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Оглавление1 Referring to their hands, which monkeys derive their name from the Greek for ‘maimed’?
2 Which fir tree is named after a Scottish botanist who died in Hawaii in 1834?
3 What is the largest living marsupial?
4 Which farm animals belong to the genus Capra?
5 Which gamebird’s “Grey” species has the Latin name Perdix perdix?
6 The Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) is known by which other name?
7 A lithophyte is a type of plant that grows where?
8 The Samoyed dog breed developed in what vast region?
9 Ciconia ciconia is the Latin name for which long-necked large bird?
10 Which extinct animal appears twice on the Tasmanian Coat of Arms?
11 “Aurelian” is a term for people interested in which creatures?
12 A zedonk is a rare cross between which two animals?
13 A member of the woodpecker family, the wryneck feeds mostly on what?
14 The Tarpan is an extinct subspecies related to which domesticated animal?
15 A ‘binky’ is a twisting jump made by which animal being joyful?
16 Which species of penguin is second only in size to the emperor penguin?
17 Which amphibian and “aquatic Panda” is called the wawa yu, or crying baby fish, by locals in China?
18 What is the world’s largest living structure composed of living entities?
19 Panama disease is a type of Fusarium wilt that threatens which fruit plants?
20 Which weasel family member is pictured?
