34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What social system lets elephant family groups split and reunite?
Answer
Fission-fusion society
Elephant tusks are derived from which type of tooth?
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Incisors
What is the scientific name of the golden snub-nosed monkey?
Answer
Rhinopithecus roxellana
What common name is used for Mandrillus leucophaeus?
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Drill
Which monkey genus includes the squirrel monkeys?
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Saimiri
Which primate is also called the black crested macaque and is native to Sulawesi?
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Celebes crested macaque
Which macaque species lives wild on Mauritius and is widely used in biomedical research?
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Crab-eating macaque
Which genus contains the orangutans?
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Pongo
What is the scientific name of the olive baboon?
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Papio anubis
Which family contains Old World monkeys such as baboons and macaques?
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Cercopithecidae
What infraorder contains the New World monkeys?
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Platyrrhini
Which primate suborder includes monkeys, apes, and tarsiers?
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Haplorhini
Which primate suborder includes lemurs, lorises, and galagos?
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Strepsirrhini
What is the scientific name of the rhesus macaque?
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Macaca mulatta
Which tiny deepwater species is often cited as the world's smallest shark?
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Dwarf lanternshark
What scientific superorder contains the living sharks?
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Selachimorpha
Which shark species is also known as the gray reef whaler?
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Grey reef shark
Which shark species is the type species of the genus Sphyrna?
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Smooth hammerhead
What is the scientific name of the basking shark?
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Cetorhinus maximus
What shark order is commonly known as the ground sharks?
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Carcharhiniformes
Which shark is named for the tassel-like lobes around its mouth?
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Tasselled wobbegong
What genus contains the great white shark?
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Carcharodon
What subclass of cartilaginous fish includes sharks and rays?
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Elasmobranchii
What is the common name of Ginglymostoma cirratum?
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Nurse shark
Which shark is the only living species in the genus Rhincodon?
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Whale shark
Which museum maintains the International Shark Attack File?
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Florida Museum of Natural History
What shark species has the scientific name Prionace glauca?
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Blue shark
What are shark skin tooth-like scales commonly called?
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Dermal denticles
What distinctive head shape gives hammerhead sharks their name?
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Cephalofoil
The common poorwill spends much of winter inactive while concealed in what?
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piles of rocks
What type of water helps hibernating bears stay hydrated while they do not drink?
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metabolic water
In well-insulated tree holes, which lemur keeps a fairly constant body temperature during hibernation?
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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
Which prairie dog is listed as a facultative hibernator in contrast with the white-tailed species?
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Black-tailed prairie dog