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Elzet! Great answer
Its a really amazing adaptation

Over to you!

Hi O, tx! Good to be back!

Squirt gun - what a tool to get rid of pests! I should keep one in my office... Passed all subjects? See we're going to be in the KNP ± same time...

I'll be back with a question...

Would come in very handy im sure!, I am going in to uni tomorrow to check

The aardvark

(a) has 4 toes on its front feet
(b) eats Cucumis humifructus, for their seed value
(c) is quite a good swimmer
(d) Sydney Stent confirmed that the fruit of the aardvark pumpkin grows underground.

Which of the above is true?

A) True
B) False (eats for water content. Propagates seed through feces)
C) False
D) True

3 out of 4...

A)True
B)False
C)True
D)True

Siobain, I'm sure you're correct, because that's the only one I don't know. The others are indeed so.

a) True - has four toes, although in spoor, usually it is only three that shows.
b) False - The seeds pass right through, and is buried in the dung pellet, which is actually the way it is spread and planted.
c) Swimmer? Don't know. And since the first False led to a 3/4, changing it to True must then give a 4/4
d) True - South African Sydney Stent confirmed that the fruit grows underground after, two years earlier, it was made off as boo-boo, and that it must have been buried underground by the locals for the sake of preservation.

Siobain Bishop

They are indeed good swimmers.

You're IT, Siobain.

I'll add the link re good swimmer tonight. Have to rush off to work now...

Choose the correct word or sentence associated with each animal.

1. The Black-faced Impala's existence it threatened by:
A) Wild dog
B) Pigs
C) Hyena
D) Goats

2. The Suni.....
A) Are only about 50cm at the shoulder, the male weighs a
maximum of 7kg with the female being a bit lighter.
B) They are seldom caught in traps due to their illusive behavior.
C) The maximum length on the males horns is 13cm.
D) the male wags his tail constantly while pursuing the female
to get her attention.

3. The Eland......
A) Only the males have horns.
B) When they form large herds the females will accept strange
calves as their own if the calves have lost their mother.
C) Because of their docility and the quality of their meat and milk,
they are being increasingly domesticated.
D) They are the second largest antelope in Africa.

1. D
2. C
3. B

I don't have a lot on suni here at work and I'm too lazy to search, but the 13cm just feels a bit long for their horns, and males can get to at least 9kg according to Eddie Young, so I'll go fo:

1. D
2. D
3. B

Sheldogz 2 out of 3
Bishop

OK, I guess that means I messed up!

Let me see then:

A) Black-faced impala - I take it we are speaking about the Angolan Impala - Aepyceros melampus petersi.

It is actually more threatened by the aftermath of the war in its native Angola than by anything else. After the war there's probably not many left, but fortunately some were introduced into Namibia some time ago, and they are now quite abundant on game farms where they are being introduced for breeding and ultimately hunting purposes, thus ensuring their survival.

I am not sure about the remaining wild populations, but I can only think that goats are their main threat - after humans that is. Mills confirms this, so I'll go with D)

B) Suni. I see that the record horn length for the suni is 13.34 cm (5 1/4"), so I was wrong there. Now, does Elzet round off or not... Let's see. I only have one book referring to the weight figure of Young, so I'm going to accept a transcription error, and belive the other sources that state max just over 5 kgs. They are often caught, and I only took a guess at the beg... I mean tail wagging, so I'll go with C) then.

C) Lastly the eland. Females have horns, and they're the largest antelope in Africa, so that leaves either B) or C). While calves follow any adult, and will try to suckle from any female, females aggressively repel suckling attempts by calves other than their own. Thus B) is also out, which leaves only C). Interesting. I know, and have seen old photos, of tame eland, and zebra, being used as farm animals, especially inspanned in front of wagons, but it was not really successful. And I know of a number of occasions where "tame" eland have killed or seriously hurt their owners...

So:
1. D
2. C
3. C

Thanks bishop, interesting about the impala. I'll wait and see if
Elzet has anything to add.