With 2024 approaching, here's another guessing game, this time about the natural world and its denizens.
Rules
- Any animal extinct or alive is allowed.
- Bacteria and single celled organisms aren't allowed.
- You are allowed ask up to three questions per post (but please do it sparingly every round).
- Rounds are allowed to go on for two days after the round's start, but if everyone is stumped, the OP can reveal it, and goes to the person who declares stumped first.
- Please put the common name and scientific name when you reveal the answer for extant species.
- Note that I said Extant; extinct species usually have no common name, so put the full scientific name.
- Images are recommened.
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Rounds 1- 50
- 1: Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
- 2: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- 3: Spinosaurus aeygypticus
- 4: Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
- 5: White Bellbird (Procnias albus)
- 6: Puma/Cougar (Puma concolor)
- 7: Fairyflies (Mymaridae)
- 8: Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
- 9: Sleeper Shark (Somniosidae)
- 10: Myxozoans (Myxozoa; Myxobolus cerebralis pictured in answer)
- 11: Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
- 12: Aardvark (Orcycteropus afer)
- 13: Seriemas (Cariamidae; pictured is the Red-Legged Seriema Cariama cristata)
- 14: Giant Salamander (Andrias sp.)
- 15: Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
- 16: Yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti)
- 17: Hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni)
- 18: Horsefly (Tabanus sulcifrons)
- 19: Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
- 20: Segnosaurus galbinensis
- 21: Leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae)
- 22: Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
- 23: Longnose sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus)
- 24: Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
- 25: Loons (Gavia sp.; common loon G. immer pictured)
- 26: Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)
- 27: Mini ature
- 28: Gollumjapyx smeagol
- 29: Nyctosaurus gracilis
- 30: Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
- 31: European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
- 32: Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
- 33: Indian Fruit Bat (Pteropus medius)
- 34: Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
- 35: Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
- 36: Barn owl (Tyto alba)
- 37: Ball Python (Python regius)
- 38: Orangutans (Pongo sp.)
- 39: Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis)
- 40: Spoonbills (Platalea sp.; roseate spoonbill P. ajaja pictured)
- 41: Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
- 42: Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
- 43: Indri (Indri indri)
- 44: Clownfish (Amphiprioninae; orange clownfish Amphiprion percula pictured)
- 45: Potoo (Nyctibius sp.)
- 46: Elephant seals (Mirounga sp.; northern elephant seal M. angustirostris pictured)
- 47: Nocticola Pheromosa
- 48: Slow worm (Anguis fragilis)
- 49: Lobster (Homarus sp., depicted: Homarus gammarus)
- 50: Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Rounds 51- 100
- 51: Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)
- 52: Bustards (Otididae; great bustard Otis tarda pictured)
- 53: Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- 54: Sacabambaspis janvieri
- 55: Roadrunners (Geococcyx sp.; greater roadrunner G. californianus pictured)
- 56: Dimetrodon
- 57: European monkfish (Lophius piscatorius)
- 58: Sparklemuffin (Maratus jactatus)
- 59: Anamalocaris
- 60: Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
- 61: Kea (Nestor notabilis)
- 62: Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
- 63: Softshell turtle (Trionychidae)
- 64: (West Indian Ocean) Coelacanth (Latimeria, in picture: Latimeria chalumnae)
- 65: Budgett's frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)
- 66: Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)
- 67: Tyrannosaurus rex
- 68: Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
- 69: Termites (Isoptera; Formosan termite Coptotermes formosanus pictured)
- 70: Excalibosaurus costini
- 71: Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
- 72: Madagascar Golden Orb Spider (Nephila)
- 73: Hanuman langur (Presbytis entellus)
- 74: Bagheera kiplingi
- 75: False saber-toothed cats (Nimravidae; Hoplophoneus mentalis pictured)
- 76: Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex)
- 77: Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- 78: Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
- 79: Siberian unicorn (Elasmotherium sibiricum)
- 80: Archaeopteryx; A. siemensii pictured
- 81: Woodswallow (Artamus sp.); pictured: white-breasted woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
- 82: Spool spiders (Seothyra sp.; S. schreineri pictured)
- 83: Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
- 84: Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
- 85: Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
- 86: Mosasaurus; M. hoffmannii pictured
- 87: Hermit bird (Phaethornithinae)
- 88: Deinonychus antirrhopus
- 89: Sabretoothed Salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus)
- 90: Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
- 91: Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi)
- 92: Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
- 93: Rock dove / pigeon (Columba livia)
- 94: Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
- 95: Temnodontosaurus trigonodon
- 96: Diplodocus sp.; D. carnegii pictured
- 97: Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
- 98: Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
- 99: South African springhare (Pedetes capensis)
- 100: Humanity (Homo sapiens)
Rounds 101- 150
- 101: Iguanodon sp.; I. bernissartensis pictured
- 102: Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
- 103: [Texas] Horned Toad (Phrynosoma cornutus)
- 104: Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
- 105: Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
- 106: Stegosaurus stenops
- 107: Ibises (Threskiornis sp.)
