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                      Try this gee-whiz quiz for the naturally curious....

                      the answers can be found on a link at the end of each question.

 

1.  Which animal has more bones in its neck, a mouse or a giraffe?  

    answer page

2.  Why can an owl turn its head around 270 degrees?

    answer page

3.  How does a snake eat something 8 times the size of its head?

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4.  How can you tell the temperature by listening to a cricket?

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5.  How many songbirds are estimated to be killed by cats

     in North America in ONE DAY?              

     answer page

6.  Why can dogs track scent so much better than humans?

     answer page

7.  What is attached between a woodpecker's eyes that helps him eat?

    answer page

8.  What part of a tarantula's body is used for taste?

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9.  What group of people is most likely to be bitten by a rattlesnake?

     answer page

10.  If you see a tarantula walking outside in October in California,

        is it more likely to be male or female? 

     answer page

11.  Why don't turtles drown when they stay underwater for several days?

    answer page

12.  What's the difference between poison and venom in an animal?

     answer page

13.  Will a mother bird reject a baby that has been touched by humans?

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14.  How do archeologists tell a person's age from the skull?

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15.  If one pair of Norway Rats had a litter of babies and they all survived,

    and their offspring had litters who all survived, how many Norway Rats

    would there be at the end of 2 years?

    answer page

 

These last 5 questions you'll have to find the answers to on your own...

 

16.  Where is the watershed nearest to your house?  What animals live there?

Center for Watershed Protection

 

17.  If you found an injured or orphaned animal, where could you take it?

International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council

 

18.  What animals are on the list of wildlife that you have seen from your own yard?

Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program

 

19.  Is there a wildlife volunteer organization in your area that could use your help?

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Volunteers

 

20.   When is the last time you went on a nature hike?  What are you waiting for?

Sierra Club