Here is a test, on your knowledge of PA Mammals. PA WILDLIFE LEARNING...HOW'S YOUR MAMMAL I.Q.? Here are 15 questions (in bold print) about the intriguing world of mammals.Follow directions, and see how many you can answer correctly. 1. About how much does a white-tailed fawn weigh at birth? 5 lbs. - go to 28 10 lbs. - go to 12 15 lbs. - go to 45 2. Whoops, try 13 again. 3. Right! Go on to 22. 4. Correct! Now try 37. 5. Sorry, no. Try 40 again. 6. Rabbits dig holes to escape harsh temperatures. True - go to 31 False - go to 47 7. Right! You're pretty sharp! Try 29 8. Nope - Give 19 another try. 9. Which of the following is the male black bear called? Buck - go to 26 Boar - go to 41 Bull - go to 50 10. Sorry - Try 22 again. 11. Right, but why? Go on to 33. 12. Sorry - Return to 1. 13. Porcupines have quills at birth. True - go to 42 False - go to 2 14. Whoops! Try 40 again. 15. Correct! Now try 40. 16. The red fox is native to Pennsylvania. True - go to 51 False - go to 39 17. Sounds good, but no. Try 43 again. 18. Sorry. Try 46 again. 19. The gray fox is the only dog that can: Hibernate - go to 8 Kill porcupines - go to 38 Climb trees - go to 3 20. Sorry, no. Try 25 once more. 21. Right! Try 43 next. 22. Tradition holds that buffalo once roamed Penn's woods. True - go to 10 False - go to 52 23. Hey, you're sharp! Right! 24 Nope - Try 49 once more. 25. The skunk is a member of the weasel family. True - go to 7 False - go to 20 26. Nope - Return to 9. 27. No. Return to 37 for another try. 28. Right! Now go to 6. 29. A key identifying characteristic of the opossum is the abdominal pouch for holding young. True - go to 48 False - go to 11 30. Right! Now try 49. 31. Sorry - go back to 6. 32. Strange but true! Now go to 53. 33. Beavers once disappeared from Pennsylvania. True - go to 4 False - go to 44 34. No. Try 49 again. 35. No. Return to 43. 36. Nope. Try 46 again. 37. Elk and white-tailed deer are similar in size and weight. True - go to 27 False - go to 15 38. Sorry, try 19 again. 39. Hey, you're pretty good! Now go on to 19. 40. "Wildcat" is another name for the: Bobcat - go to 21 Lynk - go to 5 Mountain lion - go to 14 41. Good! Now try 13. 42. Correct again! Give 16 a try. 43. Bats are closely related to : Shrews - go to 23 Mice - go to 17 Squirrels - go to 35 44. Sorry, no. Try 33 again. 45. Try again - return to 1 46. The chance of a white-tailed rack having 17 or more points is: 1 in 500 - go to 36 1 in 1000 - go to 18 1 in 5000 - go to 30 47. Tricky, but correct. Go on to 9. 48. Nope. Try 29 again. 49. The duck-billed platypus and the short-tailed shrew share which of the following characteristics? Poisonous saliva - go to 32 Vegetarian diet - go to 24 Ability to fast for long periods - go to 34 50. Sorry, no. - try 9 again. 51. No. Surprising isn't it? Try 16 again. 52. Right again! Go on to 25. 53. As the bunny says, "That's all, folks!"
Wow, what an interesting quiz, @Joe Riley. I have NO idea how many I got right because I was so totally CONFUSED from jumping back and forth, and I am not even sure how many QUESTIONS there were ! ! But it was a LOT of fun, and I learned a whole bunch of stuff (some of which I thought I already for sure knew, but didn't ) I am still puzzled about the opossum question though. Since the possum is a marsupial and does carry its young in a pouch, why is that not the correct answer ? And if that is not what sets them apart, then what is the right answer to that question ? Inquiring minds want to know.........
I guess the pouch is not a KEY identifying characteristic of the opossum. The quiz can be confusing, if you hurry, but if you follow directions, you can get through the 15 questions. It was put together by the PA State Game Commission. It can be a fun learning tool.