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What is the primary item in an otter's diet?	Fish.	1,200
What is an otter's den called?	Holt	1,202
Why is the giant otter becoming increasingly rare?	Poaching, habitat loss, and toxins in gold mining.	1,204
How do otters keep themselves warm without blubber?	A layer of air trapped in their fur.	1,206
How are otters playful animals?	The slide down snowy slopes, apparently for sheer enjoyment.	1,208
What animals are related to otters?	weasels, polecats, and badgers	1,210
What traps a layer of air, and keeps them dry and warm under water?	Long guard hair	1,211
The collective noun romp is sometimes used for a group of what?	Otters	1,212
Is it true that otters eat a variety of fish?	yes	1,213
Are otters playful animals?	yes	1,214
Are otters very active?	yes	1,215
Are male otters dog-otters?	yes	1,216
An otter 's den is what?	A holt	1,217
Sea otters eat what?	Shellfish and other invertebrates	1,218
Is the myth of Otter 's Ransom the starting point of the Volsunga saga ?	yes	1,219
Are Male otters dog-otters , females are bitches and babies are cubs or pups ?	yes	1,220
Is an otter 's den called a holt ?	yes	1,221
Have most otters fish as the primary item in their diet , supplemented by frogs , crayfish and crabs ?	yes	1,222
Do penguins feed on krill?	yes	1,223
What is the largest living species of penguin?	Emperor Penguin	1,225
Do penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?	yes	1,227
What is "tobogganing"?	when penguins slide on their bellies across the snow	1,229
Why are penguins countershaded?	for camouflage	1,231
Are penguins afraid of humans?	no	1,233
How much time to penguins spend on land?	half of their life	1,235
How many species of penguins are there?	between 17 and 20 living species	1,237
How are Isabelline penguins different from most penguins?	they have brown rather than black plumage	1,239
Are penguins birds?	yes	1,241
Do penguins have a better than average sense of hearing for birds?	yes	1,243
Are penguins considered "higher waterbirds"?	yes	1,245
What order do penguins belong to?	Sphenisciformes	1,247
How tall were the tallest prehistoric penguins?	1.80 meters	1,251
What makes penguins so agile in the water?	Their wings have become flippers	1,253
Why do penguins "tobaggan"?	It conserves energy while moving quickly	1,255
Who spend half of their life on land and half in the oceans?	Penguins	1,257
What is also the distance that Antarctic tourists are told to keep from penguins?	3 meters	1,258
What have become flippers, useless for flight in the air?	Penguins' wings	1,259
What happens when mothers lose a chick?	They sometimes attempt to "steal" another chick.	1,260
Is it true that each penguin gets a turn in the center?	Yes	1,261
Are all penguins countershaded?	Yes	1,262
Are penguins astonishingly agile?	In the water they are.	1,263
Are penguins at risk?	Yes	1,264
Is it also possible that penguin comes from the Latin pinguis , fat ?	Yes	1,265
Have penguins an average sense of hearing for birds ?	Yes	1,266
Can larger penguins dive deep in case of need ?	Yes	1,267
Is the smallest penguin species the Little Blue Penguin -LRB- also known as the Fairy Penguin -RRB- , which stands around 40 cm tall -LRB- 16 in -RRB- and weighs 1 kg -LRB- 2.2 lb -RRB- ?	Yes	1,268
Is it not even known whether the gigantic palaeeudyptines constitute a monophyletic lineage , or whether gigantism was evolved independently in a much restricted Palaeeudyptinae and the Anthropornithinae ?	It is not even known.	1,269
Is the largest living species the emperor penguin -LRB- aptenodytes forsteri -RRB-?	Yes	1,270
Is the smallest penguin species the little blue penguin -LRB- also known as the fairy penguin -RRB- , which stands around 40 cm tall -LRB- 16 in -RRB- and weighs 1 kg -LRB- 2?	Yes	1,271
What happened in a region not quite 2000 km south of the equator 35 mya?	At least one giant penguin.	1,272
What is the last word on the page?	Connecticut	1,273
Is polar bear a mammal?	Yes	1,275
Is polar bear a carnivore?	Yes	1,277
What is largest polar bear on record?	2200 lb	1,279
What is polar bear's skin color?	white or cream	1,281
How long is polar bear's guard hair?	5-15 cm	1,283
What is cause of polar bear's skin diseases?	mites or other parasites	1,285
