Pets quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which popular pet bird is famous for its ability to mimic human speech?

   Answer: Parrot

   Why: Parrots produce human-like sounds using a specialized vocal organ called a syrinx rather than vocal cords.

2. 2 Medium

   What sound does a happy, excited guinea pig make?

   Answer: Wheeking

   Why: Wild cavies never make this food call: researchers say it came with domestication and is aimed at the keeper walking in.

3. 3 Hard

   What organ do cats use to taste scents in the air?

   Answer: Jacobson's organ

   Why: Cats curl the upper lip and stretch the neck in the flehmen response, drawing scent-laden air over it behind the front teeth.

4. 4 Easy

   How many eyelids does each of a cat's eyes have?

   Answer: Three

   Why: The third one, the nictitating membrane, sweeps in from the inner corner like a wiper blade and spreads tears across the eye.

5. 5 Medium

   Which two colors make up a pet dog's normal color vision?

   Answer: Blue and yellow

   Why: Dogs lack red-green cones, giving them dichromatic vision similar to human red-green color blindness.

6. 6 Hard

   What unusual social behavior have pet rats been observed doing?

   Answer: Freeing trapped friends

   Why: In the 2011 Science study the rats also opened a second container full of chocolate and shared the treat with the cagemate they had freed.