MAMMALS

(e.g., The name of this nocturnal lemur sounds very positive. Answer: Aye-aye.)

Freshman level

1. The name of this flying mammal is also a term used in baseball.

2. Which state is the “Gopher State”?

3. The name of this mammal means “thorny pig.”

Graduate level

4. The male of this type of whale has a long, spirally, twisted tusk.

5. Humans, monkeys and gorillas belong to this order of mammals.

6. Name one of the two U.S. states that has the beaver as its symbol.

Ph.D. level

7. Only mammals have this sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen.

8. This marsupial is the nickname of the Australian national rugby union team.

9. A mouse, rat, squirrel and beaver are members of this order of mammals.

Answers: 1. Bat. 2. Minnesota. 3. Porcupine. 4. Narwhal. 5. Primates. 6. New York and Oregon. 7. Diaphragm. 8. Wallaby (the Wallabies). 9. Rodent.

— North America Syndicate