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African Wild Dog

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sense does an African wild dog most rely on when hunting prey?

a)

Sight

b)

Smell

c)

Taste

d)

Hearing

2.

What is the African wild dog's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Cathemeral

d)

Unknown

3.

What habitats do African wild dogs inhabit?

a)

Forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Grassland

d)

Desert

4.

What limits the African wild dog's distribution?

a)

Human Activity

b)

Prey Availability

c)

Habitat Loss

d)

Disease

5.

When are African wild dogs born?

a)

Spring-Summer

b)

Summer-Fall

c)

Fall-Winter

d)

Winter-Spring

6.

What is the average litter size of the African wild dog?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

12

d)

20

7.

How long is an African wild dog's gestation?

a)

2.5 Months

b)

5 Months

c)

7.5 Months

d)

10 Months

8.

African wild dog pack members are generally aggressive to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

African wild dogs are solitary animals.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How many members make up the average African wild dog pack?

a)

2-6

b)

7-15

c)

15-26

d)

27-40

11.

Which dog leads an African wild dog hunt?

a)

Alpha Male

b)

Alpha Female

c)

Beta Male

d)

Beta Female

12.

How fast can an African wild dog run?

a)

25 kph / 16 mph

b)

35 kph / 22 mph

c)

55 kph / 34 mph

d)

75 kph / 47 mph

13.

Conservation strategies have been developed for the African wild dog in all regions of Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which conservation strategies have been developed for the African wild dog?

a)

Improve Coexistence

b)

Expand Populations

c)

Improve Public Perception

d)

Introduce More Prey

15.

The African wild dog's name has been detrimental to conservation efforts.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What name have conservationalists adopted to improve the African wild dog's image?

a)

Painted Wolf

b)

Hyena Dog

c)

Cape Hunting Dog

d)

Mbwa Mwilu

17.

What information is needed for African wild dog conservation?

a)

Cost-Effective Survey Methods

b)

Human Conflict Resolution

c)

Disease Control

d)

Reproductive Habits

18.

Which are predators of the African wild dog?

a)

Lion

b)

Spotted Hyaena

c)

Nile Crocodile

d)

Black-Backed Jackal

19.

The African wild dog's scientific name is derived from which feature?

a)

Patterned Fur

b)

Rounded Ears

c)

Social Hierarchy

d)

African Distribution

20.

What is the African wild dog's scientific name?

a)

Lycaon pictus

b)

Lycalopex culpaeus

c)

Cuon alpinus

d)

Chrysocyon brachyurus

21.

African wild dogs frequently eat cached food.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

At times, African wild dogs will disembowel prey while it's still alive.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is the African wild dog's Swahili name?

a)

Mbwa Mwilu

b)

Ucutz Il Chican

c)

Purinina

d)

Maanhaar Jackal

24.

Which African wild dog subspecies is characterized by large amounts of orange in the fur?

a)

Cape

b)

East

c)

West

d)

Somali

25.

How many African wild dog subspecies are generally recognized?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

26.

Which African wild dog subspecies is characterized by dark fur?

a)

Cape

b)

East

c)

West

d)

Somali

27.

African wild dogs are reluctant to venture into water.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

An African wild dog is about the same size as a German shepherd dog.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

How many toes does an African wild dog have on its forepaws?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

30.

African wild dogs have smaller teeth than most canines.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What is the African wild dog's diet?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

32.

African wild dogs scavenge the kills of other animals.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Female African wild dogs will suckle pups, even if they aren't the mother.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

When are African wild dogs weaned?

a)

2 Weeks

b)

5 Weeks

c)

6 Months

d)

1 Year

35.

African wild dogs were once found throughout most of Africa, but are now more fragmented.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

African Wild Dogs show morphological and genetic variation in different parts of their geographic range.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

African wild dogs are territorial.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Like most canines, African wild dogs frequently urine-mark their territories.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Each African wild dog has a uniquely patterned coat, different from any other dog.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What color is the tip of an African wild dog's tail?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Orange

41.

African wild dogs regurgitate food for each other.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What color is an African wild dog's skin?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Orange

d)

Pink

43.

Each African wild dog pack has an alpha male and alpha female dominant pair.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

African wild dogs have separate dominance hierarchies for males and females.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

African wild dogs evolved from feral dogs.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

African wild dogs bark.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What is the African wild dog's status?

a)

Near Threatened

b)

Vulnerable

c)

Endangered

d)

Critically Endangered

48.

What is the African wild dog's estimated population?

a)

600

b)

6,000

c)

60,000

d)

600,000

49.

The African wild dog is Africa's most endangered carnivore.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Female African wild dogs usually leave their natal pack.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

African wild dogs tend to average more females than males.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

African wild dogs tolerate scavengers at their kills.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What is the African wild dog's greatest natural enemy?

a)

Spotted Hyaena

b)

Nile Crocodile

c)

Black-Backed Jackal

d)

Aardwolf

54.

African wild dogs are specialist carnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The African wild dog's prey is usually how much larger than itself?

a)

2x

b)

3x

c)

4x

d)

5x

56.

What type of predator is the African wild dog?

a)

Pursuit

b)

Ballistic

c)

Forager

d)

Ambush

57.

What is the African wild dog's mating system?

a)

Monogamous

b)

Polygynandrous

c)

Polygynous

d)

Polyandrous

58.

Generally, the alpha male and female are the only African wild dogs allowed to breed.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

African wild dogs attack humans.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

African wild dogs prey heavily on livestock.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What threatens the African wild dog?

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Habitat Fragmentation

c)

Human Conflict

d)

Disease

62.

African wild dogs are endemic to Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What is the African wild dog's form of locomotion?

a)

Plantigrade

b)

Digitigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

64.

What is the African wild dog's principal prey?

a)

Impala

b)

Common Duiker

c)

Common Warthog

d)

African Buffalo

65.

African wild dogs have been domesticated.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

What system does the African wild dog inhabit?

a)

Aquatic

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Aerial/Arboreal

d)

Plantigrade

67.

Which of these is an African Wild Dog?

a)
b)
c)
d)
68.

Which of these are African wild dog tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which of these is an African wild dog?

a)
b)
c)
d)