AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana)
1. Elephants belong to order?
a. Tubulidenta
b. Proboscidae
c. Pholidota
2. Worldwide, there are;
a. Two distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
b. Three distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
c. Four distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
3. Compared to the African Elephant, the Indian Elephant is?
a. Bigger
b. Smaller
c. Similar in Size
4. An Elephant’s tusks are modified?
a. Upper incisors
b. Upper incisors
c. Canines
5. An Elephant’s tusks are?
a. Solid throughout their length
b. Hollow part of their length
c. Hollow throughout their length
6. An Elephant’s tusks are served with?
a. No nerves
b. A number of long slender nerves with extended to the tip of the tusk
c. One thick, jelly-like nerve which stops well short of the tip of the tusk
7. A female African Elephant 1st conceives at?
a. 4 to 5 years of age
b. 10 to 11 years of age
c. 15 to 16 years of age
8. An Elephants’ tusks are used mainly for?
a. Fighting
b. Digging and stripping bark of trees
c. Proving support for the heavy trunk
9. Elephant tusks are normally;
a. Asymmetrical
b. Symmetrical
c. Symmetrical in bulls and asymmetrical in cows
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,10. Compared with the forest elephant, savanna elephant’s tusks are?
a. Heavier and more curved
b. Lighter and straighter
c. Lighter and more curved
11. Compared with the ivory of savanna elephants, the ivory of forest elephants is
generally?
a. Harder and more difficult to carve
b. Softer and easier to carve
c. Harder and easier to carve
12. An elephant skull consists of?
a. A solid bony structure
b. A lightweight honeycomb structure
c. Mainly fibrous filaments
13. On older elephants, a deep groove is sometimes observed towards the tip of one or
other tusk. This is caused by?
a. A genetic defect
b. The rubbing action of the trunk
c. Dental caries
14. During its lifetime, an elephant has six sets of molars which wear down and are
progressively replaced by new sets. The new molars;
a. Erupt from the rear of the jaw and progressively push the old molars forwards
b. Erupt from the front of the jaw and progressively push the old molars backwards
c. Erupt from beneath the old molars and progressively push the old molars upwards
15. The principal factor that limits the age of an elephant in the wild is;
a. The wearing down of the sixth and last set of molars, when the elephant is no
longer able to feed and dies of starvation
b. The gradual wearing down of the pads of the feet when the elephant is no longer
capable of walking
c. The immense weight of an old elephants tusks when it can no longer lift its head
to browse
16. An average adult African bull elephant stands?
a. Twenty feet at the shoulder
b. Between twelve and fourteen feet at the shoulder
c. Between eight and eleven feet at the shoulder
17. An average adult bull elephant weighs;
a. Two tons
b. Between 5 to 7 tons
c. More than 10 tons
18. The testicles of a bull elephant are situated?
a. Internally between the forelegs
b. Externally between the hind legs
c. Internally between the hind legs
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,19. The mammary glands of a female elephant are situated
a. Externally between the forelegs
b. Externally between the hind legs
c. Internally between the hind legs
20. The female elephant invariably carries
a. Heavier ivory than the male
b. Lighter ivory than the male
c. Ivory of similar weight to the male
21. The longest ever recorded ivory measured?
a. Twenty feet six inches
b. Eleven feet one and a quarter inches
c. Eight feet nine inches
22. The heaviest ever recorded tusk weighed
a. 180 lbs
b. 230 lbs
c. 300 lbs
23. An elephant trunk is a modified?
a. Nose and upper lip
b. Nose only
c. Upper lip only
24. An African Elephant trunk has two prehensile projections at its tip. This are used
for;
