Definitions
Fact or Fiction
What animal am I?
100
To blend in or hide in the natural surroundings
Example: The green color of leaf insects helps to [BLANK] them, or hide them, in the forest.
Camouflage
100
The Sonoran desert is located in Canada and the southwest U.S. (Arizona & California)!
Fiction! The Sonoran desert is in the southwest U.S. and northwestern Mexico!
100
I live in the Sonoran Desert and I'm able to camouflage because of my light tan-colored coat! What animal am I?
Coyote!
200
An animal that consumes other animals
Example: A polar bear is a [BLANK] that eats seal and fish.
Carnivore
200
The desert is hot and humid! Gila woodpeckers, coyotes, and cheetahs live here!
Fiction! Cheetahs don't live in the desert!
200
I'm a carnivore that lives in the saguaro cactus! I'm also nocturnal and I use my large eyes at night to hunt for food.
Elf owl!
300
Animals that eat only plants or plant products
Example: My pet rabbits are [BLANK] and eat only plants.
Herbivore
300
In the spring, white flowers grow on saguaro cacti! At night, the flowers open up and allow butterflies, bats, and birds to eat from them.
Fact!
300
What animal is this?
Gila woodpecker!
400
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
Example: A grizzly bear is an omnivore that [BLANK] that eats fish as well as berries.
Omnivore
400
Desert cottontail rabbits are carnivores, meaning they hunt and eat other animals.
Fiction! Desert cottontail rabbits are herbivores, meaning they only eat plants!
400
What animal am I?
Porcupine!
500
Animals that eat meat and waste left by other animals
Example: Those rats are quite the [BLANK]; they ate all the leftovers in the alley.
Scavengers
500
Javelinas are more closely related to hippos than pigs. They also live in groups and they eat cacti.
Fact!
500
What animal is this?
Javelina