Wildlife Wonders: 10 Questions About Animal Journeys

Follow migrating monarchs and humpbacks, and discover why bats have such unusual wings.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01Where do many eastern North American monarch butterflies overwinter?

CanadaCentral MexicoFlorida KeysSouthern Chile

QUESTION 02Which plant is especially important as a host for monarch butterfly caterpillars?

MilkweedPineMapleRosemary

QUESTION 03What makes the eastern monarch northward migration unusual?

It happens only underwaterIt involves successive generationsEvery monarch survives for five yearsIt occurs only at night

QUESTION 04Where do western North American monarchs commonly overwinter?

California coastGreenland ice capFlorida EvergladesNova Scotia

QUESTION 05Which mammals are capable of true powered flight?

Flying squirrelsBatsSugar glidersColugos

QUESTION 06What structures support much of a bat wing?

Rigid feathersModified long finger bonesA shell of cartilageScales and fins

QUESTION 07Which statement about bats and eyesight is most accurate?

All bats are blindMost bats see reasonably wellBats have no eyesOnly baby bats can see

QUESTION 08What is echolocation used for by many insect-eating bats?

Changing the weatherDetecting objects and prey from echoesMaking leaves growProducing electricity

QUESTION 09Where do some North Pacific humpbacks travel to breed after feeding near Alaska?

HawaiiBaltic SeaHudson BayArctic sea ice

QUESTION 10Which humpback whales are especially known for complex breeding-season songs?

Adult malesOnly newborn calvesOnly adult femalesNeither sex

Keep your curiosity going.