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Answer: Eastern gorilla

The gorilla is the largest living primate, and is native largely to tropical areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, with two species, the Eastern and Western. The two species can be primarily distinguished by slightly different fur colour and facial shape, while lowland gorillas are generally more slender and have finer fur than mountain gorillas.

The mountain gorilla is smaller than the eastern lowland gorilla, and lives in mountainous areas of Central Africa across three countries, Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, at elevations of between 2,000 and 4,000 metres. Primarily herbivorous, the mountain gorilla spends most of the day eating, as it requires a large amount of food due to its large bulk - adult males can weigh as much as 190kg.

Answer: Gundogs

The Irish setter, also known as the red setter, is a breed of gundog that dates from around the 18th century, and is descended from spaniel breeds that were used to hunt birds. By the end of the 18th century, a russet coloured breed had begun to appear in Ireland, which came to be the Irish setter.

The breed standards for the Irish setter were originally set out by the Irish Red Setter Club in 1886. The breed is a medium sized dog that has a russet or chestnut coloured coat, which is generally long and silky.

Although they are hunting dogs, which are fairly active and require regular exercise, they make good companion animals, and are often used as therapy dogs in schools and hospitals.

Answer: Cyprus

The modern domestic cat traces its lineage back to the populations of the African wildcat that lived in North Africa and the Middle East. In archaeological excavations, evidence has been found that cats were present in Shillourokambos, a neolithic site in the south of Cyprus. Cyprus has no evidence of native mammals, and so it has been concluded that African wildcats and other mammals from the mainland of the Middle East were brought to Cyprus.

It is believed that wildcats were attracted to neolithic farm settlements by an abundance of rodents to feed on, which led to farmers taming them, creating a mutual relationship. Cats today are among the most common pets, with the worldwide population estimated to be around 500 million.

Answer: Central and South America

Vampire bats are three species of leaf-nosed bats found in Central and South America that feed exclusively on blood, a trait called haematophagy; the three vampire bat species are the only mammals to have evolved to feed on blood. Vampire bats have evolved a number of adaptations that serve their unique diet - they have sharp canine teeth for cutting into the flesh of their prey; they have dedicated thermoreceptors on their nose to detect infrared radiation (similar to some species of snake); their saliva includes anticoagulant properties to prevent blood clotting; and, unlike other bats, are well adapted to maneuver on land, as a means of improving their access to feeding sources.

Answer: Black rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros, also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, is the smaller of the two species of African rhino. Generally native to southern and eastern Africa, the black rhino tends to weigh up to 1,400kg, and can be distinguished from the white rhino through the shape of its lips and the size and position of its head, both of which are adapted to its diet.

The black rhino is largely a browser, eating leafy plants, branches, fruits and bushes, for which its hook shaped lip is ideal for grasping and pulling food away from where it grows. By contrast, the white rhino is a grazer, and thus has developed a square shaped lip and carries its head lower in order to eat the grasses that form the majority of its diet.

Answer: Peninsular grizzly

The Alaska Peninsula brown bear, more commonly known as the peninsular grizzly, is the name given to grizzly bears that primarily reside in coastal areas of southern Alaska. There is dispute as to whether the peninsular grizzly is in fact a dedicated subspecies, as is the case with the Kodiak bear, or it is simply a population of mainland grizzlies that live in the coastal, rather than inland region. Peninsular grizzlies are generally darker in colour, and are often larger than inland grizzlies, with the average weight of a male peninsular grizzly generally around 400kg, compared to approximately 270kg for a male grizzly. Peninsula grizzlies primarily feed on salmon that are returning to their spawning grounds, with berries and grasses making up their diet outside the salmon season.

Answer: Leatherback sea turtle

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest living sea turtle, and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching up to 2 metres in length and weighing around 600kg. Besides its size, it can be distinguished from other sea turtles thanks to it not having a hard, bony shell, instead having a carapace of oily flesh and flexible, leather-like skin, from which it gets its name.

The leatherback ranges from as far north as Alaska, to as far south as the southern tip of New Zealand, with three recognised subpopulations (one in the Atlantic and two in the Pacific).

The diet of the leatherback consists primarily of jellyfish - as an obligate (meaning exclusive) carnivore, the leatherback is a major means of controlling jellyfish populations.

Answer: Three

The poodle's lineage is usually traced to Germany during the Middle Ages, where a similar dog was used as the traditional German breed of water-dog, bred to retrieve game from bodies of water. However, because they were both intelligent and easy to train, poodles became popular as circus animals.

It was in French circuses that poodles began to be selectively bred to make them smaller, which led to the creation of the miniature poodle. A further type, the toy poodle, came about at the start of the 20th century through efforts to selectively breed the miniature poodle further down in size to create a suitable companion dog.

A fourth size, the medium poodle, between the standard and miniature, is not universally recognised, although it has been by some European kennel clubs.

Answer: European robin

The European robin is a small insectivorous chat native to most of Europe, parts of North Africa and western Asia notable for its distinctive orange coloured orange breast. The robin is a predominant feature, particularly in British and Irish culture, and is well known as a regular visitor to gardens in Great Britain and Ireland, where it is regarded as a "gardener's friend", as it will eat invertebrates turned up in freshly dug soil.

In a 2015 poll, the robin was voted as the UK's national bird.

The name "robin" is however also applied to other birds with orange or red coloured breasts, whether they are related to the European robin or not - for example, the American robin is not a chat, but a species of thrush.

Answer: Arizona

The gopher is the name given to a group of burrowing rodents native to North and Central America, which are generally regarded as pests as a result of their tunnels damaging gardens and farms. The 40 different species exist in what are generally recognised as seven different genera.

The Texas pocket gopher is one of the eastern pocket gophers that live in areas to the east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, while the Wyoming and Idaho pocket gophers are included among the smooth-toothed pocket gophers.

While the Texas and Idaho pocket gophers are wide-ranged across different areas of North America, the Wyoming pocket gopher is only found in a limited area of southern Wyoming, and was, until 1979, thought to be a subspecies of the northern pocket gopher.