Mammals Starting With "H" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Draft

Draft horses are usually gentle giants. These large horses are known for their strength, patience, and their willingness to work hard. They were indispensable to the agricultural world for centuries. Many are known for their long forelocks, heavy tails, and their profuse feathering.

The Gypsy Vanner in this photograph is a fine representative of the build and attributes shown by most draft horses.

Answer: Hyenas are a type of canine.

All of these statements about hyenas is true except the statement that they are a canine; they are actually, genetically, more like felines. These nocturnal mammals usually live in territorial clans. They have very strong jaws and teeth which allow them to eat the flesh, bone, hooves and skin of a prey animal.

These hunters are also excellent scavengers, and very adaptable when it comes to their surroundings. Found in Africa and Asia, they make their homes in desert, grasslands, mountains and forest edges.

Answer: Grass

The main ingredient in the diet of the hippopotamus is the short grass found under and around the water that they live in. They are known to spend up to five hours every day grazing. Feeding is usually done in the evening hours after the sun has gone down and temperatures have fallen.

A single adult can eat over 150 lbs. of grass each day. During the day, a hippopotamus' main concern is to stay cool. While you may think this is a cute animal, never approach one in the wild. The hippo kills more people every year than their pond-mate, the crocodile.

Answer: Breaching

The humpback whale is known for its breaching. It performs amazing aerial acrobatics despite their massive size. The humpback is also famous for their whale songs which are often heard during the mating season. The humpback is a baleen whale and has a diet of krill and other small animal life which is filtered through its baleen plates.

Another unique feature of the humpback whale is that it has two blowholes instead of one. The reason for this is a matter of scientific debate.

Answer: Elephant

The hyrax might look similar to a guinea pig or a rabbit with short ears, but is, in fact, one of the closest relatives of the elephant. Its teeth, toes and cranial structures are very similar to an elephant. Genetics has shown that all three subspecies of hyrax are all closely related to the elephant. This herbivorous mammal makes its home in areas of Africa and the Middle East.

Answer: Insects, worms, and frogs

Hedgehogs are solitary, nocturnal, carnivores found in Africa, Europe, and some parts of southern and eastern Asia. Their diet consists of small snakes, worms, frogs, lizards, and various insects. Many people with gardens find that having hedgehogs around helps keep pests out of their garden.

Hedgehogs have a coat of stiff sharp spines and when attacked, they will roll up into a small ball with their spines sticking out. It is usually a very effective defense.

Answer: False

Both are members of the Suidae family and are the same animal. The term hog is refers to an adult usually weighing over 120 lbs. (54kg). A pig is the term used for those who are young adults or comparatively small in size. Both large males and females can be called hogs.

The term is used with feral and domesticated members of the Suidae family. A baby Suidae of any kind is called a piglet.

Answer: They are the loudest animal in the New World.

Howler monkeys are found in various areas of Central and South America. They are mainly arboreal and are known for the loud howls that can be heard and sunrise and sunset. They are often listed as the loudest animal in the New World, and their calls can be heard for over three miles through dense forest.

They are usually found in the very tops of the trees where the leaves are more succulent and predators are fewer.

Answer: True

The only other mammal that is endemic to this island chain is the Hawaiian monk seal. The Hawaiian hoary bat is a small bat that weighs about half an ounce or 15 grams. Like most bats, this mammal is nocturnal with a diet of the plentiful insects to be found on the islands. Habitat loss has caused this bat to become endangered, a common situation for many island species.

Answer: Eyesight

Hamsters are a small rodent known for their cheek pouches, which they will fill with food to take back to their underground homes. Hamsters are usually active during sunrise and sunset and spend the daytime hours in their cool den. Because of this, their eyesight is generally very poor.

They are colorblind and very near-sighted. These omnivorous mammals will eat almost anything and have excellent hearing, taste and smell.