In 2012 a new rodent genus was described; it had fewer teeth than any other rodent. On which island does it live?
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Earthworm eating Paucidentomys vermidax from Sulawesi
That’s the one. Over to you...
What island bird, seldom exhibited in zoos, was acquired by London Zoo in 1932?
One Galapagos Flightless Cormorant.
Yes that's right. Your turn again.
Name a pair of species separated on different islands by Blakiston’s Line (they do not have to be endemic).
North: Ezo salamander
South: Japanese shrew mole
South: Japanese shrew mole
That’ll do, although I was thinking of related species, like the bears. Over to you...
Which birds were the basis of the 'Bird Man' cult?
Sooty terns
Are Sooty terns the right answer?
I'm sorry, Tetzoo Quizzer
Sooty tern is a correct answer.
Do you know how many Island questions we've had? I can check
Sooty tern is a correct answer.
Do you know how many Island questions we've had? I can check
We've had 11 questions, Tetzoo Quizzer.
It's your tern to choose the 1st question of a new subject
It's your tern to choose the 1st question of a new subject
Exceptional animals
The Regent Skipper of Australia is unique among Butterflies (including Skippers); why?
The Regent Skipper of Australia is unique among Butterflies (including Skippers); why?
The males' frenulum and retinaculum couple the fore- and hindwing together in flight.
Indeed. Over to you
How did Wilhelm II confuse a taxidermist?
Emperor Tamarin - specimens were mounted with incorrectly shaped moustaches to match that of the Kaiser.
That's right, Tetzoo Quizzer.
Now it's your turn
Now it's your turn