Cows with Guns Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mobbing

When attacked, buffaloes sometimes gang up against their predators in self defense. There are instances when the attackers, including lions, have been trampled, gored or treed by the herd. The herd also bunches together with the young ones in the centre and runs at a slower pace to prevent the predator from singling out and attacking any one of the buffaloes.

Mobbing is also seen in birds and other animals.

Answer: Lying in wait beside the seal's breathing hole for it to come up for air

Polar bears may sometimes have to wait for hours till a seal emerges from the breathing hole. Once they smell or hear a seal, they drag it out of the water and kill it by crushing its head against the ice. Seals have numerous breathing holes to avoid getting caught by the bears.

The three incorrect options are categorised as stalking.

Answer: Intoxicated

'Musth' is derived from the Persian language and means intoxicated. This phase prepares the bull elephant to compete for mating rights with the females. In musth, the temporal gland swells and secretes an aromatic discharge called temporin. Elephants have been known to kill humans and other animals during this phase which can last up to 60 days.

In India, elephants in musth are sometimes chained to a tree and starved to reduce their aggression.

Answer: Knobs

Both male and female giraffes have knobs on their heads which are covered with skin and hair. These function like the horns in other animals. In a fight, the males swing their heavy necks at each other in what is known as 'necking'. The knobs help to protect the head during these fights.

Answer: Spitting

Llamas are famous for spitting and while they rarely spit at humans, spitting at other llamas is common for various reasons. Female llamas sometimes spit to fend off unwanted suitors. Llamas may also spit out of fear.

Answer: Head butting

Extinct predators of kangaroos include the thylacine, marsupial lion and wonambi. Male kangaroos also fight each other to assert their dominance. The most common technique is known as 'boxing' where the kangaroos support themselves on their hind legs and use their forepaws to try and throw their opponent off balance.

Answer: They kick the eggs of the host bird out of the nest before they're hatched.

Known as brood parasitism, this kind of behaviour is seen in some species like the European Common Cuckoo. Since the cuckoo's eggs hatch faster than the host bird's, they sometimes kick those eggs out of the nest to ensure that there is less competition for food.

The cuckoo has evolved in ways that favour such parasitism like laying eggs which are similar looking to the host bird's and have a double layer of shell to prevent them from breaking when dropped into the host's nest. Similarly, in some instances, the host birds gang up and drive away cuckoos from the area in order to protect themselves and their young.

Answer: Kicking

The kick of an ostrich is strong enough to seriously injure or even kill at times. While there is a myth about ostriches burying their heads in sand to hide themselves, ostriches actually lie down flat on the ground and stretch their necks as far as possible to camouflage themselves.

Answer: Cockfighting

The roosters in the cockfight are referred to as gamecocks. In some places, metal spurs or blades are tied to the rooster's leg while in others they fight with just their natural spurs. Betting is common during the fights. Cockfights are now banned in many countries though illegal fights do take place.

Answer: Redback spider

Redback spiders are native to Australia. The male helps the female to cannibalise it during the mating process. Most males that don't die during the mating process, die immediately after it.

Sexual cannibalism has been observed among praying mantises in captivity.