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Who Stinks To High Heaven Trivia Quiz

Often animal stink is mother nature's form of self-preservation, but occasionally you'll run into one whose personal hygiene is quite questionable.

A matching quiz by researcher53. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
researcher53

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
387,847

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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867

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: japh (7/10), Guest 147 (6/10), RJOhio (6/10).

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Questions		Choices
1. White stripe on fur, stinky spray from anal glands and accurate aim up to 6.5 feet		Hoatzin
2. Although minuscule it releases a toxic stink bomb when preyed upon by reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects		Hyenas
3. This slow mammal stinks because it doesn't groom. Algae grows on fur and scarab beetles colonize on elbows and knees		Millipede
4. Amazon "stink bird" that only eats leaves and looks like a crested pheasant		Sperm Whale
5. Travel in 'laughing' packs and make stinky 'butter' they rub onto objects		Lesser Anteater
6. A dark blue-green metallic colored tropical bird uses tail to send off its offensive smell		Green Wood Hoopoe
7. A big oceanic grey mass of blubber, full of stink bombs		Fulmar Bird
8. Males have a "stink off" during the mating season (it's safer - their sharp teeth and claws could do bodily harm)		Lemurs
9. Known for eating annoying formicidae with its nose, their stink is known to be up to 7X stronger than a skunk's odor		Skunk
10. Grey and white, related to the albatross, its stink is projectile vomit		Sloth

Select each answer

1. White stripe on fur, stinky spray from anal glands and accurate aim up to 6.5 feet

2. Although minuscule it releases a toxic stink bomb when preyed upon by reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects

3. This slow mammal stinks because it doesn't groom. Algae grows on fur and scarab beetles colonize on elbows and knees

4. Amazon "stink bird" that only eats leaves and looks like a crested pheasant

5. Travel in 'laughing' packs and make stinky 'butter' they rub onto objects

6. A dark blue-green metallic colored tropical bird uses tail to send off its offensive smell

7. A big oceanic grey mass of blubber, full of stink bombs

8. Males have a "stink off" during the mating season (it's safer - their sharp teeth and claws could do bodily harm)

9. Known for eating annoying formicidae with its nose, their stink is known to be up to 7X stronger than a skunk's odor

10. Grey and white, related to the albatross, its stink is projectile vomit

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Nov 19 2024 : japh: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. White stripe on fur, stinky spray from anal glands and accurate aim up to 6.5 feet

Answer: Skunk

Commonly slow paced, a skunk's protection from predators is by using its anal spray that not only stinks to high heaven, it causes temporary blindness and chokes your lungs.

2. Although minuscule it releases a toxic stink bomb when preyed upon by reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects

Answer: Millipede

The millipede (myriapod invertebrate) will curl into a little ball and then release its liquid spray. One species releases enough lethal hydrogen cyanide gas to kill a mouse and five of his friends. Deadly stinky!

3. This slow mammal stinks because it doesn't groom. Algae grows on fur and scarab beetles colonize on elbows and knees

Answer: Sloth

The algae will build up during rainy seasons and researchers suggest this build-up can help camouflage, possibly insulate or provide essential nutrients, because cleaner sloths in captivity don't live long.

4. Amazon "stink bird" that only eats leaves and looks like a crested pheasant

Answer: Hoatzin

The fermentation in the stomach produces the gassy smell of manure. 'Nuff said!

5. Travel in 'laughing' packs and make stinky 'butter' they rub onto objects

Answer: Hyenas

Hyena butter is made in pouches near the anus that marks their territory and the stinky residue is considered communication with other clan members.

6. A dark blue-green metallic colored tropical bird uses tail to send off its offensive smell

Answer: Green Wood Hoopoe

Native to Africa, this pretty little bird can stink up the area with a rotten egg odor when predators come calling.

7. A big oceanic grey mass of blubber, full of stink bombs

Answer: Sperm Whale

Feeds up to one ton of 'stuff' on the ocean floor. Swallowed squid beaks pierce the whale's intestines that immediately excretes a waxy goo from bile to prevent further punctures or ease digestion. The whale then emits dead squid and goo which is called 'ambergris' into the sea. Ambergris can find its way onto beaches and into perfume. (I will never look at perfume the same way)

8. Males have a "stink off" during the mating season (it's safer - their sharp teeth and claws could do bodily harm)

Answer: Lemurs

The foul scent is excreted from their wrists to say, "She's mine!" for a short-term effect and if a longer lasting stink is needed, the shoulder glands produce a revolting brown paste. They wave their tails whisking the scent at each other during a stand-off. (This gives a new twist to courting, yes?)

9. Known for eating annoying formicidae with its nose, their stink is known to be up to 7X stronger than a skunk's odor

Answer: Lesser Anteater

That's right, seven times stronger than a skunk. First, they hiss to act big and bad and then if they are truly threatened they turn on the stink sitting erect on their bottoms. Such a lovely thought - Not!

10. Grey and white, related to the albatross, its stink is projectile vomit

Answer: Fulmar Bird

The fulmar eats almost anything from fish to discarded trash. Mix that with a putrid stomach oil and it yields stinky protection from the predator.

Source: Author researcher53

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