African Animal Trivia

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What is the largest bat in Africa and famous for having a vocal range of seven octaves?

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Hammerhead Bat

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What mammal resembles a raccoon and can be found in over 35 sub-Saharan countries in Africa? Hint: Its Asian cousin is famous for contributing to a distinctive type of coffee.

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African Civet Cat

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What shy rainforest mammal in Africa is described as part zebra and part giraffe? Hint: It lives in the rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Okapi

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What mammal lives throughout sub-Saharan Africa and eats exclusively ants and termites? Hint: A children's animated television character is based on this animal.

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Aardvaark

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What mammal has no hair, lives underground, and is native to the Horn of Africa and Kenya? Hint: You can see them at the DC National Zoo.

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Naked Mole Rat

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What animal is the most trafficked mammal in Africa and is the only mammal covered in scales? Hint: It has relatives in Asia too.

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African Pangolin

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What mammal in Africa is related to the elephant and creates their own highways to escape predators?

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Elephant Shrew