African Safari Trivia Quiz
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I have always wanted to go on an African Safari. Well, the photographic kind of expedition as I don't see myself shooting big game. I love the romance of such a trip and think it would be amazing to see the wild life in their natural setting. I have always loved movies and documentaries about Africa.
John Hemingway wrote in African Journeys: "I believe there is no sickness of the heart too great it cannot be cured by a dose of Africa ... if I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa."
He captures what I hope and wish for and will probably never see for fear that the truth will not live up to my expectation.
While I do not see myself setting off on my own safari any time soon I invite you to join me on the trivia safari I have created. My African Safari trivia quiz offers a variety of fun African animal trivia questions and answers that I hope will interest and challenge you.
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John Hemingway wrote in African Journeys: "I believe there is no sickness of the heart too great it cannot be cured by a dose of Africa ... if I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa."
He captures what I hope and wish for and will probably never see for fear that the truth will not live up to my expectation.
While I do not see myself setting off on my own safari any time soon I invite you to join me on the trivia safari I have created. My African Safari trivia quiz offers a variety of fun African animal trivia questions and answers that I hope will interest and challenge you.
Enjoy your own copy of this artwork available from AllPosters.com
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Would you like to go on safari?
Would you like to go on safari?
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COUNTRYLUTHIER says:
Or course, no large wild life where I live in VA , so off to the motherland I say.
Posted February 05, 2012
Oh no
JoyfulReviewer says:
No, I'd rather appreciate the animals and habitats from afar, like on TV.
Posted October 02, 2011
goo2eyes says:
no, i would rather see it on tv, far from the madding animals
Posted September 26, 2011
smithlights says:
I totally enjoyed seeing the animals when I was in Africa, but full safaris were a bit overpriced for me. We drove across the country (about 8 hours) and saw lots and lots of animals, just for the price of bus fare. We chartered a bus, so we got to stop whenever we wanted. The elephants were right on the side of the road!
All this to say, the animals were great, but I don't know if I'd pay to go on safari.
Posted May 21, 2011
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Fodor's The Complete African Safari Planner, 1st Edition: With Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa & Tanzania (Full-color Travel Guide)
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African Safari Quiz - Part 1
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- Today, lions are found in the wild in only two places on earth. About 100,000 lions survive in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gîr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India.
- Elephants are the largest land animals and among the longest-lived. Highly intelligent and strong, elephants are the largest land animals and are among the longest-lived, with life spans of 60 years or more. Healthy, full-grown elephants have no natural enemies other than humans.
- Apes are highly intelligent primates. An ape is any of 13 species including chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans. Apes are sometimes confused with monkeys, but unlike their smaller primate counterparts, apes do not have tails and their arms are usually longer than their legs. Apes live in tropical woodlands and forests of Africa and Asia.
- Hippopotamuses are often called river horses but actually resemble pigs more than horses. They have large heads with small eyes and small ears; their nostrils, surrounded by sparse, bristly hairs, are equipped with special flaps that close down when the animal goes underwater.
African Safari Journal
African Safari Journal
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African Safari Quiz - Part 2
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- 5. Great apes have well-developed brains and are among the most intelligent of all animals. In the wild, chimpanzees and orangutans are known to make simple tools, such as sharpened sticks used to extract insects from holes in tree trunks. Toolmaking involves a preconceived image of what the tool will look like, a visualization ability that is only possible with an advanced brain. Orangutans have even been observed untying knots, working out for themselves the steps necessary to achieve this complex task.
- Zebra, striped mammal native to Africa, smaller in size than the related horse and greatly resembling the wild ass in habit and form, having a short, erect mane, large ears, and a tufted tail. The stripes, which distinguish this animal from other members of the horse family, serve as protective coloration in its natural habitat.
- Despite their immense strength, lions do not have an easy life in the wild. They suffer from parasites and disease, they get injured or even killed while hunting or fighting with each other, and they may starve when food is scarce. About two-thirds of all cubs die before they are 1 year old. Adult males are usually old and battered by age 10, if they survive that long, and they rarely live longer than 12 years. Females may live longer, up to 16 years, and some are still breeding at 15. In zoos, where they receive veterinary care and plenty of food-and are not allowed to fight-lions can live as long as 25 years.
- Fossils of elephant ancestors indicate they once lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, but elephant habitat today is restricted to Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. Elephants occupy an array of environments in Africa and Southeast Asia-grasslands, marshes, forests, deserts, and mountains. They are herbivores, or plant eaters, and need great quantities of food to sustain their massive size. They also need a lot of drinking water and so are restricted to areas with ample vegetation and adequate water.
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide
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- Renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey is known for uncovering many fossils of early humans. He left school at the age of 16 to start a business leading safaris to photograph wild African animals. He led his first fossil-hunting expedition in 1967 at the age of 19.
- The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, spending most of the day with only its eyes, ears, and nostrils above the surface of a river, and it is capable of remaining underwater for as long as 25 minutes, though it usually does so only for 3-5 minutes at a time. During the day it feeds on aquatic vegetation and often swims more than 19 miles in search of food, emerging at night to feed on land plants.
- The tallest of all animals, the giraffe has an extremely long and muscular neck. Most mammals have seven neck vertebrae. The giraffe, like most mammals, has only seven neck vertebrae, which are greatly elongated to support its extremely long and muscular neck. Due to the great distance between the animal's heart and head, its vascular system is equipped with valves so that sufficient blood reaches the brain.
- Even small herds of a few elephants can quickly deplete the food and water resources of an area, forcing them to keep on the move. A herd of elephants migrates seasonally in an extended loop, looking for fresh resources. Within its home range, which can extend over 600 square miles, an elephant can travel 3100 to 6200 miles in one year, the longest mammal migration on record.
Do you like really wild animals?
An East African Safari
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African Safari Quiz - Part 4
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- The Basenji, breed of the domestic dog belonging to the hound group, also called the African barkless dog. Long known, the breed is clearly shown in ancient Egyptian works of art. Although it is barkless, it is not completely mute. Characteristics of the breed are upright ears; wrinkled forehead; moderately long legs; short, fine, lustrous hair; a tightly curled tail; and small size.
- Female lions belong to prides, but male lions join coalitions. Unlike females, male cubs are driven from the pride when they are between two and four years old. If they are lucky, they leave with brothers and cousins; if not, they team up with unrelated males. These groups of two to six males are called coalitions. The goal of a coalition is to join a pride of females to mate and have young. This usually involves chasing off the coalition currently in residence with a pride, although resident males do not leave willingly. Bloody combat may take place, with the larger of the competing coalitions generally winning the pride.
- Gorillas are the largest primates. Fights between gorillas are rare and are usually resolved through threatening gestures; Gorillas build a new sleeping nest every night; Gorilla young develop physical skills twice as fast as human babies; and Gorillas produce 15 recognizable sounds that have specific meanings.
- A giraffe ranges widely and sometimes is found hundreds of kilometers from water. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking, and the few times it does drink, the animal must spread the long forelegs widely to reach the water.
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African Safari: Into the Great Game Reserves
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