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