Consider the following pairs: Country Animal Found in its Natural Habitat1. Brazil Indri2. Indonesia Elk3. Madagascar BonoboHow many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
✓ Correct answer: d) None
ExplanationPair 1 is incorrectly matched: The Indri is endemic to the island country of Madagascar, specifically inhabiting the east- ern rainforests.The unique geographical features and climate of Madagascar have facilitated the evolution of numerous species found nowhere else on Earth, including the Indri.Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Elk is the largest and most ad- vanced subspecies of red deer, found in North America and in the high mountains of Central Asia.It is a member of the deer family.Recent genetic studies suggest that the “red deer” may have three species:European red deer.Tibetan–West Chinese red deer.Elk.Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Bonobos and chimpanzees look very similar and both share 98.7% of their DNA with humans— making the two species our closest living relatives.Bonobos are usually a bit smaller, leaner, and darker than chimpanzees.They are found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Their dis- continuous range extends from the Lualaba River in the east to the Kasai/Sankuru Rivers in the south and as far as the Congo River in the west and around La
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