Ungulates Trivia Quiz

Answer: wolverine

Aside from the omnivorous pigs and peccaries (and if you consider the aardvark and whales as ungulates), all ungulates are herbivores. The wolverine is a carnivore and belongs to the mustelid order.

Answer: durable hooves

Hooves are the most identifiable feature of most ungulates. Giraffes, cows, deer, antelope, pigs, hippos, etc. all have them.

Answer: one

The Equidae family consists of zebras, horses, and asses. All have been domesticated except for the zebras. The extinct quagga was also in this family.

Answer: tapirs

The order Perissodactyla consists of those ungulates with an odd number of toes. Perissodactyla includes horses, zebras, tapirs, rhinos, and asses.

Answer: Australia

Though camels, sheep, pigs, and cows have been introduced by man, there are no naturally occuring ungulates in Australia. The marsupials that dominate this continent have filled the niches that ungulates fill on other land masses.

Answer: No

Bovines (cattle, sheep, goats, and antelope) do not shed their horns.

Answer: manatee

Manatees and dugongs are considered to share a common ancestor with other ungulates. Their branch of the family has adapted to grazing in the water as opposed to dry land.

Answer: rumen

The rumen is the largest part and mainly serves as a holding vessel prior to the food being regurgitated to be chewed again. Some ungulates do this to break down the tough plant matter that their diet is composed of.

Answer: kudu

Antelopes are some of the most successful ungulates on the planet and inhabit Africa and Asia. Though some antelope may resemble deer and pronghorns in their appearance and eating habits, they are much more closely related to cattle and goats.

Answer: musk ox

Musk ox hair is the longest in the animal world. This long hair keeps them warm in their tundra habitat.