while I continue thinking I'm going to put a Tequila Splitfin on the table.
Chester Zoo Game
- Thread starter lowland anoa
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I'll drink to that!
Well done. I have a decent photo of one to post soon, so I thought it might make an amusing question.
oh, nice. I couldn't find anything else to use afterwards, so I hoped that was the right one.
Next round. This is another one of those questions which I think is easy, but may not be.
Part one:
This animal is named after an island.
Next round. This is another one of those questions which I think is easy, but may not be.
Part one:
This animal is named after an island.
Bermuda Skink perchance?
close, but not even nearly correct sorry.
Part two:
The animal does not occur on this island.
The animal does not occur on this island.
Java dove? Really a domestic breed but named after Java perhaps? Not sure if Chester even still has the species but worth a shot.
not Java Dove sorry.
Socorro Dove, which although intended for eventual reintroduction is currently absent from Socorro.
nice try, but not that one sorry.
Part three (hopefully this makes sense):
The island is not a descriptive part of the name (e.g. as it is in Bermuda Skink, Java Dove, or Socorro Dove)
The island is not a descriptive part of the name (e.g. as it is in Bermuda Skink, Java Dove, or Socorro Dove)
I'm just guessing here; is it the lowland anoa (from Sulawesi)?
Asian glossy starling, Aplonis panayensis?
not Lowland Anoa or Sunda Gharial. Neither of those is named after an island.
that's very clever, but not correct. Asian Glossy Starlings do live on Panay Island so they do not fit the clues.
Also the name I'm looking for is the common name not the scientific name.
Here are the parts of the clue so far:
1) This animal is named after an island.
2) The animal does not occur on this island.
3) The island is not a descriptive part of the name (e.g. as it is in Bermuda Skink, Java Dove, or Socorro Dove)
The third clue is a pretty big hint as to which part of the name you should be looking at...
Here's a new clue:
4) The name covers about fifteen species, none of which occur on the island they are named after.
1) This animal is named after an island.
2) The animal does not occur on this island.
3) The island is not a descriptive part of the name (e.g. as it is in Bermuda Skink, Java Dove, or Socorro Dove)
The third clue is a pretty big hint as to which part of the name you should be looking at...
Here's a new clue:
4) The name covers about fifteen species, none of which occur on the island they are named after.
Can you give us a clue about what type of animal it is?
it belongs to the Class which has been most guessed so far.
Is it the Javan rhinoceros hornbill?