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Antelope & Gazelle Quiz

1. What is the smallest antelope?
Klipspringer
Dik-Dik
Suni

2. What is the size of the smallest adult antelope?
12 pounds, 14 inches high
22 pounds, 18 inches high
40 pounds, 22 inches high

3. Adult antelopes and gazelles
always run from predators
have to drink water every day
have horns permanently attached to their skulls

4. What kind of habitat does a klipspringer live in?
rocky areas
open grasslands
in dense thickets

5.Which antelope can stand with all four feet touching each other
Suni
Kudu
Klipspringer

6.Which animal has horns that can grow over 4 feet long?
Addra Gazelle
Greater Kudu
Waterbuck

7. Antelopes and gazelles
do not overgraze the grasslands like cattle
eat different grasses & plants depending on the individual specie of animal
both of the above

8. Which animal is always found near permanent water?
Suni
Waterbuck
Addra Gazelle

9. Which animal is found in the Sahara Desert?
Suni
Addra Gazelle
Dik-Dik

10. Why do predators prefer not to hunt waterbucks?
because they are too small to provide much of a meal
because they can run 60 miles per hour
because their flesh is tough and smells bad

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