Why polar bear is a special species?	The World Conservation Union listed polar bears as a vulnerable species, one of three sub-categories of threatened status, in May 2006. Their latest estimate is that 7 out of 19 subpopulations are declining or already severely reduced.	1,287
What do fossil and DNA evidence tell us?	The polar bear diverged from the brown bear about 200 thousand years ago.	1,288
Does a polar bear live in the Arctic?	yes	1,290
Is a polar bear white in color?	yes	1,292
Is a polar bear at high risk of extinction?	yes	1,294
How heavy is a male polar bear?	300-600 kg (660-1320 lb)	1,296
How heavy was the largest polar bear on record?	1002 kg (2200 lb)	1,298
What does a polar bear's fur provide?	It provides the animal with effective camouflage.	1,300
Do female polar bears weight more than the male?	no	1,302
How much weight do female polar bears gain during pregnancy?	They gain double their weight.	1,304
Can polar bears be seen under infrared photography?	Polar bears are nearly invisible under infrared photography.	1,306
What is actually black in color?	A polar bear's skin.	1,308
What insulate it against the cold?	Its think blubber and fur.	1,309
What includes a lengthy justification of why this species is listed as vulnerable?	Database entry.	1,310
What do with greenpeace and the natural resources defense council have in common?	They filed lawsuits in California.	1,311
Are studies insufficient evidence for global protection?	It is arguable.	1,312
Are polar bears excellent swimmers?	yes	1,313
A semi-aquatic marine mammal , the polar bear has what?	It has adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice.	1,314
Garbage is what?	Garbage is now recycled or transported to Thompson, Manitoba.	1,315
The bears sometimes what?	They sometimes have problems with various skin diseases with dermatitis caused sometimes by mites or other parasites.	1,316
Is the Polar Bear the mascot of Bowdoin college ?	yes	1,317
Have thumbpolar bears been made both controversial and famous for their distinctive white fur and their habitat ?	yes	1,318
Did Mitchell Taylor , the Nunavut Government Manager of Wildlife Research , not write a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arguing that local studies are insufficient evidence for global protection at this time ?	no	1,319
Are Cubs born in December without awakening the mother ?	yes	1,320
Does Qatar rank as the eighth richest country in the world per capita?	No.	1,321
Do nearly all Qataris profess Islam?	Yes.	1,323
Can women legally drive in Qatar?	Yes.	1,325
When did Qatar become an independent state?	September 3, 1971.	1,327
Where is Qatar's telecommunication system centered?	Doha.	1,329
Where did a suicide-bombing kill a teacher in 2005?	At the Doha Players Theatre.	1,331
Does the native pronunciation of Qatar sound like 'cutter'?	Yes.	1,333
What is the Arabic word for municipalities?	baladiyah.	1,335
What universities are in Education City?	Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Texas A&M University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Cornell University's Weill Medical College.	1,337
What carried with it a tacit recognition of Qatar's status as distinct from Bahrain?	The British Protectorate (per Colonel Lewis Pelly) asking to negotiate with a representative from Qatar after Bahrain's violation of the 1820 Anglo-Bahraini Treaty.	1,339
Qatar became an independent sovereign state in what year?	On September 3, 1971.	1,340
What consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand?	Much of the country.	1,341
How do qatar and the wider region relate?	Qatar is aiming to become a role model for economic and social transformation in the region. Large scale investment in all social and economic sectors will also lead to the development of a strong financial market.	1,342
Was Qatar University founded in 1973?	Yes	1,343
Is Qatar bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south?	Yes	1,344
What bordered by Saudi?	Qatar	1,345
Who served as the headquarters and one of the main launching sites of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 ?	Qatar.	1,346
Has Qatar a modern Telecommunication system centered in Doha ?	Yes	1,347
Was Qatar University founded in 1973 ?	Yes	1,348

