I Know You Are, But What Am I? Quiz

Answer: bald eagle

The bald eagle came off the USA's endangered species list in 1995, and off the threatened list 12 years later. It is, however, included in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The bald eagle is found throughout most of North America, including Canada and northern Mexico, and tends to inhabit areas surrounding waters such as lakes, rivers and oceans.

While many bald eagles have a diet that consists largely of fish, the bird is known to take advantage of whatever food is available - including carrion.

Answer: cheetah

The cheetah's spotted coat enables it to blend in with the tall grasses found throughout most of its preferred habitat. Cheetahs are found in parts of southwestern Asia and Africa, and there is a small number of the cats found in Iran. Females have three to five cubs (usually) and the cubs stay with the mother for approximately a year and a half. Males of the species are not involved in the cub-raising, nor do they stay with the females for any extended period other than mating.

Answer: llama

In the Andes, llamas are often used as pack animals, usually willingly, although an overloaded llama may show its displeasure by spitting or kicking, or refusing to move by laying down. In addition to their use as pack animals, they are useful as livestock guards, their wool is prized, and they are valuable therapy animals.

Answer: dingo

Dingos are rarely kept as pets, but if adopted at a young enough age they can be domesticated successfully. In the wild they are social creatures, and tend to live in packs. Most do not stray very far from their birthplace, and they tend not to migrate unless extreme conditions - such as fire or famine - occur.

Answer: okapi

Sir Henry Morton Stanley reported on the okapi during his explorations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It may have been the creature named the 'African Unicorn' by Europeans living in Africa, and called the 'Atti' by natives.
It is thought that the striped legs give the okapi good camouflage in the diffused sunlight of the rain forest. They are rather solitary animals, tending to come together only for mating, and their main natural predator is the leopard.

Answer: shrike

True shrikes are generally solitary birds, and feed on insects, mice, lizards and even small birds. They have a strong hooked beak that they use to kill their prey, then they often impale their catch on a thorn. This method enables them to pick off small bits of their meal, and also provides a 'storage' option for later feeding.

There are approximately 30 species of shrikes, with the majority found in Africa and Eurasia.

Answer: raccoon dog

Raccoon dogs are canids, and not related to the raccoon except in the sense that both belong to the order Carnivora. The name is a result of the similarity in looks between the two mammals. Raccoon dogs are mainly nocturnal, they hibernate in the winter, and the father takes an active part in raising the young.

The species was first introduced to Europe in 1928, and while they are valuable in the hunting and fur farming industry, they have also caused some concern among farmers, breeders, hunters and conservationists.

Answer: fossa

A large carnivore native to Madagascar, the fossa is related to the mongoose. Usually solitary, except for mother-offspring and occasional sets of males, they are equally at home in the trees and on the ground. They are also active during both the daytime hours and nighttime, and seldom return to the same sleeping spots.

They have been known at times to sleep in disused termite mounds.

Answer: Chinese giant salamander

Dark brown, black or greenish, with irregular splotches, the Chinese giant salamander is totally aquatic. Lacking gills, the adult salamander breathes through wrinkles and pores in its skin. Its diet consists of other aquatic creatures - including crabs, shrimp and frogs - and they hunt mainly at night. And while they have reached a length of 6 feet (roughly half their length being their tail) at full growth, it has become unusual for a specimen to grow that large.

Answer: aye-aye

Using echolocation, aye-ayes tap on trees and decaying wood to locate the tunnels created by grubs and termites and other insects. They will then gnaw through the wood - using incisors which keep growing throughout their life - and use an extremely long finger to dig into the hole and obtain their prey.

In addition to insects, they also eat fruit, lychee nuts, fungi and seeds. A nocturnal - and usually solitary - primate, the aye-aye sleeps in a nest or basket constructed of twigs and leaves located generally high in a tree.