How well do you know your prey (and your dogs)? Take a quiz and find out!
Which area in North America has the largest number of cougar (mountain lion) attacks on humans?
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Despite being just 3% of the total land mass of British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada is home to approximately 3,500 mountain lions- the highest concentration anywhere in the world.
What is the most common quarry treed by trained hounds in South Africa?
-Lions
-Humans
-Leopards
-Hippos
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It's people. American-trained, free roaming packs of dogs are commonly used in conservation efforts to combat illegal poaching on African game preserves.How far can a hound’s bark normally travel?
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Up to five miles
Which scent stimulates a dog’s brain the most?
-Raccoon
-Bobcat
-Their owner
-Skunk
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Your hound’s favorite scent is you! According to a 2015 Behavioural Processes study, it was found that dogs connect their owner’s unique smell to happiness. By performing brain scans on the dogs and recording their responses to different stimuli, scientists found that when dogs smelled their owners, it activated a reward center in their brain that cannot be replicated by any other scent.
Which type of dog is used to hunt lions in South Africa?
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The Rhodesian Ridgeback
Which state has the highest concentration of black bear?
-Michigan
-California
-Wisconsin
-Alaska
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In the state of California, there are an estimated 25,000-35,000 American black bears, making it the largest population of the species in the United States.
Raccoons can be seen wetting their hands constantly to:
-Clean the scent of food from their hands to avoid predators
- heighten their sense of touch
- Prevent the spread of COVID
- Remove tree sap
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Raccoons partially rely on touch to find food and move in the dark. Water on their paws makes the nerve endings in their fingers more sensitive and even more dexterous, heightening their senses.
When a carnivorous predator kills more prey than it can conceivably eat, this is known as:
-Feeding frenzy
-Killing spree
-Depredation event
-Surplus killing
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Among predatory animals, cougars and fox are two species known for surplus killing . After depredation events of a high magnitude (ex. a fox killing every chicken in a hen house, or a cougar dispatching 8 of a farmer's alpacas) a removal specialist or houndsman may be contacted to drive a legally protected predator away or dispatch it.
Many beagles have a white tip of fur on the end of their tail. What is this normally called?
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The white tip of fur on a Beagle’s tail is referred to as the “flag” and was selectively bred to be seen easily by the houndsman when the smaller dog’s head is down trailing a scent in tall grass or brush.
