African savanna quiz

Tap an answer. You can check your thinking on each animal's plate.

1. How many living species of elephant do most scientists recognize today?
   OneTwoThreeFive
   African bush, African forest and Asian elephants. IUCN assessed the two African species separately in 2021. See the plate
2. Which rhino has a wide, square lip for grazing grass?
   Black rhinoWhite rhinoSumatran rhinoJavan rhino
   The white rhino is a grazer; the black rhino has a pointed lip for browsing shrubs. See the plate
3. Which big cat lives in groups called prides?
   CheetahLeopardLionTiger
   Lions are the only truly social cats. See the plate
4. Hippos are the closest living land relatives of which animals?
   PigsElephantsWhales and dolphinsRhinos
   DNA and fossils place hippos and whales together. See the plate
5. A zebra's stripes are?
   The same on every zebraUnique to each zebraOnly on malesPainted on by keepers
   Like fingerprints, no two stripe patterns match. See the plate