Bing African Wildlife Quiz – Safari Animals and Habitats
The Bing African Wildlife Quiz asks you to match remarkable animals with their habitats, behaviors and surprising survival skills, from the Serengeti migration and the Okavango Delta to giraffes, hippos, honey badgers, meerkats and African wild dogs. There's more to African wildlife than the Big Five.
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Big Five
The Big Five got their name because they were once considered the hardest animals for hunters to do what?
Migration
Which animals make up most of the great migration between the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara?
Delta
The Okavango Delta, where a river spreads into the desert instead of reaching the sea, is in which country?
Hippos
Hippos are believed to be among the most dangerous large animals in Africa. Why?
Giraffes
A giraffe's neck contains how many vertebrae?
Hunters
Which African predator has the highest hunting success rate, often above 60 percent?
Meerkats
What does a meerkat sentry do while the group feeds?
Fearless
Which small animal is famous for fighting lions and surviving snake bites?
Elephants
How can African elephants communicate over long distances?
Birds
Which bird of the African savanna kills snakes by stamping on them with its long legs?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: The Big Five got their name because they were once considered the hardest animals for hunters to do what?
Answer: Hunt on foot
The Big Five are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Today the term is used mainly on photo safaris.
- Q2: Which animals make up most of the great migration between the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara?
Answer: Wildebeest
Around 1.5 million wildebeest move with zebras and gazelles. Crocodiles wait for them at the Mara River crossings.
- Q3: The Okavango Delta, where a river spreads into the desert instead of reaching the sea, is in which country?
Answer: Botswana
Seasonal floods create a huge wetland in the Kalahari. It became UNESCO's 1,000th World Heritage Site in 2014.
- Q4: Hippos are believed to be among the most dangerous large animals in Africa. Why?
Answer: They are aggressive and very territorial
Hippos can run surprisingly fast on land. They spend the day in water and come out at night to graze.
- Q5: A giraffe's neck contains how many vertebrae?
Answer: Seven, the same as humans
Each giraffe neck bone can be more than 25 centimeters long. Giraffes sleep only a few minutes at a time.
- Q6: Which African predator has the highest hunting success rate, often above 60 percent?
Answer: The African wild dog
Wild dogs hunt in cooperative packs and chase prey until it tires. They are endangered because of habitat loss.
- Q7: What does a meerkat sentry do while the group feeds?
Answer: Watches for predators and gives alarm calls
Sentries stand on their back legs on high points. Different calls warn of birds of prey or ground predators.
- Q8: Which small animal is famous for fighting lions and surviving snake bites?
Answer: The honey badger
Honey badgers have thick, loose skin that makes them hard to grip. They raid bee nests for larvae.
- Q9: How can African elephants communicate over long distances?
Answer: With low rumbles people cannot hear
These infrasound rumbles can travel several kilometers. Elephants may also sense vibrations through their feet.
- Q10: Which bird of the African savanna kills snakes by stamping on them with its long legs?
Answer: The secretarybird
Secretarybirds walk long distances while hunting. Their name may come from their quill-like head feathers.
Bing African Wildlife Quiz – Safari Animals and Habitats
Africa is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth. From open savannas to wetlands and forests, its habitats support huge herds, powerful predators and many smaller animals with surprising skills.
The Big Five, the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino, are the best-known safari animals. The name comes from old hunting days, when they were the most dangerous to hunt on foot. Today most visitors shoot only photos.
Habitats shape wildlife. The great migration brings about 1.5 million wildebeest across the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara, and in Botswana the Okavango Delta spreads into the Kalahari to create a huge wetland. Hippos, among Africa's most dangerous large animals, rule its rivers.
Smaller animals are just as remarkable. African wild dogs are some of the most successful hunters, meerkats post sentries to watch for danger and honey badgers are famous for their courage. Elephants talk with low rumbles, and secretarybirds stamp on snakes.
You have 150 seconds to answer ten questions in the Bing African Wildlife Quiz. Every answer comes with a quick explanation, which makes the quiz a good way to learn as well as to test yourself. It works well on a phone, and it is also fun to play aloud with friends or family, taking turns to answer. The score is just for fun, so there is no pressure. If a question surprises you, read the explanation and try a related quiz afterward to build on what you learned.
Play the quiz and see how much you know beyond the Big Five.
What This Quiz Teaches
- The Big Five
- The great migration
- Wetlands and savannas
- Pack hunters
- Elephant communication
- Small animals with big skills
Quick Facts
- Africa has the world's largest land animal, the African elephant.
- Zebra stripes are unique to each animal.
- Cheetahs are the fastest land animals.
- Lions are the only cats that live in prides.
- Rhinos are grouped as black or white, though both are gray.
- Kruger National Park is one of Africa's largest reserves.
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