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Consider the following pairs : 1. Brazil - Indri 2. Indonesia - Elk 3. Madagascar - Bonobo How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
Explanation
The correct answer is option D (None of the pairs are correctly matched).
Let me explain why each pairing is incorrect:
**Pair 1 (Brazil - Indri):** The Indri is actually a lemur species that is endemic to Madagascar, not Brazil. Brazil is second only to Indonesia as the country with the most endemic species[2], but the Indri is not among them—it is found exclusively in Madagascar's rainforests.
**Pair 2 (Indonesia - Elk):** Elk (also known as wapiti) are large deer species native to North America and parts of East Asia, not Indonesia. Indonesia is known for its tropical biodiversity including orangutans, Komodo dragons, and various endemic bird species, but not elk.
**Pair 3 (Madagascar - Bonobo):** Bonobos (Pan paniscus) are great apes endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, not Madagascar. Madagascar is famous for its lemurs, fossas, and unique biodiversity, but has no native great apes.
Since none of the three animal-country pairs are correctly matched, the answer is "None."
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Guest previewThis is a classic 'Biogeographic Sense' question disguised as a trivia quiz. You aren't expected to memorize every animal in Brazil, but you MUST know the fundamental rules of global ecology: Lemurs are strictly Old World (Madagascar), and Great Apes (Bonobos) are strictly Mainland Africa/Asia, never on islands like Madagascar.
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Gives a geographic pattern for lemurs: 'Lemurs occur in India, Madagascar and Africa', implying their usual ranges are Old World landmasses rather than South America.
A student could compare this pattern with a world map to see whether Brazil (in South America) fits those listed regions and thus judge whether lemurs are likely native to Brazil.
Repeats the observation that lemurs occur in India, Madagascar and Africa and places such distributions in the context of historical continental connections (Lemuria).
Use basic palaeogeography (locations of Madagascar/Africa/India) to infer that lemurs are associated with those landmasses, not with South America/Brazil.
Lists Brazil among global 'mega diversity' countries, indicating Brazil has many endemic species and distinct faunas.
A student could use this to reason that if Brazil were home to lemurs, the country’s biodiversity lists would specifically include lemur taxa; absence of lemurs from the cited lemur distribution hints they are unlikely native to Brazil.
Mentions 'lemur' in a general list of animals in tropical evergreen forests (from a textbook section on India), illustrating that common-fauna lists may include species names but require checking geographic context.
A student should verify the regional focus of such lists (here India) and then check whether that regional focus overlaps Brazil; this warns against assuming a species named in a generic biome list is globally distributed.
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