Animals of Thailand Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bird

This yellow bird is small and both sexes look alike. It has white circles around its eyes and has a white stomach. It lives mainly in the forest regions and is usually insectivorous. Both parents take part in rearing the young.

Answer: Night

The banded linsang looks like a cat crossed with a otter. It is carnivorous and solitary. It is found in the trees of Thailand's forests. The usual coloring is yellow with bands of black. They are nocturnal creatures who hide their babies in hollow trees. Not much is known about these secretive creatures.

Answer: Grass

The banteng is a type of cattle that is found wild and domesticated all over Thailand. They feast on grass, fruit and bamboo. They exhibit sexual dimorphism with the male being quite a bit larger. Wild banteng live in groups that have one dominate male and several females with their babies.

Answer: Colugo

The colugo is a small mammal that is capable of gliding between trees. It looks a lot like a Madagascan lemur from which it derives its name. It is nocturnal and solitary in nature. The colugo is threatened by habitat destruction and hunting but it still boasts a healthy population.

Answer: True

The dhole is an Asiactic wild dog that is found all over Thailand. It lives in packs of both males and females. It hunts smaller animals usually hunting alone. Both parents help with the raising the babies. The dhole is becoming endangered through habitat loss and hunting.

Answer: High elevations

The goral is an antelope that looks more like a wild goat. It prefers mountainous regions at high elevations. It is herbivorous in nature and lives in small family groups.

Answer: Brahminy blind snake

The Brahminy blind snake is a small subterranean snake that looks somewhat like an earthworm. It is unisexual - no exclusively males have ever been found. It is commonly found in Thailand.

Answer: Pang Sida National Park

The Pang Sida National Park is one of the few places you can still find the Siamese Alligator in the wild. This alligator eats fish, snakes and other small animals. It is critically endangered and extinct in some areas. Problems include hunting, habitat destruction, and accidentally getting caught in fishing nets.

Answer: Ping River

The fire bar danio is a small fish found in the Ping River. It lives about three years and comes in many colors. Vary little is known about this fish as it is endangered.

Answer: Black-furred gibbon

The siamang is a black-furred gibbon, the largest of the species. This animal eats fruit and lives in packs consisting of a dominate male and his harem. It has a large throat sac with which it makes many and varied noises.