Riggit Galloways (Photo One)
Dear Readers, my post on Native by Patrick Laurie had me thinking about native breeds of domestic animal, and how varied and beautiful they are. And so, this week, our mission is simple – can we match the animal to the country that it comes from? And, to make life a little easier, this week I am going to experiment with giving you a whole week to submit your answers, so they will be published next Saturday, and to be ‘marked’ you need to get your answers into the comments by 5 p.m. UK time on Friday.
So, you will get one mark for the correct country, and a second mark if you can actually name the breed. As normal, if you don’t want to be influenced by those who have gone before, write your answers down on a piece of paper before you pop the answers into the comments.
So, if you think that the piggy in photo 1 is from Australia, your answer is 1) a)
And before you ask, the Riggit Galloways in Photo One are from Scotland.
Onwards!
a) Australia
b) Iceland
c) France
d) Turkmenistan
e) Hungary
f) Norway
g) USA
h) South Africa
i) Democratic Republic of Congo
j) Ireland
k) Turkey
l) India
m) Scotland
n) Belgium
o) Russia
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8) The rabbit please (though one extra mark for the breed of dog…)
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(For me the iconic Galloway will always be the Belted one. )
Well if no one else is stepping up:
1e Mangalica
2m Highland
3h Afrikaner
4j Wolf Hound
5l Brahman
6k Van
7g Rhode Island Red
8n Flemish Giant Rabbit and (m)Shetland Sheepdog
9c Charolais
10b (just the country)
11d Akhal Teke
12i Basenji
13o Blue
14a Blue Heeler
15f Forest Cat (nearly got that wrong but one country was missing)
Dear Bugwoman, I loved doing your latest quiz. My grandparents had a small farm that had “Géant des Flandres” rabbits, among many other creatures. ( I have to say, t hough , that the rabbits of that name that I remember from the 60’s were not the size of Scottish collies.)
1) e: Mangalica pig
2) m: Highland cattle
3) h: Afrikaner cattle
4) j: Irish wolfound
5) l: Brahman cattle (the breed was created in America fby crossing animals that belonged to Indian breeds)
6) k:Turkish Van cat,
7) g:Rhode Island chicken
8) n: Flemish Giant rabbit, next to a Scottish Collie
9) c: Charolais cattle
10) b: Icelandic Horse
11) d: Akhal-Teke horse
12) i: Basenji dog.
13) o: Russian Blue cat.
14) a: Australian Cattle Dog.
15) f: Norwegian Forest Cat
Thank you.