Apeaware Ape Quiz

1. True or false: All apes live in Africa.

True

False

Orangutans lives in Asia. And humans are apes that live all around the world.

Explanation

Orangutans lives in Asia. And humans are apes that live all around the world.

2. True or False: Gorilla are fierce predators

True

False

False: Gorillas are herbivores and are generally very peaceful except when threatened

Explanation

False: Gorillas are herbivores and are generally very peaceful except when threatened

3. True or false: Bonobos often make nests in trees

True

False

Bonobos sleep in trees and will often make new nests every night

Explanation

Bonobos sleep in trees and will often make new nests every night

4. To help apes we should do which of the following:

Recycle cell phones

Support charities that help the people of Africa

Find environmental alternatives to palm oil

All of the above

All of the above. We need to recycle cell phones, not just because recycling is good but also because cell phones use coltan a mineral which is mined in the same area in which bonobos and gorillas live. To help apes we must also help the people of Africa so that they will not need to hunt apes for food or use their habitat to build houses and farms. The demand for palm oil is destroying orangutan habitats and we must find alternatives to reduce that problem.

Explanation

All of the above. We need to recycle cell phones, not just because recycling is good but also because cell phones use coltan a mineral which is mined in the same area in which bonobos and gorillas live. To help apes we must also help the people of Africa so that they will not need to hunt apes for food or use their habitat to build houses and farms. The demand for palm oil is destroying orangutan habitats and we must find alternatives to reduce that problem.

5. Which of the following have chimpanzees NOT been known to do

Use tools

Hunt monkeys

Swim long distances

Walk upright

Although chimps can walk upright for short distances and they do sometimes hunt other mammals including monkeys and have been known to use sticks as tools to get termites, they cannot swim long distances.

Explanation

Although chimps can walk upright for short distances and they do sometimes hunt other mammals including monkeys and have been known to use sticks as tools to get termites, they cannot swim long distances.

6. What is the only country in which bonobos live?

Tanzania

Rwanda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda

Bonobos only live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is very unfortunate since there has been so much war, disease, and poverty there. Both the people and the bonobos have suffered greatly.

Explanation

Bonobos only live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is very unfortunate since there has been so much war, disease, and poverty there. Both the people and the bonobos have suffered greatly.

7. Which of the following is not a sub species of gorilla?

Northern Lowland Gorilla

Eastern Lowland Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla

Western Lowland Gorilla

There is no “Northern Lowland gorilla”. Some scientists also consider cross river and Bwindi gorillas as separate sub species.

Explanation

There is no “Northern Lowland gorilla”. Some scientists also consider cross river and Bwindi gorillas as separate sub species.

8. True or False: You can tell if an adult orangutan is male by whether or not it has cheek pouches.

True

False

False. Although many male orangutans develop quite large cheek pouches some adult males do not.

Explanation

False. Although many male orangutans develop quite large cheek pouches some adult males do not.