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Nature Quiz - Mammals - British Mammals 3 (Questions)

We tend to immediately think of rats when anyone mentions rodents. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals. They include beavers, voles, mice, dormice and squirrels. Rodents have two incisors which must be kept short by gnawing as these incisors don't stop growing!

There are a great many primates in the world, but here in Great Britain we only have one. If you are not sure which one it is, go and look in the mirror!

1. What is a castrated male goat known as?
[ ] Billy
[ ] Kid
[ ] Wether
[ ] Nanny
2. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Roe Deer
[ ] Fallow Deer
[ ] Sika Deer
[ ] Scottish Red Deer
3. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] House Mouse
[ ] Brown Rat
[ ] Harvest Mouse
[ ] Edible Dormouse
4. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Common Shrew
[ ] Water Shrew
[ ] Field Vole
[ ] Bank Vole
5. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Pine Marten
[ ] Stoat
[ ] European Polecat
[ ] American Mink
6. What is a group of badgers living together known as?
[ ] A family
[ ] A clan
[ ] A kin
[ ] A sett
7. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Common Noctule
[ ] Hoary Bat
[ ] Greater Horseshoe Bat
[ ] Brandt's Bat
8. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Reeve's Muntjac
[ ] Wild Boar
[ ] Water Deer
[ ] European Otter
9. A Red Squirrel was used in a 1960s/1970s campaign to educate children about road safety. What was his name?
[ ] Nutkin
[ ] Basil
[ ] Bushy
[ ] Tufty
10. What is the gestation period for a cow?
[ ] 3 months
[ ] 5 months
[ ] 7 months
[ ] 9 months

 

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Nature Quiz - Mammals - British Mammals 3 (Answers)
1. What is a castrated male goat known as?
[ ] Billy
[ ] Kid
[x] Wether
[ ] Nanny
2. Can you name this British mammal?
[x] Roe Deer
[ ] Fallow Deer
[ ] Sika Deer
[ ] Scottish Red Deer
3. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] House Mouse
[ ] Brown Rat
[x] Harvest Mouse
[ ] Edible Dormouse
4. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Common Shrew
[ ] Water Shrew
[ ] Field Vole
[x] Bank Vole
5. Can you name this British mammal?
[x] Pine Marten
[ ] Stoat
[ ] European Polecat
[ ] American Mink
6. What is a group of badgers living together known as?
[ ] A family
[x] A clan
[ ] A kin
[ ] A sett
7. Can you name this British mammal?
[ ] Common Noctule
[ ] Hoary Bat
[x] Greater Horseshoe Bat
[ ] Brandt's Bat
8. Can you name this British mammal?
[x] Reeve's Muntjac
[ ] Wild Boar
[ ] Water Deer
[ ] European Otter
9. A Red Squirrel was used in a 1960s/1970s campaign to educate children about road safety. What was his name?
[ ] Nutkin
[ ] Basil
[ ] Bushy
[x] Tufty
10. What is the gestation period for a cow?
[ ] 3 months
[ ] 5 months
[ ] 7 months
[x] 9 months