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About This Quiz
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my? More like pandas and baboons and dholes, oh my! Only the brave shall take this quiz. It's time to see how well you know the vast wildlife of Asia!
Now there is dhole way you'll be able to identify all of these creatures. Newt, it's just not possible! How do you even know what a Japanese macaque looks like? And when have you ever seen a Chinese pangolin? This quiz is sure to give you a run for your money. Think you're up for it? Will you breeze through these images like a clouded leopard or will you slowly mull over the answers like a crocodile staring at his lunch? Look out!
You see, Asia is filled with hundreds of types of wildlife, and this quiz is about to give you a taste. You may find a few of these creatures at the local zoo, but for a more authentic experience, you'll want to head to places like China, Indonesia, Bhutan, and Thailand. Only there will you catch a real glimpse of these beautiful and odd, or shall we say beautifully odd animals!Â
So what do you say? Think you can pass this test with fauna colors? Remember...no scaredy leopard cats allowed! Good luck!
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Gecko
Elephant
Asian elephants are the only living species of the genus Elephas. They live in Southeast Asia, from India and Nepal in the west to Borneo in the east. They are the largest living land animals in Asia!
Magpie
Fennec Fox
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Fennec Fox
Stoat
The stoat is a short-tailed weasel. It originated in Eurasia, but eventually crossed into North America where it naturalized and became larger and longer-tailed.
Chinese Crested Dog
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Bactrian Camel
Cuscus
Panda Bear
The panda bear is native to south central China. Its name in Chinese is dà xióng mÄo - which literally translates to "big bear cat."
Markhor
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Bactrian Camel
Fishing Cat
Ibis
Asian Sloth
The sloth bear is also known as the labiated bear or Stickney Bear. It is native to the Indian subcontient and is said to have evolved from ancestral brown bears.
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Ibis
Asian Giant Hornet
Malayan Tapir
The Malayan tapir is the largest of the five species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. They grow to between 5 feet, 11 inches and 8 feet, 2 inches in length.
Crane
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Crane
Monitor Lizard
Indian Rhino
The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros due to its... one horn! It is native to the Indian subcontinent and there are an estimated 3,555 living in the wild.
Asian Black Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Slow Loris
Slow lorises are found in Southeast Asia and its bordering area. They range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south. Talk about widespread wildlife!
Asian Black Bear
Purple Emperor
Sun Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Indian Cobra
The Indian cobra is a member of the "big four" species of snakes that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India. Despite this statistic, they are actually protected in India under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Long-Eared Owl
Gibbon
Newt
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Lesser Bird of Paradise
The lesser bird of paradise is maroon and brown with a yellow crown and brownish-yellow upper back. It grows up to 32 centimeters long and its diet consists of fruits and insects.
Newt
Crocodile
Saiga Antelope
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Saiga Antelope
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is the most populous tiger subspecies in Asia. There are an estimated 2,500 across Asia and are currently listed as endagered on the IUCN Red List.
Quail
Fire-Bellied Toad
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Fire-Bellied Toad
Orangutan
Hornbill
Japanese Macaque
The Japanese macaque is also known as the snow monkey. They get their name, "snow monkey," because they live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year.
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Bactrian Camel
The Bactrian camel is a large, even-toed ungulate native to Central Asia. These camels have two humps on their backs and serve mainly as "pack animals."
Hornbill
Barn Owl
Gharial
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Tapir
Tarsier
Asian Water Buffalo
The water buffalo is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. They range in weight from 660 - 1,210 pounds.
Indochinese Tiger
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Pekingese
Indian Elephant
Javan Rhino
The Javan rhinoceros was once very widespread across the entire Asian continent. The species is now critically endangered, however, and it is thought to be the rarest large mammal on Earth.
Binturong
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Red Panda
The red panda is also called the red bear-cat. It is the size of a domestic cat and is native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
Binturong
Birman
Bengal Tiger
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Gibbon
Green Sea Turtle
The green sea turtle is also known as the Pacific green turtle. Its name comes from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace while its shell is olive to black.
Fishing Cat
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Fennec Fox
Earwig
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Snow Leopard
Snow leopards inhabit alpine and subalpine zones at elevations from 9,800 to 14,800 feet. No wonder they get the name "snow" leopard. For food, they are known to kill animals two to four times their own weight. Yikes!
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Fennec Fox
Lar Gibbon
The lar gibbon is also called the white-handed gibbon. It is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, and is often seen in zoos across the world.
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Sun Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Chinese Pangolin
The Chinese pangolin is found in northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, northern Indochina, Taiwan, and southern China. It is one of eight species of pangolins. Bet you didn't even know there was ONE kind of pangolin.
Sun Bear
Asian Koel
Asian Black Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Tarsier
Pekingese
Red Headed Vulture
The red-headed vultures are also called Asian king vultures. They are an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent and have a wingspan of about 6.5 - 8.5 feet.
Asian Black Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Pekingese
Sumatran Tiger
The Sumatran tiger lives on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2008, and is estimated to have a population of 441 to 679.
White Rumped Vulture
Monitor Lizard
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Indian Cobra
Russian Sturgeon
The Russian sturgeon is native to the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. It moves into the river systems that drain into these seas in order to make its way to spawning areas upstream.
