Coast Quiz
Please have a go on our Coast quiz. Click on the answers next to A, B, C or D, depending on which you think is correct, and find out if you are top of the class like Charles Darwin or only a conservation novice!
How many species of penguin are there in the world?
a. 6
b. 13
c. 17
d. 27
What action below forms part of a tufted puffin’s courtship ritual?
a. Allopreening – preening its partner
b. Billing & gently nibbling the fleshy parts of their partners beak
c. Making a high pitched whistling call
d. Chasing each other in flight
Why did S.American fur seals face extinction in the 19th Century?
a. Because of an oil spill
b. Because they were hunted for their fur
c. Because of El nino
d. Because they had a poor breeding season
Which of the following species can be seen in the wild in Torbay?
a. Grey seal
b. Common Dolphin
c. Basking shark
d. All of the above
What is the largest animal on the planet?
a. African elephant
b. White Rhino
c. Blue whale
d. Whale Shark
What year did the great auk become extinct?
a. 1804
b. 1844
c. 1894
d. 1904
Which species of wading bird has a curved beak?
a. Pied Avocet
b. Black Tailed Godwit
c. Black Necked Stilt
d. Redshank
What is the name of the thread that holds mussels to the rocks?
a. Myssa
b. Fyssal
c. Syssal
d. Byssal
Why do Macaroni penguins typically lay 2 eggs but only hatch one?
a. The 1st egg's used as a food source during long cold incubation
b. The nest is too small to hold two eggs
c. The 1st egg is smaller & used to deter predators from the 2nd
d. The penguin cannot physically incubate two eggs again
How many species of eider do Living Coasts house?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
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