Onager - Quiz
Onager
  • 1. At what times of day are onagers mostly active?
A) Dawn and dusk
B) Only at night
C) Only at noon
D) Midday and midnight
  • 2. What is the primary social structure of stallion onagers when they are not in harems?
A) Strictly pairs
B) Solitary or groups of two or three
C) Large herds of over 50
D) Always in bachelor groups
  • 3. What is the gestation period of an onager?
A) 6 months
B) 14 months
C) 9 months
D) 11 months
  • 4. How long does a typical onager birth last?
A) About 1 hour
B) A little more than 10 minutes
C) Less than 2 minutes
D) Around 30 minutes
  • 5. How soon after birth can a foal stand and nurse?
A) 1 to 2 hours
B) 15 to 20 minutes
C) Immediately upon birth
D) 5 to 10 minutes
  • 6. At what age does an onager reach sexual maturity?
A) Three to four years old
B) Five years old
C) Two years old
D) One year old
  • 7. What is the maximum lifespan of an onager in captivity?
A) 30 years
B) 20 years
C) 26 years
D) 14 years
  • 8. How do onagers obtain water in dry riverbeds?
A) They travel long distances to lakes
B) They wait for the rainy season
C) They absorb moisture from plants
D) They dig holes to reach subsurface water
  • 9. What is the peak accumulation period for onager births?
A) January to February
B) April to May
C) June to July
D) August to September
  • 10. What happens to the large group associations (450-1,200 individuals) over time?
A) They remain together for the whole season
B) They dissolve within a day
C) They form a permanent hierarchy
D) They migrate to another continent
  • 11. When do young male onagers frequently form bachelor groups?
A) During the winter
B) Throughout the entire year
C) During the summer
D) During the mating season
  • 12. What determines the differences in onager social structure?
A) The species of grass available
B) The age of the stallion
C) Changes in climate, vegetation, predation, and hunting
D) The size of the foal
  • 13. What do onagers eat when in dry habitats?
A) Only aquatic plants
B) Insects and small rodents
C) Purely fruits
D) Shrubs and trees
  • 14. How do onagers reach succulent herbs growing at the base of woody plants?
A) They push the plants over with their bodies
B) They break up woody vegetation with their hooves
C) They rely on rain to wash the plants away
D) They use their teeth to gnaw the bark
  • 15. What are the common predators mentioned that influence onager behavior?
A) Only wolves
B) Lions and tigers
C) Including humans
D) None, they have no predators
  • 16. Who described and gave the onager its binomial name?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Peter Simon Pallas
C) Carl Linnaeus
D) Alfred Russel Wallace
  • 17. In what year was the onager named by Peter Simon Pallas?
A) 1775
B) 1802
C) 1750
D) 1855
  • 18. What is the scientific name for the onager?
A) Equus hemionus
B) Equus caballus
C) Equus asinus
D) Equus kiang
  • 19. What is the typical weight range of an onager?
A) 200–260 kg
B) 300–400 kg
C) 100–150 kg
D) 500–600 kg
  • 20. How fast can an onager run?
A) 40–50 km/h
B) 30–40 km/h
C) 80–90 km/h
D) 64–70 km/h
  • 21. What is the conservation status of the onager according to the 2015 IUCN Red List?
A) Least Concern
B) Critically Endangered
C) Near Threatened
D) Extinct in the Wild
  • 22. To which family does the onager belong?
A) Camelidae
B) Cervidae
C) Bovidae
D) Equidae
  • 23. What does the Ancient Greek term 'hēmíonos' mean?
A) Striped runner
B) Desert dweller
C) Half-donkey
D) Wild horse
  • 24. Which animal was previously considered a subspecies of the onager before being reclassified as a distinct species?
A) Domestic donkey
B) Zebra
C) Kiang
D) Przewalski's horse
  • 25. How many subspecies of the onager are widely accepted?
A) Two
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Four
  • 26. What physical feature runs down the middle of the onager's back?
A) A series of spots
B) A thick layer of fur
C) A broad dorsal stripe
D) A long mane
  • 27. What does the word 'ónos' mean in Ancient Greek?
