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Animal Look-Alikes #2

Can you distinguish between these similar looking animals that are commonly mistaken for each other?
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Last updated: September 24, 2024
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First submittedDecember 13, 2023
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1. Which is the Frog?
Toad - Frog - Newt (Larval stage)
2. Which is the Anteater?
Anteater - Aardvark - Pangolin
3. Which is the Squid?
Cuttlefish - Octopus - Squid
4. Which is the Cougar?
Cougar - Caracal - Fossa
5. Which is the (true) Buffalo?
Bison - Buffalo - Gaur
6. Which is the Bobcat?
Lynx - Ocelot - Bobcat
7. Which is the Manatee?
Elephant Seal - Dugong - Manatee
8. Which is the Chipmunk?
Flying Squirrel - Tree Squirrel - Chipmunk
9. Which is the Gazelle?
Deer - Gazelle - Ibex
10. Which is the Swordfish?
Marlin - Sailfish - Swordfish
11. Which is the Chimpanzee?
Chimpanzee - Bonobo - Human
12. Which is the Emu?
Ostrich - Emu - Rhea
13. Which is the Goose?
Swan - Goose - Duck
14. Which is the Otter?
Mink - Weasel - Otter
15. Which is the Bactrian Camel?
Dromedary Camel - Bactrian Camel
8 Comments
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Level 74
Mar 25, 2024
All three of those ground squirrels are called gophers colloquially sometimes. The only animals exclusively referred to as gophers are geomyids.
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Level 69
Mar 29, 2024
Yeah, you're right. I changed the question so that there is now a ground squirrel, tree squirrel, and flying squirrel.
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Level 74
May 12, 2024
nice! good stuff
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Level 76
May 11, 2024
I think the answer reveal in the Squirrel question is out of order.
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Level 69
May 11, 2024
Thanks, fixed.
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Level 93
Feb 21, 2025
Got a good laugh out of the human looking dopier than the chimp and bonobo.
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Level 72
May 24, 2025
Huh didn't realize buffalo was different from bison
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Level 69
May 24, 2025
It's interesting being a non-native speaker and never having seen some of those names before and having to guess by process of elimination.