Malaysian Tapir
Tarsier
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Clouded Leopard
The clouded leopard is a wild cat that lives in the wild from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China. The clouded leopard is the state animal of the Indian state of Meghalaya.
Crab-Eating Macaque
Stoat
Lesser Bird of Paradise
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Lesser Bird of Paradise
Moorhen
Proboscis Monkey
The proboscis monkey is a long-nosed monkey known as the "bekantan" in Indonesia. It co-exists with the Bornean orangutan.
Baboon
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Baboon
Asian Sloth
Dusky Broadbill
The dusky broadbill is native to Southeast Asia and like most of this species, it is an insectivore - meaning it eats insects for food.
Elephant
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Orangutan
Orangutans are currently only found in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees.
Panda Bear
Asiatic Black Bear
Koala
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Slow Loris
Koala
Indochinese Tiger
Indochinese tigers live in Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia and southwestern China. These tigers are smaller in size than the Bengal and Siberian tigers.
Liger
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Zebu
Sand Lizard
Indian Peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large and brightly colored bird that is native to South Asia. There are two Asiatic species - one is blue and one is green.
Liger
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Sand Lizard
River Dolphin
Asian Fairy Bluebird
This fairy-bluebird is found in forests across tropical southern Asia, Indochina, the Greater Sundas, and Palawan. They were first described in 1790 by British ornithologist John Latham.
Rock Hyrax
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Bactrian Camel
Monkey
Monkeys from Africa and Asia are known as Old World monkeys. They inhabit a range of environments from tropical rain forest to savannas, shrubland and mountainous terrain.
Snow Leopard
Red Panda
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Javan Rhino
Hornbill
The hornbills are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored.
Red Panda
Asian Water Buffalo
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Asian Water Buffalo
Kingfisher
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's sunbird is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is named after Elizabeth Gould, a British artist and the wife of naturalist John Gould.
Yak
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Yak
Monitor Lizard
Monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania. They have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and range in length from 7.9 inches to 10 feet!
Tarsier
Banded Palm Civet
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Moorhen
Banded Palm Civet
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
The Indian paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia. Males have elongated central tail feathers, while females have much shorter tails. They feed on insects.
Woodlouse
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Gharial
The gharial is also known as the fish-eating crocodile. It is native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and is one of the longest crocodiles on Earth.
Heron
Dhole
Woodlouse
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Proboscis Monkey
Russian Sturgeon
Sun Bear
The sun bear is found in the tropical forest habitats of Southeast Asia. It is also known as the "honey bear" because of its healthy appetite for honeycombs and honey.
Indian Peafowl
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Tapir
What is a tapir? It is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. They are found in the jungle and forest regions of Southeastern Asia as well as South America and Central America.
Indian Peafowl
Orangutan
Sumatran Tiger
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Sumatran Tiger
Rock Hyrax
Tarsier
Tarsiers are primarily insectivorous and catch insects by jumping at them. They are also known to prey on birds, snakes, lizards, and bats.
Stoat
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Barn Owl
Giant Panda Bear
Stoat
Saiga Antelope
The saiga antelope is a critically endangered antelope. It stands 24 to 32 inches and weighs 57 to 152 pounds.
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Javan Rhino
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Crocodile
The saltwater crocodile is one of the three crocodilians found in India. This species of crocodile can live in marine environments, but usually resides in saline and brackish mangrove swamps, estuaries, deltas, lagoons, and lower stretches of rivers.
Giant Panda Bear
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Ibis
Gecko
Chinese Crested Dog
Crane
Cranes are a family of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the Gruiformes group. They exist on every continent, except Antarctica and South America, and change their diet according to the season and availability of food.
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Ibis
White Rumped Vulture
The White-Rumped Vulture is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000. As of 2016, there are fewer than 10,000 mature individuals in existence.
Asian Palm Civet
Kingfisher
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Kingfisher
Asian Giant Hornet
The Asian giant hornet is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. They prefer to live in low mountains and forests and almost completely avoid plains and high-altitude climates.
Green Sea Turtle
Lar Gibbon
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Gibbon
Gibbons move far in a short amount of time. Their method is to swing from branch to branch up to 50 feet in distance and at speeds as high as 34 mph!
Clouded Leopard
Barb
Malayan Tapir
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Asiatic Black Bear
Crab-Eating Macaque
Elephant
Leopard Cat
The leopard cat is a small wild cat native to continental South, Southeast and East Asia. It is about the size of a domestic cat, but more slender, with longer legs and well-defined webs between its toes.
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Newt
Newts are unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, They are semi-aquatic and alternate between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. They sometimes even stay in the water full-time.
Elephant
Ainu Dog
Woodlouse
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Woodlouse
Pika
The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, very round body, rounded ears, and no external tail. They are closely related to the rabbit, but have shorter ears. They live in mountainous countries in Asia.
Red-Headed Vulture
Orangutan
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Chinese Pangolin
Dhole
The dhole is a canid native to Central, South, and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asiatic wild dog and is considered a highly social animal.
Indian Peafowl
Orangutan
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Which Asian wildlife creature is seen here?
Asian Black Bear
The Asian black bear is also known as the moon bear and the white-chested bear. These bears live an arboreal life in the Himalayas, India, Korea, China, the Russian Far East, the Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan, and Taiwan.
Chinese Pangolin
Sand Lizard
River Dolphin
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