Quiz on Bears - Indian Wildlife Club

1. Grizzly bears are actually the same as brown bears and both share the Greek name ursus arctos. They got the name grizzly from,

a series of grizzly murders involving these bears near Seattle in the 1950s

the silvery appearance of their coat when they grow old

the ancient weather beaten appearance of their bodies

2. When less than a year old, bear cubs have ropes or chains forced through their noses and most o their teeth are removed

The `Madaris` of India do this to make them dance

The Russians do this to train them for circus

The Chinese do this to milk bile.

3. The Polar bear’s scientific name isursus maritimas. What does that mean?

white bear

ice bear

sea bear

4. Which of the following animal is not a bear

sloth bear

giant panda

red panda

5. The spectacled bear lives only in

North America

South America

Australia

6. To which animal is the bear closely related?

Monkey

Dog

Cat

7. This species of bear is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan and SriLanka

Black bear

Sloth bear

Brown bear

8. When do Giant pandas hibernate?

Summer

Winter

They do not hibernate

9. Bears walk in a ‘plantigrade’ fashion- that means

they walk with very bowed legs

they walk faster uphill than downhill

they walk with their toes and heels touching the ground at the same time ( similar to human walk)

10. Genetically the polar bear is most closely related to

Asiatic brown bear

Sun Bear

Brown bear