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Louisiana Wildlife Test

1. The beaver is omniverous (eats meat and vegetables).
a. True b. False

 
2. Beaver care for their young...
3. How many young does a bobcat have in a season?
a. 1 b. 2-3
c. 4-5 d. 6-8

 
4. Coyotes mate for life.
a. True b. False

 
5. How many pups does a coyote have in a season?
a. 1-2 b. 3-4
c. 5-7 d. 8-9

 
6. Red foxes are omniverous.
a. True b. False

 
7. Gray foxes mate for life, and both parents raise the pups.
a. True b. False

 
8. Mink kits are blind for the first five weeks.
a. True b. False

 
9. Muskrats can hold their breath underwater for...
10. Nutria reach sexual maturity by...
11. Nutria waterproof their fur using their oil glands.
a. True b. False

 
12. Opossums have more teeth than any other Louisiana land mammal.
a. True b. False

 
13. The entrance to an otter den is in the river bank above water.
a. True b. False

 
14. Raccoons hibernate.
a. True b. False

 
15. The tip of the raccoon's tail is black.
a. True b. False

16. Alligators are currently endangered?
a. True b. False
 
17. What do baby alligators eat?
a. turtles & large fish b. rats & raccoons
c. small fish & bugs d. snakes & eels
 
18. What do grown alligators eat?
a. turtles & large fish b. nutria & raccoons
c. people d. both a & b
 
19. What eats baby alligators?
a. snakes & birds b. bats & bees
c. large turtles & fish d. both a & c
 
20. What is the average number of eggs a mother alligator will lay in a season?
a. 15 b. 35
c. 55 d. 75
 
21. A mother alligator will help take care of her babies for one or two years.
a. True b. False
 
22. How many eyelids does an alligator have?
a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4
 
23. Alligators hibernate.
a. True b. False
 
24. What is the life span of an alligator?
a. 10 years b. 20 years
c. 60 years d. 100 years
 
25. How many teeth does an alligator have?
a. 30 b. 50
c. 80 d. 100
 
26. What does an alligator use its tail for?
a. fighting b. swatting flies
c. swimming d. all of the above
 
27. What percentage of farmed alligators are returned to the wild?
a. 4% b. 14%
c. 24% d. 34%
 
28. How are alligator eggs collected from the wild?
a. by machines b. by men in airboats
c. by fishing nets d. by men in Jeeps
 
29. What motivates landowners to maintain the wetlands?
a. economic incentive b. love of hunting
c. threat by government d. pressure from their community
 
30. What parts of the alligator are used by people?
a. meat to eat b. hides for clothing
c. teeth for good luck d. all of the above

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