| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| A species of big cat in the same genus as Old World lions and tigers, native to South and Central America | Jaguar | 78%
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| A family of closely related marsupials found only in the Americas, far from Australia | Opossums | 77%
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| Three closely related species of Great Ape native to southeast Asia. Ignoring humans, their closest relatives are only found in Africa | Orangutan | 73%
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| A species of "big cat" native to Africa/the Middle East, and closest related to large/medium sized cats of the Americas | Cheetah | 50%
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| Two gigantic seal species native to the North Pacific, and Antarctic waters | Elephant Seals | 47%
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| Species of seal native to large lake in Siberia, over a thousand miles from the ocean and other seals | Baikal Seal | 33%
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| Seal species found in the Hawaiian Islands, its closest living relative is in the Mediterranean | Hawaiian Monk Seal | 32%
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| Species of crocodillian native to China which is closest related to species native to southeast US | Chinese Alligator | 31%
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| A recently extinct species of Sirenian (Manatee) formerly found only in the subpolar waters of the Bering Strait. All other species are tropical | Steller's Sea Cow | 23%
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| A black and white species of rare ungulate native to Southeast Asia, Its closest relatives can be found in South and Central America | Malaysian Tapir | 15%
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| Giant North American salamander species closest related to the Chinese and Japanese Giant Salamanders | Hellbender | 14%
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| One species of this large filter-feeding fish lived in rivers in China before becoming extinct, the other species lives in the Mississippi River Basin | Paddlefish | 12%
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| A single marsupial species in South America which is closer related to Australian marsupials than the above family | Monito del Monte | 9%
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| Group of herbal plants primarily native to East Asia, but two species are native to the eastern US | Ginseng | 5%
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| Waterbird native to South America whose two closest relatives are kagu birds native to the Pacific island of New Caledonia | Sunbittern | 5%
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| An extremely rare species of tree found only on remote mountain slopes in China. Its closest relatives are two gigantic conifers found only on the west coast of the US | Dawn Redwood | 4%
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| Family of trees native to Australia/New Zealand, and the southern tip of South America | Southern Beech | 3%
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| Every species of cactus, except one, is native to the New World. This species can be found in Africa and South Asia | Mistletoe Cactus | 1%
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| Species of flowering water plant native to North America, with its sole close relative native to South Asia/widely cultivated there. | Yellow Lotus | 1%
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