend their scales into a phalanx of sharp blades.

Sorry.

The correct answer is pangolin.

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Batodonoides was the smallest mammal that ever lived. How much did it weigh?

  • the weight of a penny
  • the weight of a quarter
  • the weight of a dollar

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This tiny creature was so small it could have perched on a pencil!

Sorry.

Batodonoides weighed about as much as a dollar bill (1.3 grams).

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This one-foot-tall creature has the strongest bite-force of any mammal of its size. What is it?

  • red panda
  • raccoon
  • Tasmanian devil

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The Tasmanian devil uses its powerful jaws to deliver a fearsome bite.

Sorry.

The correct answer is Tasmanian devil.

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Glyptodonts were covered with armor made from bony plates that grew from within their skin. What did they eat?

  • plants
  • insects
  • small rodents

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For millions of years, this enormous mammal lumbered across North and South America eating plants.

Sorry.

The correct answer is plants.

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The platypus belongs to what group of egg-laying mammals?

  • marsupials
  • monotremes
  • placentals

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Unlike most other mammals, monotremes never evolved live birth.

Sorry.

The correct answer is monotremes.

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This diorama shows what type of habitat from 50 million years ago?

  • Arctic island
  • Amazonian rainforest
  • Southeast Asian island

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This area contained humid swamps and forests of giant trees 50 million years ago.

Sorry.

The correct answer is Arctic island.

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