Only true DMV naturalists will get 100% on this local wildlife quiz. How many can you get right? Answers at the end.
A. What is D.C.’s official bird?
Catbird / Wood Thrush / Peacock / We don’t have one
B. What creature can only be found in Rock Creek Park?
Chimney Swifts / Major Tuddy / Hay's Spring Amphipod / Rock Creek Lark
C. How many species of mammals live in D.C.?
15 / 29 / 46 / 72
D. What infamous animal became a D.C. celebrity after he escaped from the zoo in 2013?
Bert the bear / Lizzy the iguana / Holly the peacock / Rusty the red panda
E. How rat-infested is D.C.?
2nd rattiest in the nation / 4th rattiest in the nation / 10th rattiest in the world / We’re not ratty!
F. How many deer live in D.C. (per square mile)?
14 / 27 / 80 / 175
Answers:
A: Wood Thrush. Commonly seen in D.C., the Wood Thrush became our official bird in 1967.
B: Hay's spring amphipod, and she’s endangered!
C: 29
D: Rusty the red panda, RIP.
E: DC's the 4th rattiest city in the U.S., but there’s stuff we can do to help.
F: A whopping 175, and it’s a problem.