A) Fast
B) Horse
C) Donkey
D) Wild
  • 28. What does the word 'ágrios' mean in Ancient Greek?
A) Fast
B) Wild
C) Strong
D) Donkey
  • 29. What color is the onager's belly, rump, and muzzle?
A) Brown
B) Black
C) White
D) Grey
  • 30. Which gender of onager is usually larger?
A) Female
B) Both are equal
C) Male
D) Depends on the subspecies
  • 31. Which of the following is an alternative name for the onager?
A) African wild horse
B) Steppe zebra
C) Desert mule
D) Asiatic wild ass
  • 32. What subgenus does the onager belong to?
A) Asinus
B) Dolichohippus
C) Equus
D) Hippotigris
  • 33. The genus Equus is believed to have evolved from which ancestral form?
A) Equus simplicidens
B) Plesippus
C) Equus livenzovensis
D) Dinohippus
  • 34. Which intermediate form connects Dinohippus to the genus Equus?
A) Plesippus
B) Equus livenzovensis
C) Equus simplicidens
D) Asinus
  • 35. Where was the oldest known Equus fossil discovered?
A) Western Europe
B) Mongolia
C) Idaho, USA
D) Russia
  • 36. What is considered the oldest divergence within the genus Equus?
A) Asian hemiones
B) Pliocene forms
C) Domesticated horse
D) African zebras
  • 37. How many mature onager individuals does the IUCN estimate remain in the wild?
A) 5,000
B) 40,000
C) 4,500
D) 28,000
  • 38. What is the main stronghold of the onager?
A) Nefud Desert
B) Kalamaili Nature Reserve
C) Gobi Desert
D) Khar Turan National Park
  • 39. Where is the Indian wild ass currently found?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Gujarat
C) Afghanistan
D) Pakistan
  • 40. The Persian onager's larger population is found in which national park?
A) Kalamaili
B) Khar Turan
C) Gobi
D) Nefud
  • 41. In which country is the onager currently considered extinct?
A) Mongolia
B) Afghanistan
C) Turkmenistan
D) Iran
  • 42. Which of these is NOT listed as a favoured habitat for the onager?
A) Tropical rainforests
B) Arid grasslands
C) Desert plains
D) Mountainous steppes
  • 43. How many years ago did the Asiatic wild ass range widely across Europe and Asia?
A) 3.5 million
B) 40,000
C) 5.6 million
D) 700,000
  • 44. Where is the Turkmenian kulan currently found?
A) Iraq
B) Syria
C) Jordan
D) Turkmenistan
  • 45. Where have cases of onager deaths by leopard predation been recorded?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Iran
C) Mongolia
D) India
  • 46. What is a genetic consequence of the extreme isolation of onager subpopulations?
A) Rapid evolution
B) Increased disease resistance
C) Changes in coat color
D) Inbreeding problems
  • 47. What activity by livestock contributes to reduced food availability for onagers?
A) Noise disturbance
B) Pollution of grazing lands
C) Trampling of nesting sites
D) Overgrazing
  • 48. Why is habitat loss and fragmentation a major concern in Mongolia?
A) Infrastructure for mining activities
B) Expansion of agricultural farms
C) Increased urbanization
D) Governmental dam projects
  • 49. Which disease caused a major decline in the Indian wild ass population in the 1960s?
A) Foot and mouth disease
B) African horse sickness
C) Rabies
D) Equine influenza
  • 50. In which country have the two subspecies been reintroduced to the wild since 1982?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Israel
C) Iran
D) Jordan
  • 51. What were the animals on the Standard of Ur, according to genetic testing of skeletons?
A) Purebred donkeys
B) Kungas
C) Horses
D) Purebred onagers
  • 52. What does Clutton-Brock suggest the animals on the Standard of Ur actually were?
A) Camels
B) Mules
C) Donkeys
D) Onagers
  • 53. What factor, besides poaching, threatens onagers by reducing water at springs?
A) Herders
B) Mining companies
C) Tourism
D) Climate change
  • 54. What is a priority for future conservation measures according to the text?
A) Capturing all wild onagers
B) Encouraging local involvement
C) Banning all mining activities
D) Moving all onagers to zoos
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