Jungle Animal Facts Quiz

Study Notes

The bongo is a large forest antelope that lives in the tropical jungles of Central Africa.
Bonobos, along with the closely-related chimpanzee, are our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom.
The dwarf crocodile is the world’s smallest living crocodile.
The forest elephant is one of two elephant species found in Africa: the other is the larger African bush elephant.
Until recently, both African elephants were considered to be the same species.
The forest elephant is the smallest of the three species of elephant.
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The three elephant species are African, Asian, and forest elephants.
The leopard is a big cat found in many different habitats around the world.
The pygmy hippopotamus is an endangered animal that is found in the jungles of Africa.
The tree pangolin is an endangered animal that is found in the jungles of Africa and Asia.
The crested serpent eagle is a predator that hunts for snakes and lizards.
The dhole is an endangered animal that lives in the jungles of Central and Southern Asia and is threatened by overhunting.
The gaur is the largest member of the family Bovidae and is heavier than both the European and American bison.
The gaur is a herbivorous bovid that is usually active during the day.
The great hornbill is named after its long, horn-shaped bill.
The red junglefowl is a bird found in the jungles of southern Asia.
The reticulated python is famous for being the world’s longest snake.
The sun bear is found in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
The tiger is the largest member of the cat family, Felidae.
Tigers are in trouble and are threatened with extinction.
The gaur, the red junglefowl, the reticulated python, the sun bear, and the tiger are all examples of convergent evolution – the process by which unrelated species develop similar adaptations.
The water monitor is a small, adaptable reptile that is found in mangrove forests, swamps, shrubland, and even in towns and cities.
The bowerbird is a brightly-colored jungle bird that constructs elaborate stick buildings known as “bowers” to attract females.
The musky rat-kangaroo is a small marsupial that is found in the rainforests of northeast Australia.
The southern cassowary is the world’s fourth-tallest bird and reaches a height of up to 1.8 m (5.9 ft).
The tiger quoll is the largest of the six species of quoll and the second-largest carnivorous marsupial.
Bull sharks are found in shallow coastal waters and freshwater habitats and are thought to be responsible for more attacks on humans than any other species of shark.
Bothrops asper is found from southern Mexico to northern South America and is known as the Fer-De-Lance for its flat, spearhead-like head and triangular skin patterns.