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- 1. Multiple Choice
How many gerenuk subspecies are recognized?
0
2
4
8
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which gerenuk subspecies is the largest?
Southern
Northern
Eastern
Western
- 3. Multiple Choice
To how many offspring does a female gerenuk give birth?
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
- 4. Multiple Choice
How long is gerenuk gestation?
165 Days
65 Days
35 Days
135 Days
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the parental investment of the gerenuk?
Maternal
Paternal
None
Both, Maternal & Paternal
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which sex of gerenuk offspring is weaned later?
Female
Male
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which sex of gerenuk lives solitarily?
Male
Female
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a female gerenuk called?
Doe
Jane
Cow
Sow
- 9. Multiple Choice
How do gerenuk defend their territories?
Tree Marking
Preorbital Gland Marking
Running Off Intruders
Scat Marking
- 10. Multiple Choice
What percentage of the gerenuk population occurs in protected areas?
10%
30%
50%
70%
- 11. Multiple Choice
To which continent is the gerenuk endemic?
Africa
Asia
North America
Oceania
- 12. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk was described as the most common, widespread antelope of what country?
Somalia
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which sex of gerenuk has head ornamentation?
Male
Female
Both, Male & Female
- 14. Multiple Choice
How long are gerenuk horns?
25-44 cm. / 9-17 in.
15-34 cm. / 5-13 in.
35-54 cm. / 13-21 in.
45-64 cm. / 17-25 in.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's circadian rhythm?
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Crepuscular
Cathemeral
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk interbreeding interval?
1-2 Years
2-3 Years
3-4 Years
4-5 Years
- 17. Multiple Choice
Gerenuk have never been an abundant species.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's form of locomotion?
Plantigrade
Unguligrade
Digitigrade
Other
- 19. Multiple Choice
How quickly are gerenuk able to walk after birth?
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
- 20. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk does well in captivity.
False
True
- 21. Multiple Choice
Gerenuk are commonly bred in zoos.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is another name for the gerenuk?
Giraffe Gazelle
Okapi Gazelle
Zebra Gazelle
Lion Gazelle
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's mating system?
Polygynous
Polyandrous
Polygynandrous
Monogamous
- 24. Multiple Choice
How do gerenuk respond to danger?
Freeze
Flee
Charge
Unknown
- 25. Multiple Choice
There is sexual dimorphism in the gerenuk's body weight.
True, males are larger.
True, females are larger.
False.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Gerenuk help promote ecotourism.
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's diet?
Herbivorous
Carnivorous
Omnivorous
Unknown
- 28. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk is one of the most exclusive browsers.
True
False
- 29. Multiple Choice
What feature allows the gerenuk to obtain tree leaves out of reach for most other antelopes?
Long Neck
Long Tongue
Jumping Ability
Unique Hooves
- 30. Multiple Choice
How does the gerenuk contribute to the environment?
Prey Species
Nutrient Cycling
Reduces Disease
Improves Water Quality
- 31. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk is most closely related to which species?
Springbok
Saiga
Blackbuck
Thomson's Gazelle
- 32. Multiple Choice
When was the gerenuk first described?
1879
1779
1979
1679
- 33. Multiple Choice
There are adverse effects of gerenuk on humans.
True
False
- 34. Multiple Choice
Gerenuk have declined what percentage in Kenya since 1970?
25%
50%
75%
90%
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's population trend?
Decreasing
Increasing
Stable
Unknown
- 36. Multiple Choice
What makes the gerenuk difficult to census?
Dense Bush Habitats
Small Group Size
Cryptic Coloration
Shyness
- 37. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk's common name derives from what language?
Somali
Afrikaans
Swahili
Zulu
- 38. Multiple Choice
What preys on the gerenuk?
Big Cats
African Wild Dogs
Hyaenas
Eagles
- 39. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk evaluated on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
- 40. Multiple Choice
What threatens the gerenuk?
Hunting
Habitat Degredation
Livestock Grazing
Deforestation
- 41. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk drinks free-standing water.
True
False
- 42. Multiple Choice
What percentage has the gerenuk population declined over the last 14 years?
25%
50%
75%
90%
- 43. Multiple Choice
Why are gerenuk hunted?
Trophies
Bush Meat
Population Control
Medicine
- 44. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk is a common African game animal.
True
False
- 45. Multiple Choice
What is a group of gerenuk called?
Herd
Shrewdness
Bevy
Parcel
- 46. Multiple Choice
The gerenuk can withstand hunting pressures to some degree.
True
False
- 47. Multiple Choice
What kind of coat does a gerenuk have?
Smooth & Silky
Coarse & Wooly
Full & Fluffy
Fine & Glossy
- 48. Multiple Choice
What is the gerenuk's scientific name?
Litocranius walleri
Saiga tatarica
Antilope cervicapra
Antidorcas marsupialis
- 49. Multiple Choice
What behaviors does a male gerenuk display during mating?
Mate Guarding
Kicking
Urine Sampling
Defensiveness
- 50. Multiple Choice
What test does a male gerenuk perform on a female's urine?
Flehmen
Lipid Panel
Prothrombin Time
Hemoglobin A1C
- 51. Multiple Choice
What habitats does the gerenuk inhabit?
Savanna
Shrubland
Forest
Grassland
- 52. Multiple Choice
What system does the gerenuk inhabit?
Terrestrial
Aquatic
Aerial/Arboreal
Fossorial
- 53. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a gerenuk?
- 54. Multiple Choice
Which of these are gerenuk tracks?
- 55. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a gerenuk?
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