What is the primary item in an otter's diet?

Fish.

1,200

What is an otter's den called?

Holt

1,202

Why is the giant otter becoming increasingly rare?

Poaching, habitat loss, and toxins in gold mining.

1,204

How do otters keep themselves warm without blubber?

A layer of air trapped in their fur.

1,206

How are otters playful animals?

The slide down snowy slopes, apparently for sheer enjoyment.

1,208

What animals are related to otters?

weasels, polecats, and badgers

1,210

What traps a layer of air, and keeps them dry and warm under water?

Long guard hair

1,211

The collective noun romp is sometimes used for a group of what?

Otters

1,212

Is it true that otters eat a variety of fish?

yes

1,213

Are otters playful animals?

yes

1,214

Are otters very active?

yes

1,215

Are male otters dog-otters?

yes

1,216

An otter 's den is what?

A holt

1,217

Sea otters eat what?

Shellfish and other invertebrates

1,218

Is the myth of Otter 's Ransom the starting point of the Volsunga saga ?

yes

1,219

Are Male otters dog-otters , females are bitches and babies are cubs or pups ?

yes

1,220

Is an otter 's den called a holt ?

yes

1,221

Have most otters fish as the primary item in their diet , supplemented by frogs , crayfish and crabs ?

yes

1,222

Do penguins feed on krill?

yes

1,223

What is the largest living species of penguin?

Emperor Penguin

1,225

Do penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?

yes

1,227

What is "tobogganing"?

when penguins slide on their bellies across the snow

1,229

Why are penguins countershaded?

for camouflage

1,231

Are penguins afraid of humans?

no

1,233

How much time to penguins spend on land?

half of their life

1,235

How many species of penguins are there?

between 17 and 20 living species

1,237

How are Isabelline penguins different from most penguins?

they have brown rather than black plumage

1,239

Are penguins birds?

yes

1,241

Do penguins have a better than average sense of hearing for birds?

yes

1,243

Are penguins considered "higher waterbirds"?

yes

1,245

What order do penguins belong to?

Sphenisciformes

1,247

How tall were the tallest prehistoric penguins?

1.80 meters

1,251

What makes penguins so agile in the water?

Their wings have become flippers

1,253

Why do penguins "tobaggan"?

It conserves energy while moving quickly

1,255

Who spend half of their life on land and half in the oceans?

Penguins

1,257

What is also the distance that Antarctic tourists are told to keep from penguins?

3 meters

1,258

What have become flippers, useless for flight in the air?

Penguins' wings

1,259

What happens when mothers lose a chick?

They sometimes attempt to "steal" another chick.

1,260

Is it true that each penguin gets a turn in the center?

Yes

1,261

Are all penguins countershaded?

Yes

1,262

Are penguins astonishingly agile?

In the water they are.

1,263

Are penguins at risk?

Yes

1,264

Is it also possible that penguin comes from the Latin pinguis , fat ?

Yes

1,265

Have penguins an average sense of hearing for birds ?

Yes

1,266

Can larger penguins dive deep in case of need ?

Yes

1,267

Is the smallest penguin species the Little Blue Penguin -LRB- also known as the Fairy Penguin -RRB- , which stands around 40 cm tall -LRB- 16 in -RRB- and weighs 1 kg -LRB- 2.2 lb -RRB- ?

Yes

1,268

Is it not even known whether the gigantic palaeeudyptines constitute a monophyletic lineage , or whether gigantism was evolved independently in a much restricted Palaeeudyptinae and the Anthropornithinae ?

It is not even known.

1,269

Is the largest living species the emperor penguin -LRB- aptenodytes forsteri -RRB-?

Yes

1,270

Is the smallest penguin species the little blue penguin -LRB- also known as the fairy penguin -RRB- , which stands around 40 cm tall -LRB- 16 in -RRB- and weighs 1 kg -LRB- 2?

Yes

1,271

What happened in a region not quite 2000 km south of the equator 35 mya?

At least one giant penguin.

1,272

What is the last word on the page?

Connecticut

1,273

Is polar bear a mammal?

Yes

1,275

Is polar bear a carnivore?

