Want to learn some weird and funny stuff about some animals?
Take this little quiz and see how you do!
1: Your baby turkeys won't eat. Should you:
(a) set an example by pecking at the mash yourself
(b) call a pediaturkeytrician
(c) drop some marbles into the feed?
2: Which birds have been trained to tend sheep:
(a) turkeys
(b) geese
(c) guineas?
3: You know your monkey is normal if he's:
(a) near-sighted
(b) far-sighted
(c) cross-eyed?
4: Rabbits love your garden. Should you:
(a) make a large scarerabbit
(b) pray for a garden angel to guard your garden
(c) next year plant two rows of onions around it.
5: Which dog has the best eyesight:
(a) Chihuahua
(b) doberman
(c) greyhound?
6: Since all prairie dogs look alike, even to other prairie dogs, to tell each other apart, do they
(a) sniff each other
(b) kiss each other
(c) talk to each other?
7: Your pet rabbit’s ears sometimes go limp while he’s sleeping. Does this mean:
(a) he’s totally relaxed
(b) he’s anticipating a hard day tomorrow
(c) he’s dreaming?
8: You have a serious wasp problem in your backyard. Should you:
(a) stay inside until January
(b) surf the Internet for a waspinator
(c) hang a margarine tub full of sugar-water with a small hole in the lid in a tree?
9: You just opened your cat’s favorite food. How fast can he run to get there:
(a) 20 miles an hour
(b) 30 miles an hour
(c) 40 miles an hour?
10: Which bar of soap is most like a porcupine:
(a) Irish Spring
(b) Ivory
(c) Dove?
11: According to the American Kennel Club, was the most popular pedigreed dog in the U.S. last year the: (a) German shepherd
(b) rottweiler
(c) Labrador retriever?
12: Your rooster was born deaf. To teach him to crow, should you:
(a) send him to a school for hearing-impaired poultry
(b) while he watches your lips, repeat the phrase "cock-a-doodle-do" 24 times a day
(c) do nothing?
ANSWERS:
1- C Turkey farmers say this works. The baby turkeys will peck at the marbles and accidentally get enough mash to stay alive until they learn to eat.
2- B Geese.
3- A Almost all monkeys are near-sighted.
4- C Rabbits hate the smell of onions. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says an onion fence will keep them away.
5- C The Greyhound, better than any other dog.
6- B They kiss, during which they grope each other for familiar physical signs.
7- C He’s dreaming
8- C The Old Farmer’s Almanac says it will make you pro wasp trapper.
9- B The average cat can hit 30 miles an hour for a short distance. Your cat may vary.
10- B Ivory. All porcupines also float
11- C The Lab. Next, in order: rottweiler, shepherd, golden retriever, poodle, beagle, dachshund, cocker spaniel, Yorkie, and Pomeranian.
12- C Fret not. Even roosters born deaf can still crow without training.