Bing Homepage Quiz (06/08/2022)

Bing Homepage Quiz (06/08/2022)

1. What kind of cetaceans are leading the hunt?

A. Killer whale

B. Common dolphin

C. Pilot whale

With a global population of about 6 million, the common dolphin is the most abundant cetacean in the world. These dolphins inhabit most of the temperate seas in both hemispheres. Although once classified into two species, short-beaked and long-beaked, the distinction is no longer considered meaningful.

Despite their name, common dolphins are not the classic archetype of dolphin many of us know from aquarium shows and popular culture. The famous TV dolphin, 'Flipper,' was a bottlenose dolphin.

The Correct Answer: B. Common dolphin

2. These dolphins are feeding in a designated marine protected area off South Africa's east coast. What body of water are they in?

A. Indian Ocean

B. Atlantic Ocean

C. Arabian Sea

South Africa's coastline stretches 1,770 miles from its desert border with Namibia on its western shore of the Atlantic Ocean, to its border with Mozambique on the country's east coast of the Indian Ocean.

Roughly between the two oceans is the famous Cape of Good Hope, a navigational landmark more than a geographical one. Located on the Atlantic side of South Africa, it's where a north-south journey becomes an east-west sailing for mariners. It is also where the cold and warm currents of the two oceans meet.

The Correct Answer: Indian Ocean

3. What type of opportunistic seabirds are partaking in the feast served by the dolphins?

A. Gannet

B. Cormorant

C. Albatross

Cape gannets are large seabirds and expert fliers who spend much of their lives at sea. As such, they eat fish and have adapted to hunt them from above. The beaks of Cape gannets are pointed and serrated and have no external nostrils, allowing them to dive-bomb their prey from a very high altitude. They can hit the water at speeds up to 60 miles per hour without harming themselves.

The Correct Answer: Gannet