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1. In the Top Ten heaviest land mammals, the gorilla is No. 10, the moose is No. 6 and the African elephant is the heaviest. Which land mammal, which spends a lot of time in the water, is at No.2?
2. The U.K. has a great variety of garden birds and bird watching (AKA "Twitching") is a common hobby. The RSPB's "Big Garden Birdwatch" survey of 2009 put which of these birds, whose scientific name is "Passer domesticus", as the most commonly found in gardens in the U.K.?
3. Cats are popular pets with an estimated 80 million in the USA and over 10 million in the UK. According to the "Governing Council of the Cat Fancy" in 2008, what was the (geographically linked) most popular pedigree cat breed in the UK?
4. Farm animals are the source of a significant amount of the world's human food. Which type of livestock, with an estimated 18 - 20 billion worldwide, is the most abundant in the world?
5. Cattle are the second most populous farm animals in the world. With an estimated world total of 1.4 billion in 2008, which two "BRIC" countries accounted for around 25% of this total?
6. Many FunTrivia members have had a pet dog at some time and they are great companions. According to the numbers registered with "The Kennel Club" in 2008, which breed of pedigree gun dog was most popular in the UK?
7. We all remember "Jaws" and most of us have a fear of being attacked by a shark. Which type of shark is responsible for the most recorded fatalities?
8. Birds can be very graceful in flight, but others look rather ungainly, mainly due to their weight. The Kori bustard (weighing up to 19.0kg) is generally believed to be the largest bird capable of flight, but which of the following, weighing up to 22.5kg, is the heaviest bird known to have flown? Apparently it doesn't say a lot.
9. Conservation and protection of the environment is critical and every day some species are lost forever. The "International Union for Conservation of Nature" lists species as "Critically endangered", "Endangered" and "Vulnerable". According to these lists, which of these countries has the most threatened species (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates)?
10. Animals have varying levels of intelligence and dogs are considered near the top of the list. American psychology professor Stanley Coren devised a ranking of dog breeds after studying their responses to a range of IQ tests and obedience tests. Which breed of dog, originally bred in England and Scotland, is considered to be the most intelligent?
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