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Mexican Wolf Quiz



Test your Mexican Wolf I.Q.

You can either answer the questions below using this online form or you can print out the quiz and answer the questions on paper. When you click submit at the bottom of this form, you will be given a list of your answers to the questions as well as a list of the correct answers. Compare the two, and see how you did!

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Choose the best answer for each question?

1) Mexican wolves are what kind of animals?

reptiles
mammals
amphibians
birds

2) What color are Mexican wolves?

black
gray
mixture of gray, brown and black
white

3) Mexican wolves live in which of the following habitats?

mountain forests, grasslands and shrublands
low deserts
wetlands
polar regions

4) Mexican wolves were once found in which places?

Mexico
Arizona
Texas and New Mexico
All of the above

5) Mexican wolves make their dens in which of the following places?

Grandma's house
enlarged burrows
under trees or rock ledges
both enlarged burrows and under trees or rock ledges

6) How do Mexican wolves communicate?

scent marking
howling
facial expressions
body posture
All of the above

7) Mexican wolves live together in:

small families of 2-8 animals
medium-sized families of 10-20 animals
large, extended families (grandparents, aunts, uncles. cousins)

8) How many pups do Mexican wolves normally have?

1 - 3
4 - 6
>10

9) What do Mexican wolves eat?

deer
humans
elk
both deer and elk

10) Wolves became an Endangered Species because of what reasons?

smashed by a big meteor
turned into dogs
direct competition with humans

     

Today's Date: January 15, 2009

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