Yes

1,277

What is largest polar bear on record?

2200 lb

1,279

What is polar bear's skin color?

white or cream

1,281

How long is polar bear's guard hair?

5-15 cm

1,283

What is cause of polar bear's skin diseases?

mites or other parasites

1,285

Why polar bear is a special species?

The World Conservation Union listed polar bears as a vulnerable species, one of three sub-categories of threatened status, in May 2006. Their latest estimate is that 7 out of 19 subpopulations are declining or already severely reduced.

1,287

What do fossil and DNA evidence tell us?

The polar bear diverged from the brown bear about 200 thousand years ago.

1,288

Does a polar bear live in the Arctic?

yes

1,290

Is a polar bear white in color?

yes

1,292

Is a polar bear at high risk of extinction?

yes

1,294

How heavy is a male polar bear?

300-600 kg (660-1320 lb)

1,296

How heavy was the largest polar bear on record?

1002 kg (2200 lb)

1,298

What does a polar bear's fur provide?

It provides the animal with effective camouflage.

1,300

Do female polar bears weight more than the male?

no

1,302

How much weight do female polar bears gain during pregnancy?

They gain double their weight.

1,304

Can polar bears be seen under infrared photography?

Polar bears are nearly invisible under infrared photography.

1,306

What is actually black in color?

A polar bear's skin.

1,308

What insulate it against the cold?

Its think blubber and fur.

1,309

What includes a lengthy justification of why this species is listed as vulnerable?

Database entry.

1,310

What do with greenpeace and the natural resources defense council have in common?

They filed lawsuits in California.

1,311

Are studies insufficient evidence for global protection?

It is arguable.

1,312

Are polar bears excellent swimmers?

yes

1,313

A semi-aquatic marine mammal , the polar bear has what?

It has adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice.

1,314

Garbage is what?

Garbage is now recycled or transported to Thompson, Manitoba.

1,315

The bears sometimes what?

They sometimes have problems with various skin diseases with dermatitis caused sometimes by mites or other parasites.

1,316

Is the Polar Bear the mascot of Bowdoin college ?

yes

1,317

Have thumbpolar bears been made both controversial and famous for their distinctive white fur and their habitat ?

yes

1,318

Did Mitchell Taylor , the Nunavut Government Manager of Wildlife Research , not write a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arguing that local studies are insufficient evidence for global protection at this time ?

no

1,319

Are Cubs born in December without awakening the mother ?

yes

1,320

Does Qatar rank as the eighth richest country in the world per capita?

No.

1,321

Do nearly all Qataris profess Islam?

Yes.

1,323

Can women legally drive in Qatar?

Yes.

1,325

When did Qatar become an independent state?

September 3, 1971.

1,327

Where is Qatar's telecommunication system centered?

Doha.

1,329

Where did a suicide-bombing kill a teacher in 2005?

At the Doha Players Theatre.

1,331

Does the native pronunciation of Qatar sound like 'cutter'?

Yes.

1,333

What is the Arabic word for municipalities?

baladiyah.

1,335

What universities are in Education City?

Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Texas A&M University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Cornell University's Weill Medical College.

1,337

What carried with it a tacit recognition of Qatar's status as distinct from Bahrain?

The British Protectorate (per Colonel Lewis Pelly) asking to negotiate with a representative from Qatar after Bahrain's violation of the 1820 Anglo-Bahraini Treaty.

1,339

Qatar became an independent sovereign state in what year?

On September 3, 1971.

1,340

What consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand?

Much of the country.

1,341

How do qatar and the wider region relate?

Qatar is aiming to become a role model for economic and social transformation in the region. Large scale investment in all social and economic sectors will also lead to the development of a strong financial market.

1,342

Was Qatar University founded in 1973?

Yes

1,343

Is Qatar bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south?

Yes

1,344

What bordered by Saudi?

Qatar

1,345

Who served as the headquarters and one of the main launching sites of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 ?

Qatar.

1,346

Has Qatar a modern Telecommunication system centered in Doha ?

Yes

1,347

Was Qatar University founded in 1973 ?

Yes

1,348