a. Siphoning water
b. Testing the wind
c. Gripping small objects
25. When charging, an Elephant can attain a speed of?
a. 25 mph
b. 15 mph
c. 40 mph
26. An Elephants average walking pace is?
a. 2 mph
b. 4 mph
c. 10 mph
27. An elephant
a. Is capable of leaping approximately two feet into the air
b. Is capable of leaping approximately three feet into the air
c. Is not capable of leaping into the air
28. It is thought that elephants have a perception of death because?
a. They have been observed to stop and fondle/pat/caress the bones of their dead
b. Shortly before they died, they move to a communal graveyard
c. They cover the bodies of their dead with stones and soil
29. The elephant’s gestation period is approximately;
a. 12 months
b. 22 months
c. 28 months
30. A female elephant normally gives birth to?
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, a. One calf at a time
b. Two calves at a time
c. Between 3 and 4 calves at a time
31. On average, a newborn elephant is?
a. 200 lbs
b. 600 lbs
c. 800 lbs
32. On average, a newborn elephant is?
a. 3 feet high at the shoulder
b. 1 foot high at the shoulder
c. 5 feet high at the shoulder
33. An elephants ears are used primarily for?
a. Cooling the blood
b. Swatting flies
c. Communicating with other elephants
34. To cushion their weight, elephants have;
a. Flexible leg bones
b. Sliding leg joints
c. Pads of an elastic tissue in their feet
35. Elephants are generally;
a. Sedentary animals
b. Migratory animals
c. Sedentary for part of the year, migratory for the remainder
36. Like the Indian elephant, at certain times of the year African Elephants discharge
an oily secretion from temporal glands on the sides of the head. This discharge is?
a. In bulls over 30 years old, an indication of increased sexual activity
b. Of no known significance
c. Used for marking territory
37. A typical elephant herd is composed of?
a. A matriarch, a dominant bull, one or more immatures and several cows and
calves
b. A patriarch and several cows and calves
c. Only cows and calves
38. Elephant’s bachelor herds are composed of?
a. “Gay” Elephants
b. Immature bulls
c. Mature bulls that have either lost the herd instinct or have been ousted from the
matriarchal herd.
39. When undisturbed, Elephants emit a rumbling sound. This sound is?
a. An involuntary stomach rumble
b. An animal signal
c. A means of communication under voluntary control, between members of the
herd
40. When annoyed especially when there are calves at heel; elephants often display their
annoyance with mock charges. A ‘mock’ charge is characterized by?
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1. Elephants belong to order?
a. Tubulidenta
b. Proboscidae
c. Pholidota
2. Worldwide, there are;
a. Two distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
b. Three distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
c. Four distinct types (Genus) of Elephant
3. Compared to the African Elephant, the Indian Elephant is?
a. Bigger
b. Smaller
c. Similar in Size
4. An Elephant’s tusks are modified?
a. Upper incisors
b. Upper incisors
c. Canines
5. An Elephant’s tusks are?
a. Solid throughout their length
b. Hollow part of their length
c. Hollow throughout their length
6. An Elephant’s tusks are served with?
a. No nerves
b. A number of long slender nerves with extended to the tip of the tusk
c. One thick, jelly-like nerve which stops well short of the tip of the tusk
7. A female African Elephant 1st conceives at?
a. 4 to 5 years of age
b. 10 to 11 years of age
c. 15 to 16 years of age
8. An Elephants’ tusks are used mainly for?
a. Fighting
b. Digging and stripping bark of trees
c. Proving support for the heavy trunk
9. Elephant tusks are normally;
a. Asymmetrical
b. Symmetrical
c. Symmetrical in bulls and asymmetrical in cows
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,10. Compared with the forest elephant, savanna elephant’s tusks are?
a. Heavier and more curved
b. Lighter and straighter
c. Lighter and more curved
11. Compared with the ivory of savanna elephants, the ivory of forest elephants is
generally?
a. Harder and more difficult to carve
b. Softer and easier to carve
c. Harder and easier to carve
12. An elephant skull consists of?
a. A solid bony structure
b. A lightweight honeycomb structure
c. Mainly fibrous filaments
13. On older elephants, a deep groove is sometimes observed towards the tip of one or
other tusk. This is caused by?
