Wild Animal Husbandry Management Exam

I have heard this a few times. Most recently on Theo Sparks Blog. I have knicked it. My kids liked it and even adults get a kick from the funky logic.







1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?

The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. In the Australian context, you would have to take the beer out first. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way.

2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator?

Wrong Answer.

Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe (and the rabbit), remove the vegetable crispers and the Vegemite and put in the elephant and close the door. This tests your ability to think through the repercussions of your previous actions.

3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend... except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there. This tests your memory. Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.

4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?

Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across, after consuming all the beer before it gets warm. Have you not been paying attention? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting. This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't get in the river. What about the Pirranhas? (That is one dastardly word to spell).

Thanks Theo.

Now you can get on with whatever you were doing before. Thank you for your care and interest for the welfare of animals.