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Quiz: From aardvarks to wombats, how much do you know about nocturnal animals?
They may be cute, they may be scary, they may be lurking in the shadows.
FROM CUTE LIL hedgehogs to cackling hyenas, some animals only come out at night.
Or, they mostly come out at night anyway. Nocturnal animals are those that are active during the night and sleep during the day.
But what do you know about these creatures of darkness?
First up, the bat. How do bats navigate the world?
They use their eyes
They use sonar
They taste the air
They hope for the best
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, how much have hedgehog numbers declined by over the past decade?
10%
50%
30%
100%
This slimy guy is commonly known as the great grey slug. But what is its other popular name?
Spotted slug
Tiger slug
Sluggy Mac Slugface
Leopard Slug
Badgers live in a system of interconnected tunnels and chambers called a...
Sett
Den
House
Nest
Where might you find this fearsome marsupial?
Ballyhaunis
Tasmania
Australia
The Sahara
Oh it's cute alright. But what is this creature called?
Rabit rat
Pygmy shrew
Southern squirrel
Quoll
Female brown rats can produce up to how many litters a year?
3
7
5
8
Kopi luwak is an Indonesian coffee made from the partially digested coffee cherries, eaten and defecated by the...
Civet
Spider monkey
Pacarana
Oncilla
What is the most common owl to be found in Ireland?
Short-eared owl
Barn owl
Lesser sooty owl
Long-eared owl
And finally, name the famous video game character based on one of these guys.
Sly Racoon
Sammy Squirrel
Crash Bandicoot
Steven Shrew
You scored out of !
Turtley Awful
'Shell of a bad effort'
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What are ewe doing?
'Baaaaaad'
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Fin-tastic
'Flippin good'
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Clever cat
'Almost purr-fect'
You scored out of !
Top dog
'Paws-itively perfect'
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