Quiz  /  Pounds of Flesh: How Much Can They Eat? Quiz

  • 1. 
    Albatross chicks are up to 300 times heavier than this predator, yet they are at risk from it on Gough Island in the Atlantic.

  • Mice
  • Shrews
  • Voles
  • Praying mantises

  • 2. 
    How many pounds of salmon can a grizzly bear eat in a day?

  • 30–40
  • 80–100
  • 10–15
  • 100–200

  • 3. 
    Which animal kicked its way out of a feral Burmese python in the Everglades?

  • Coyote
  • Key deer
  • Wolverine
  • American alligator

  • 4. 
    What percentage of its body weight can a Burmese python consume at one time?

  • 30
  • 300
  • 20
  • 100

  • 5. 
    How much of its body weight can a Nile crocodile eat?

  • One-eighth
  • One-third
  • One-fourth
  • Half

  • 6. 
    How many pounds of meat can a tiger eat at once?

  • 40–60
  • 25–35
  • 12–20
  • 5–10

  • 7. 
    What is the largest animal hunted by the leopard?

  • Elephant
  • Zebu
  • Giraffe
  • Hippopotamus

  • 8. 
    Which large animal is the orca least successful at hunting?

  • Great white shark
  • Moose
  • Bottlenose dolphin
  • Blue whale

  • 9. 
    What is the largest species of bird taken by the peregrine falcon?

  • Canvasback duck
  • Sandhill crane
  • Black-crowned night heron
  • Canada goose

  • 10. 
    How many pounds of meat is a large male lion capable of eating in one sitting?

  • 10
  • 100
  • 40
  • 60
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