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Mammal Study Merit Badge Puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/24/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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This cache replaces 'Mammal Studies Merit Badge' which has been archived - refinds are welcome.
The cache is NOT at these coordinates.
You will need to answer some mammal related questions to find out the coordinates.

     




Mammal Study is one of lots and lots of different merit badges
that boy scouts can earn. My brothers are both in boy scouts - I
don't think they have earned this one though!

There are a number of requirements for the Mammal Study merit badge
- if you are interested, you can view them here


To find the coordinates to the cache, answer the following questions:

A: How many forward facing knees does an elephant appear to have?
B: How many nose horns does a white rhino have?
C: How many digits does a primate have on each hand?
D: Is a fish a mammal? Yes - 1, No - 0
E: Which of the following are mammals?
a) humans - 1
b) parrots - 2
c) dogs - 3
d) whales - 4
e) a and c - 5
f) a, c and d - 6
g) all of the above - 7
F: How many lives does legend say a cat has? - divide your answer by 3.
G: In the BSA mammal studies merit badge, how many options are there for requirement 4?
H: How many hearts does a giraffe have?

The cache can be found at North AB CD.EEF West GH BH.EDF

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

rnfl crnfl thneqenvy cnex naq teno

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)