Goodbye Tiger Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tasmanian Devil

Now confined only to the island state of Tasmania, the Tassie Devil only behaves aggressively when threatened. Oh, and when devouring its dinner. They feed on frogs, birds, smaller mammals, fish and insects. They are also happy to feast as a group on roadkill.

They are in danger due to a rare contagious cancer called devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). One species that has been unaffected has been isolated in order to allow breeding of untainted offspring.

Answer: Honey Possum

The honey possum has a prehensile tail, and is famous for its long snout; the genus name, rostratus, means "beaked" in Latin. Its feeding behaviour is a little like the hummingbird, as its tongue moves rapidly in and out of its mouth, at about three times a second.

The animal is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, and is a talisman animal for some of the traditional owners of that area. They are nocturnal, and feed on flora endemic to the area, namely banksias, bottlebrushes, heaths, grass trees and kangaroo paws.

Answer: Yellow-bellied glider

Distributed along a vast part of the coast of the eastern states, the yellow-bellied glider is about the size of a rabbit. The young of the species are cared for by both parents in the den for several months before they are weaned and sent off into the wide world.

Their habitat is classified as "at risk" due to the removal of old nest trees, but the animals themselves are not threatened because of their wide distribution.

Answer: Lesser bilby

In common with many small Australian native animals, the introduction of foxes and cats had a devastating effect on these creatures. They were also vulnerable to being the prey of dingos. Its habitat was spinifex and cane grass on dunes and sandy plains in northeast South Australia and adjoining southeast Northern Territory.

It also lived in the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts of Western Australia, adjoining the Northern Territory.

Answer: Abbott's booby

Whilst it was discovered in the Assumption Islands (Seychelles) by William Abbott, the bird's link with Australia is its preferred breeding ground of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. It enjoys this area because of the ocean's nutrient richness which tends to be closer to the surface in this zone.

It is currently an endangered species thanks to logging on the island reducing the size of its habitat and, the introduction of yellow crazy ants, which have significantly affected the quality of their habitats.

The Abbott is the largest of the boobies and it is well adapted to long distance flight.

Answer: Cockatoo

There are several breeds of cockatoos, the most common of which being the Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). They are predominantly white, with, as their name suggests, a crest of a pale yellow. They form huge flocks and are the bane of farmers, as they are prone to stripping trees and crops in one sitting. On the positive side, they are gregarious and affectionate, and make great pets, developing quite large vocabularies.

The UNESCO Heritage Site, located in the heart of Sydney Harbour, is Cockatoo Island.

Answer: Ibis

The Australian white ibis is a sister species to the African sacred ibis and is blessed with predominantly white plumage. Since the late 1970s it has become a common sight in urban areas, zones that it had previously shied away from. More common on the East Coast in areas such as Darwin, the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville, the bird is now seen in increasing numbers on the other side of the country in Perth, Western Australia.

Its favoured foods are mussels and crayfish but it is not averse to terrestrial scavenging.

Answer: Numbat

Also known as the walpurti and the noombat, this creature loves termites, which comprise the bulk of its diet. Only about fourteen to eighteen inches in length, which includes both its tail and long snout, this little cutie is reddish brown in colour and possesses conspicuous black striping across its snout. Due to its high proportion of cones within its retina, it has the highest vison acuity amongst marsupials yet, despite this, it relies on scent to locate its precious termite mounds.

The numbat is an endangered species, thanks to the introduction of foxes and feral cats into the wild.

Answer: Echidna

The echidna is a monotreme and, along with the platypus, is an egg-laying mammal. They are found in Australia and New Guinea and they're simply gluttons for ants and termites. Despite this, and that they (superficially) resemble porcupines and hedgehogs on the surface, they are closely related to the "true" anteaters found in the Americas.

The long-nosed echidna will also supplement its diet with worms and insect larvae. They are not happy in extreme weather conditions and, as a result, prefer finding homes in rock crevices and caves.

Answer: Thylacine

The Tasmanian tiger received its regal name because of a series of stripes that ran across its lower back. It used to be found across mainland Australian New Guinea and, of course, Tasmania. It was regarded as an apex predator, nocturnal and a somewhat shy creature.

It possessed a stiff tail, just like kangaroos, and also a pouch. Both the males and females had pouches though, for the male it was mainly used as a protective sheath for its reproductive organs. Its extinction on mainland Australia is attributed to the arrival of humans, however, it did survive in Tasmania until the twentieth century, the last one perishing in the 1930s.