How well do you know Asian animals?
From elephants and snow leopards to monkeys and pandas, let’s put your knowledge to the test…
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Mongolia is famed for having more horses than people. But how many live in the ‘land of the horse’ (to the nearest million)?
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Which animal is a common sight in the Saudi Arabian town of Taif?
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The Japanese ‘kitsune’, Korean ‘gumiho’, Chinese ‘jiuweihu’ and Vietnamese ‘hồ ly tinh’ all refer to which kind of spirit animal in mythology?
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On which of these Indonesian islands will you not find Komodo dragons?
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There are now believed to be three species of orangutan in the world. True or false?
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Which Asian country has a snow leopard as its national animal?
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Can you name this animal? Hint: Native to southeast Asia, it’s among the world’s smallest primates.
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Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, found in Papua New Guinea, is the largest species of butterfly in the world. What is its wingspan?
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On average, giant pandas poo 40 times a day. True or false?
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Italian explorer Marco Polo has an Asian variety of what farm animal named after him?
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