The Ultimate Coyote-Badger Partnership Quiz
Native Americans have passed down through the generations the story of how coyotes and badgers work together to find food. Learn how this interesting collaboration was confirmed by the University of California by taking this quiz.
Question 2 of 16
How was Native American folklore shared?
... Native Americans shared their folklore by oral storytelling.
Question 3 of 16
Which animal pair played a big part in Western Native American folklore?
... Coyotes and badgers became a part in Western Native American folklore because they really hunted together.
Question 4 of 16
What animal family is the badger a member of?
... A badger belongs to the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels.
Question 5 of 16
What kind collaboration between badgers and coyotes did Native Americans tell stories about?
... Native Americans told stories about how badgers and coyotes worked together to find food.
Question 6 of 16
What is the reputation of coyotes?
... Coyotes are reputed to be wily.
Question 7 of 16
What does the word "coyote" mean?
... The word "coyote" means trickster, and comes from the Aztec word "coyotl".
Question 8 of 16
How do badgers acquire their food?
... Badgers use their claws and pointed heads to dig for underground prey.
Question 9 of 16
How do coyotes and badgers hunt together?
... Coyotes do the chasing, and badgers dig when the prey goes underground.
Question 10 of 16
What prey do coyotes and badgers hunt together?
... Small animals such as prairie dogs and ground squirrels are hunted by coyote and badger teams.
Question 11 of 16
What sense do coyotes use to find prey?
... Coyotes have sharper eyesight than badgers, and use this sense to find prey.
Question 12 of 16
What sense do badgers use to find prey?
... Badgers use their sense of smell to sniff out their next meal.
Question 13 of 16
How much more successful is the coyote when it teams up with the badger to hunt prey?
... Coyotes catch about one-third more ground squirrels when hunting with the badger than when hunting alone.
Question 14 of 16
Who confirmed the Native American stories about coyotes and badgers collaborating?
... University of California's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology confirmed the stories.
Question 15 of 16
In the Native American stories, what roles did the coyote and badger play?
... Coyotes and badgers played roles as friends, neighbors and competitors in Native American stories.
Question 16 of 16
How were Greek and Roman myths passed to future generations?
... Greeks and Roman passed their stories with oral storytelling, as did the Native Americans.
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