Inspired by LH's quizzes...
See if you can work this out within 20 questions.
(The below is true.)
A few weeks ago our farrier came to do our gee-gees hooves. While he was here, he mentioned to Von that he'd ben asked to do the feet of a different type of animal
What sort of animal ?
I'll only answer Yes or No,
Let's see if you can manage it within the 20 questions. (I gave up after 5 guesses.)
Is it a four footed animal?
Yes (1)
Is it a farm animal?
No.(2)
Is it a mammal?
Is it a zebra?
Is it a camel
Yes, it's a mammal
No, not a zebra.
No, not a camel.
That's 5.
Does it weigh less than 5kilograms?
Is it from South America?
QuoteDoes it weigh less than 5kilograms?
No.(6)
QuoteIs it from South America?
No.(7)
Is it a herbivore?
Is it from North America?
QuoteIs it a herbivore?
Yes.
QuoteIs it from North America?
No.(9)
Is it a draft animal.
QuoteIs it a draft animal.
No (10)
Summarising then, we have some sensible, constructive answers and some wild stabs in the dark.
We have a quadruped, herbivore, mammal, weighing 5kg or more, that is not a farm animal, nor is it from the Americas - which lets out llamas and alpaca and badgers. I don't think bats are that heavy, so I'll discount those too.
We can also safely rule out camels and zebras and horses.
I think dog is probably not sufficiently interesting to be the answer. If it is, then Friend Techno needs to be broken back to the ranks.
I'm struggling to think of a "domestic" animal that fits - except perhaps the Flemish giant rabbit
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQsiFPWMQ6X7HswVDp8BZwXSV-Kp_T--PYMH_t98xtvdw&s)
This suggests to me that we may be delving in the realms of exotica - zoo animals.
My question then is "would we be likely to find this animal in a zoo?"
Yes, Nobby....definitely getting warm, now (11)
:)
OK, now we're getting somewhere.
Assuming the elephant is considered a draft animal (see MUB19), then that suggests that we're looking at deer, rhinos, giraffes or something even more exotic.
So red deer ?
QuoteSo red deer ?
No, Ian. (11)
Is it a mountain goat?
QuoteIt better not be me!
No,it isn't...but I won't charge you for that one. ;D
QuoteIs it a mountain goat?
Nope. (12)
Would it normally be found in the wild in Africa?
QuoteWould it normally be found in the wild in Africa?
Yes (13)
Wild? Absolutely FURIOUS!
OK, somewhat oddball question perhaps but I once spoke to a farrier working on the hooves of my Uncle George's prize-winning bull and asked what the oddest thing he'd ever worked on was so ....
.... is it an elephant?
No...not a hefferlump, Mike. (14)
Hippo?
... HOORAY!
No...not a hippo.(15) Go back a page ;)
Giraffe?
<:-P :-bd <:-P :-bd <:-P :-bd <:-P
That's the kiddie !!
Yes, our farrier has been getting to know four different giraffes....Apparently the smallest one has picked things up really quickly, and picks its feet up without David even prompting it. :)
I assume he's not shoeing them, just filing the hooves down ?
In a nutshell, Ian :) ...just trimming and filing.
We still have four questions left. Are they all the same sex?
Cool as! 8)
QuoteWe still have four questions left. Are they all the same sex?
Apparently yes, Bill. :)
Quote from: Techno 3 on 10 May 2024, 02:39:25 PM<:-P :-bd <:-P :-bd <:-P :-bd <:-P
That's the kiddie !!
Yes, our farrier has been getting to know four different giraffes....Apparently the smallest one has picked things up really quickly, and picks its feet up without David even prompting it. :)
Apparently the elephant was equally obliging, though the farrier had to submit to a pat down with the trunk to ensure that he wasn't carrying any edible "contraband" that should be surrendered to the relevant pachyderm authority :)
I can more than believe that, Mike. I'm sure I've heard that hefferlumps are pretty easy to train..especially if they're treated with kindness.