Here's this week's quiz answers,
1. Syncerus Caffer
2. Cape Buffalo
3. 200
4. Grass
5. 1.7- 3.4 m (5.6- 11.2 ft)
6. 500, 1,000 kg (1,100- 2,200 lb)
7. Eastern and Southern Africa
8. Female- Dark Red Male- Black/Dark Brown
9. Swamps, Floodplains, and grasslands
10. 1.0- 1.7 m (3.3- 5.6 ft)
Here's this week's quiz,
1. What is the scientific name of the African Buffalo?
2. What is it sometimes known as?
3. How many people do they approximately kill each year?
4. What do they mainly eat?
5. How long are they?
6. How much do they weigh?
7. Where do they live?
8. What colour is the female's fur? The male's?
9. What type of land do they live on (I.E. woodlands)?
10. How high are they're shoulders?
The African Buffalo, sometimes known as the cape buffalo, is a mammal that lives in eastern and southern Africa. It's scientific name is Syncerus Caffer. The African Buffalo kills over 200 people every year. Their shoulder height is 1.0- 1.7 m (3.3- 5.6 ft). It's body and head length is 1.7- 3.4 m (5.6- 11.2 ft) and it weighs about 500- 1,000 kg (1,100- 2,200 lb). The male's fur colour is black or dark brown and the female's is dark red. African Buffalo's eat mostly grass, but if there is no grass, they eat shrubs. Most African Buffalo's live in: swamps, floodplains, or mopane grasslands.
The addax is a mammal that lives in the Sahara Desert. They are sometimes known as the white antelope or the screwhorn antelope. The addax is a species of antelope. They eat grasses and leaves from any available bush or shrub. A male addax weighs about 110- 125 kg (220- 276 lb) and is about 105- 115 cm (41- 45 in) long. The female addax weighs about 60- 90 kg (130- 200 lb ) and is about 95- 110 cm (37- 43 in). In the winter, their fur colour is a greyish- brown but in the summer, it's white or sandy blonde. Most addax live in Morocco and Tunisia.
Here's this week's quiz answers,
1. Addax nasomaculatus
2. Antelope
3. White antelope or screwhorn antelope
4. Sahara Desert
5. 60- 90 kg (130- 200 lb)- female 100- 125 kg (220- 276 lb)- male
6. 95- 110 cm (37- 45 in)- female 105- 115 cm (41- 45 in)- male
7. Winter- greyish brown Summer- white/sandy blonde
8. Grasses and leaves
9. Morocco and Tunisia
10. 55- 80 cm (22- 31 in) - female 70- 85 cm (28- 33 in)- male
Here's this week's quiz,
1. What is the scientific name for the addax?
2. What animal species is the addax in?
3. What is it sometimes known as?
4. Where does it live?
5. How long is the female addax? The male?
6. How heavy is the male addax? The female?
7. What colour is their fur in the winter? The spring?
8. What does it eat?
9. What countries does it live in?
10. How long are the male's horns? The female's?
The addax is a species of the antelope. It's scientific name is Addax Nasomaculatus. It is known as the white antelope or screwhorn antelope because of it's pale white fur and long horns. This mammal lives in the Sahara Desert. The females horns are 55- 80 cm (22- 31 in) long and the males have 70- 85 cm (28- 33 in) long horns. These are the measurments for how long the female addax is: 95- 110 cm (37- 43 in). Here is the measurements for the male: 105- 115 cm (41- 45 in). Here is the body weight of the female addax: 60- 90 kg (130- 200 lb). Here is the male: 100- 125 kg (220- 276 lb). The fur colour of the addax depends on the season. In winter and fall, it is a greyish- brown. In spring and summer, it's usually white or sandy blonde. It eats grasses and leaves from any bush they can find. They live in Morocco and Tunisia.
The acouchi is a small rodent that lives in South America. They are sometimes called tailed agoutis. There are two species of the acouchi: the red acouchi and the green acouchi. The acouchi's fur colour is a greenish- brown. They live along riverbanks in holes that they dig. They maimly eat fruit and are hunters during the day. The red acouchi is known to be bigger than the green acouchi. The red acouchi weighs 1.05- 1.45 kg (2.3- 3.11 lb) and is 38.6- 46.8 cm (1.2- 1.5 ft), while the green acouchi weighs 0.8- 1.2 kg (28.2- 42.3 oz) and is 29.8- 38.3 cm (11.7 in- 1.2 ft).
Here's this week's quiz answers,
1. Myoprocta
2. Tailed agoutis
3. Northern South America
4. Along riverbanks in holes
5. Greenish- brown
6. Fruit
7. Red- 1.05 kg- 1.45 kg (2.3 lb- 3.11 lb) Green- 0.8 kg- 1.2 kg (28.2 oz- 42.3 oz)
8. Red- 38.6 cm- 46.8 cm (1.2 ft- 1.5 ft) Green- 29.8 cm- 38.3 cm (11.7 in- 1.2 ft)
9. Rodents
10. No
Here's this week's quiz,
1. What is the scientific name of the acouchi?
2. What are they sometimes called?
3. Where do they live?
4. What type of place does it live in? (I.E. woodlands)
5. What colour fur do they have?
6. What do acouchi's eat?
7. How heavy is the red acouchi? The green acouchi?
8. How long is the green acouchi? The red?
9. What family is it part of? (I.E. insects)
10. Is it nocturnal?
The acouchi is a mammal part of the rodent family. It's scientific name is Myoprocta. There are two main species of the acouchi: The red acouchi and the green acouchi. This rodent is sometimes called agoutis. The red acouchi's scientifc name is Myoprocta Acouchy and the green acouchi's scientific name is Myoprocta Pratti. This mammal lives in northern South America. One of it's features is it has greenish- brown fur with bright orange and red spots on it's head. They live along riverbanks, where they dig their holes for shelter. They eat fruit and are active during the day. The red acouchi is 38.6 cm- 46.8cm (1.2 ft- 1.5ft) long and weighs about 1.05 kg- 1.45 kg (2.3 lb- 3.11 lb). The green acouchi is a little bit smaller. It weighs about 0.8 kg- 1.2 kg (28.2 oz- 42.3 oz) and is about 29.8 cm- 38.3 cm (11.7in- 1.2 ft) long.