- 108: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- 109: Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
- 110: Psittacosaurus
- 111: Jaguar (Panthera onca)
- 112: Fat-Tailed Scorpion (Androctonus sp.)
- 113: Mussaurus patagonicus
- 114: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
- 115: Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)
- 116: American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)
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Let's go.
Before Canada had a King Charles, there was another Charles who rules over Ontario.
- It is a mammal.
- that can climb trees.
- It's not a symbol of Ontario.
- Not aquatic.
- It is herbivorous.
- Its not a carnivore.
- It has no horns or antlers.
Edited by generation81 on May 8th 2024 at 3:18:03 PM
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#2: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:37:11 AM
The rule is like other guessing game, right?
A mammal?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Dec 30th 2023 at 11:37:52 AM
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#3: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:38:01 AM
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Yes to both of those. And the animal is indeed a mammal.
Edited by generation81 on Dec 30th 2023 at 2:38:22 PM
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#4: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:38:50 AM
Is the animal considered a symbol of Ontario?
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#6: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:42:02 AM
Is it carnivorous?
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#8: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:44:38 AM
Herbivorous?
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#10: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:46:52 AM
Does it have horns/antlers?
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#12: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:49:41 AM
Aquatic Mammal?
Edited by TheFarmboy on Dec 30th 2023 at 4:19:58 PM
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#13: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:51:49 AM
Not an aquatic mammal.
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#14: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:52:03 AM
Can it climb trees?
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#16: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:53:15 AM
A gorilla
? note
Edited by LucasdaKool on Dec 30th 2023 at 11:53:57 AM
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#17: Dec 30th 2023 at 11:58:37 AM
Correct! same individual even!
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Those from the GTA may know of Charles, the Toronto Zoo's silverback, who's been at the the zoo since it opened in 1974. Yeah, he's old, and he's fathered a lot of offspring. If you're in a North American zoo, chances are they can trace ancestry back to him.
Edited by generation81 on Dec 31st 2023 at 6:24:07 AM
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#18: Dec 31st 2023 at 5:50:10 AM
Round Two
Did you eat it lately?
- Its a Bird, not a mammal.
- It can fly.
- Its not a chicken.
Edited by generation81 on Dec 31st 2023 at 6:00:14 AM
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#19: Dec 31st 2023 at 5:54:04 AM
A mammal?
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#21: Dec 31st 2023 at 5:58:44 AM
A bird?
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#23: Dec 31st 2023 at 2:51:04 PM
Does it fly?
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#24: Dec 31st 2023 at 2:54:29 PM
Is it a chicken?
(Do we have to guess the specific breed or just the species would be enough?)
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With 2024 approaching, here's another guessing game, this time about the natural world and its denizens.
Rules
Let's go.
Before Canada had a King Charles, there was another Charles who rules over Ontario.
Edited by generation81 on May 8th 2024 at 3:18:03 PM