a. A genetic defect
b. The rubbing action of the trunk
c. Dental caries
14. During its lifetime, an elephant has six sets of molars which wear down and are
progressively replaced by new sets. The new molars;
a. Erupt from the rear of the jaw and progressively push the old molars forwards
b. Erupt from the front of the jaw and progressively push the old molars backwards
c. Erupt from beneath the old molars and progressively push the old molars upwards
15. The principal factor that limits the age of an elephant in the wild is;
a. The wearing down of the sixth and last set of molars, when the elephant is no
longer able to feed and dies of starvation
b. The gradual wearing down of the pads of the feet when the elephant is no longer
capable of walking
c. The immense weight of an old elephants tusks when it can no longer lift its head
to browse
16. An average adult African bull elephant stands?
a. Twenty feet at the shoulder
b. Between twelve and fourteen feet at the shoulder
c. Between eight and eleven feet at the shoulder
17. An average adult bull elephant weighs;
a. Two tons
b. Between 5 to 7 tons
c. More than 10 tons
18. The testicles of a bull elephant are situated?
a. Internally between the forelegs
b. Externally between the hind legs
c. Internally between the hind legs
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,19. The mammary glands of a female elephant are situated
a. Externally between the forelegs
b. Externally between the hind legs
c. Internally between the hind legs
20. The female elephant invariably carries
a. Heavier ivory than the male
b. Lighter ivory than the male
c. Ivory of similar weight to the male
21. The longest ever recorded ivory measured?
a. Twenty feet six inches
b. Eleven feet one and a quarter inches
c. Eight feet nine inches
22. The heaviest ever recorded tusk weighed
a. 180 lbs
b. 230 lbs
c. 300 lbs
23. An elephant trunk is a modified?
a. Nose and upper lip
b. Nose only
c. Upper lip only
24. An African Elephant trunk has two prehensile projections at its tip. This are used
for;
a. Siphoning water
b. Testing the wind
c. Gripping small objects
25. When charging, an Elephant can attain a speed of?
a. 25 mph
b. 15 mph
c. 40 mph
26. An Elephants average walking pace is?
a. 2 mph
b. 4 mph
c. 10 mph
27. An elephant
a. Is capable of leaping approximately two feet into the air
b. Is capable of leaping approximately three feet into the air
c. Is not capable of leaping into the air
28. It is thought that elephants have a perception of death because?
a. They have been observed to stop and fondle/pat/caress the bones of their dead
b. Shortly before they died, they move to a communal graveyard
c. They cover the bodies of their dead with stones and soil
29. The elephant’s gestation period is approximately;
a. 12 months
b. 22 months
c. 28 months
30. A female elephant normally gives birth to?
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, a. One calf at a time
b. Two calves at a time
c. Between 3 and 4 calves at a time
31. On average, a newborn elephant is?
a. 200 lbs
b. 600 lbs
c. 800 lbs
32. On average, a newborn elephant is?
a. 3 feet high at the shoulder
b. 1 foot high at the shoulder
c. 5 feet high at the shoulder
33. An elephants ears are used primarily for?
a. Cooling the blood
b. Swatting flies
c. Communicating with other elephants
34. To cushion their weight, elephants have;
a. Flexible leg bones
b. Sliding leg joints
c. Pads of an elastic tissue in their feet
35. Elephants are generally;
a. Sedentary animals
b. Migratory animals
c. Sedentary for part of the year, migratory for the remainder
36. Like the Indian elephant, at certain times of the year African Elephants discharge
an oily secretion from temporal glands on the sides of the head. This discharge is?
a. In bulls over 30 years old, an indication of increased sexual activity
b. Of no known significance
c. Used for marking territory
37. A typical elephant herd is composed of?
a. A matriarch, a dominant bull, one or more immatures and several cows and
calves
b. A patriarch and several cows and calves
c. Only cows and calves
38. Elephant’s bachelor herds are composed of?
a. “Gay” Elephants
b. Immature bulls
c. Mature bulls that have either lost the herd instinct or have been ousted from the
matriarchal herd.
39. When undisturbed, Elephants emit a rumbling sound. This sound is?
a. An involuntary stomach rumble
b. An animal signal
c. A means of communication under voluntary control, between members of the
herd
40. When annoyed especially when there are calves at heel; elephants often display their
annoyance with mock charges. A ‘mock’ charge is characterized by?
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