Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Day 2 : Answers and Winners

Informalz Day 2 Winner is Kuldeep Chandi from IMT.
Congratulations Kuldeep..

Answers of Day 2 set:
1.Nilgiri Tahr - A species of goat-antelope endemic to the wastern ghats.
2. Capybara - The largest member of the rodent family. The catholic church classified it as a "fish" so that it's meat could be consumed during the lent :)
3. Coelacanth - A living fossil, believed to be extinct, until a specimen was caught by a south african fisherman in 1938.
4. Echidna - Also known as the spiny ant-eater. One of the few surviving oviparous mammals.
5. Gila Monster - A venemous species of Lizard. Earlier it was believed to be the largest poisonous lizard, but recent studies show that some subspecies of Komodo Dragon also are mildly venomous
6. Addax - A critically endangered species of desert antelope, native to the sahara, also called the screwhorn antelope.
7. Dugong - A marine mammal, also called Sea Cow, Sea camel and Sea Pig. Very closely related to the Manatee species.
8. Great Indian Bustard - One of the heaviest flying birds.
9. Cassowary - The guiness book of world records calls it the "Most Dangerous Bird" .

Background Pic : Tasmanian Devil - The largest existing carnivorous marsupial. The character "Taz" from the looney toonz show is a Tasmanian Devil.

The day 3 quiz is up.....Keep playing.....

Team Treasure Trove

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