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Nature Quiz - Mammals - British Mammals 2 (Questions)

The fox is a highly adaptable species. It is found in almost all habitats from salt marshes and sand dunes to the tops of mountains. In Britain, more than elsewhere in Europe, foxes have also adapted to life in urban surroundings.

'Fantastic Mr Fox', the story by Roald Dahl, was made into an animated film in 2009 with the voice of George Clooney as Mr Fox.

Test your knowledge of British mammals in the following picture quiz. Good luck!

1. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Harvest Mouse
[ ] Brown Rat
[ ] Hazel Dormouse
[ ] Common Vole
2. What is the female fox known as?
[ ] Doe
[ ] Bitch
[ ] She-fox
[ ] Vixen
3. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Water Vole
[ ] Water Shrew
[ ] Bank Vole
[ ] Mole
4. What is a rabbit's home called?
[ ] Tunnel
[ ] Drey
[ ] Den
[ ] Warren
5. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Lesser White-toothed Shrew
[ ] European Otter
[ ] Stoat
[ ] Least Weasel
6. Boar was often used in the production of which object?
[ ] Toothbrush
[ ] Piano key
[ ] Chess piece
[ ] Ballet shoe
7. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Red Kangaroo
[ ] Wallaroo
[ ] Eastern Grey Kangaroo
[ ] Red-necked Wallaby
8. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Brown long-eared Bat
[ ] Barbastelle
[ ] Whiskered Bat
[ ] Northern Bat
9. Which of these is NOT one of Santa's reindeer?
[ ] Dasher
[ ] Prancer
[ ] Meteor
[ ] Cupid
10. What is the term used to describe a dog with a mix of multiple breeds?
[ ] Heinz 37
[ ] Heinz 57
[ ] Heinz 77
[ ] Heinz 97

 

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Nature Quiz - Mammals - British Mammals 2 (Answers)
1. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Harvest Mouse
[ ] Brown Rat
[x] Hazel Dormouse
[ ] Common Vole
2. What is the female fox known as?
[ ] Doe
[ ] Bitch
[ ] She-fox
[x] Vixen
3. Can you identify this British mammal?
[x] Water Vole
[ ] Water Shrew
[ ] Bank Vole
[ ] Mole
4. What is a rabbit's home called?
[ ] Tunnel
[ ] Drey
[ ] Den
[x] Warren
5. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Lesser White-toothed Shrew
[x] European Otter
[ ] Stoat
[ ] Least Weasel
6. Boar was often used in the production of which object?
[x] Toothbrush
[ ] Piano key
[ ] Chess piece
[ ] Ballet shoe
Hair from the neck was used for the bristles until the invention of synthetic materials in the 1930s
7. Can you identify this British mammal?
[ ] Red Kangaroo
[ ] Wallaroo
[ ] Eastern Grey Kangaroo
[x] Red-necked Wallaby
8. Can you identify this British mammal?
[x] Brown long-eared Bat
[ ] Barbastelle
[ ] Whiskered Bat
[ ] Northern Bat
9. Which of these is NOT one of Santa's reindeer?
[ ] Dasher
[ ] Prancer
[x] Meteor
[ ] Cupid
10. What is the term used to describe a dog with a mix of multiple breeds?
[ ] Heinz 37
[x] Heinz 57
[ ] Heinz 77
[ ] Heinz 97