Animal Kingdom Question 326

Question: Arboreal mammals have

[Pb. PMT 1999]

Options:

A) Running character

B) Burrowing character

C) Climbing character

D) Flying character

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Mammals living in forest areas have become modified to live on trees. This mode of living is named as arboreal.

Arboreal mammals are able to climb the trees and use their branches as the highways. Modifications for holding onto tree branches are observed in these mammals. e.g., monkeys, koalas, parrots, chameleons etc.