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1. Class: Literature
Zoe read Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" for class, in which a certain librarian was turned into an ape. If you were turned into an ape, which of these species could you be? And no, your name won't have to be Clyde.
2. Class: Biology
Perhaps unsurprisingly, animals are all over biology class. But there are surprising facts about animals afoot. While we often think of animals as animate, some animals are actually often quite still. In fact, all but one of the following immobile items are "sessile," or nonmoving, animals. Which is the non-animal of the bunch?
3. Class: Cultures
Superstitions and traditions can often involve animals. Which bird culturally associated with babies and childbirth has a real habit of nesting in abandoned chimneys?
4. Class: Performing Arts
In "Swan Lake," there are two women-turned-swans competing for the love of the young Prince Siegfried. It seems like lots of characters turn into animals! If you turned into a swan, which genus would you now be?
5. Class: Psychology
Psychology is not limited to humanity, and there are many techniques for self-preservation in the animal kingdom that seem, bizarrely, to have psychological implications! One such belongs to the "killdeer". The killdeer is a small bird of the plover family. It builds its nest on the ground, and has developed what technique to protect its nest from predators?
6. Class: Geography
Geography often dictates which animals are present - in fact, North America has only one native marsupial, famous for playing dead when threatened. Which marsupial is this?
7. Class: Environmental Science
The interaction between people and their animal brethren is notoriously fraught. Some animals have learned to defend against humanity - what common North American bird is known for its feline-like call and the vigorous defense of its nest, which often includes swooping down and attacking people who get too close?
8. Class: Nutrition
Humans and animals have very different dietary needs, as we will soon find out! Which animal has such a high metabolic rate that it must eat two to three times its own body rate each day in order to survive?
9. Class: Ecology
The relationship between animals and their environment is interesting in itself, whether it involves humans or not, and is very worth studying. In fact, a 2013 study by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute concluded that the biggest threat to bird populations was what?
10. Class: Orienteering and Survivalism
Let's say you wanted to go out into the wilderness and take your chances. This class may help you, by teaching you the answer to this critical question - which of the following animals is LEAST likely to kill and eat you?
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