Urban wildlife: stealthy neighbors
Explore city wildlife: unexpected neighbors, clever tricks, and everyday clues to spot them.
What this quiz asks
- 1Which bird happily nests under roof tiles and cornices of old city buildings?
- 2The red fox's main advantage for thriving in the city
- 3What mainly reduces mosquitoes at night in city parks?
- 4Which city bird is famous for tearing open trash bags to feed?
- 5Why do city pigeons often have stunted or missing toes?
- 6Which amphibian frequently uses ditches, culverts, and storm drains as urban corridors?
- 7Why does the beech marten sometimes damage cables inside car engine bays?
- 8Which pollinator readily nests in the tubes of a city insect hotel?
- 9An acoustic adaptation seen in some city birds in response to traffic noise
- 10Why does the peregrine falcon thrive on skyscrapers in some cities?
