At the Watering Hole Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fresh carcasses

The marabou stork is a large bird, feeding mostly on carrion. He often travels with a troop of vultures, in order to pick away the meat torn off the carcass by the vultures.

Answer: Males (after lactation)

Most mammals have the females taking care of the pups until they're able to make their living themselves. But bat-eared foxes are a case apart: as soon as the lactation period is over, most child care is performed by the males. I'm not sure if scientists have discovered the reason for this behaviour.

The bat-eared fox feeds mostly on termites, which he tracks down thanks to his grand ears.

Answer: Gnu

The wildebeest or gnu is a large antelope. There are two species: the black wildebeest (males are about 120 cm high and weigh about 180 kg) and the blue wildebeest, that is significantly larger (height about 150 cm, weight about 250 kg).

Wildebeest live in large migratory herds. They are frequently seen to team up with a herd of zebras, in order to enhance the chances of spotting predators early enough.

Answer: Crocodile

The crocodile is one of the greatest threats to animals nearing the water's edge to drink. When they enter the water, they have to pay attention to those swift swimming crocs. The American crocodile lives in the southern half of Florida in the same sort of habitat alligators live in. Its range extends to Puerto Rico and many Caribbean islands.

Crocodile leather is quite popular, especially for hand bags or belts.

Answer: Jumping antelope (or goat)

'Spring' means 'jump' and 'bok' means either 'antelope' or 'goat', hence the meaning of the name being 'jumping antelope (or goat)'. The springbok can reach speeds of up to 100km/h (62mph) and is able to jump up to four metres (thirteen feet) in the air! Springboks come in three distinct colours - black, white, or a tan colour and are found predominantly in the southern region of Africa.

Answer: Tiger

Though most people think of Africa as the reign of the king of the jungle, lions are also native to parts of Asia. They live in the wild for about fourteen years. The expected lifespan of males is shorter than that of females as they are continually fighting their rivals and can receive many injuries from these fights. Female lions are the ones who do the hard work - they are the hunters and usually bring the food 'home' for the rest of the pride to eat. Asian tigers are bigger than their relatives, the Asian lion, and they also are happy to be in and around the water.

Answer: Mongoose

A mob, gang or clan of meerkats live together in groups of (usually) about twenty animals, yet have been known to live in groups of up to around fifty. Like the mongoose, meerkats feed primarily on insects, snakes, lizards and sometimes on small mammals. Meerkats will forage for food while one of the groups stands sentry, ready to warn the others of impending predators.

Answer: Army ant

Army ants do not live in a nest and are constantly on the move. The only time a colony of army ants rests is when the larvae are 'born', with this process taking two to three weeks. Once the period of rest is over, the whole colony is up and off, resuming their behaviour of constant movement.

Answer: Oxpecker

The oxpecker is a bird which gets its name from the habit of perching on large animals and eating the parasites found on those large bodies. The oxpecker is a grey-brown bird with a bright red to yellow beak and eyes and does have a preference for the types of animals it perches on.

They will steer clear of smaller mammals and tend to be attracted to those who are quite social, large and have the possibility of a large amount of ticks and other parasites in residence.

Answer: In and around the Congo river (central rainforest)

African dwarf frogs only come above the surface of the water to breathe. They don't have teeth or tongues, so use their claws to break food apart and force it down their throats, they also have the ability to suck in water and incidentally drawing food into their mouth.