Sharks
The #1 predator of sharks.
Humans
True or False?
The Kemp's ridley is the most common species of sea turtle in Florida.
FALSE
What types of eggs were in incubation?
Gopher tortoise and idk
The two types of aquatic biomes.
Saltwater and Freshwater
Book: What did the cousins witness the rescued gopher tortoise do?
Lay eggs
Shark skeletons are not made out of bone, but are instead made out of this.
Cartilage
What is a major threat to sea turtles?
plastics, climate change, etc
What were three of the animals in the "Will you go Extinct?" Activity?
spoonbill, grey fox, FL panther, opossum, and loggerhead sea turtle
Which of the two aquatic biomes provides humans with clean drinking water?
Freshwater
What was the name of the rescued leatherback in the snacktime story?
Carolina
This type of shark is the largest species of shark, reaching up to 40 feet long.
Whale Shark
What are two things the CROW sea turtle complex has to care for sea turtles?
(NOT the pools)
Heated/cooled pools and filtration
Bonus: What temperature must the pools stay at- 73-78 dF
What does GOPO mean?
Patient acronym, gopher tortoise
The percentage of freshwater on Earth.
2% Freshwater (98% Saltwater)
Book: Why can't the gopher tortoise in the story graze outside yet?
She is dragging her back legs
The number of sharks killed every year (on average).
What is an arribada?
Brittnay was saying "arruba"
Bonus: What example did Brittnay give?
Mass nesting of sea turtles
Bonus: herd mentality
What was the point of the "Shrinking Habitat," game?
The habitat for wildlife is fractured by human development
Name a threat to aquatic biomes.
Pollution, trash, plastic, oil, humans, overfishing, climate change/global warming, etc.
This was found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, known to be the first evidence of pollution at such depths.
Fanta Can/Soda Can
What is a shark's 6th sense?
Holes in the shark's skin that allow it to detect tiny movements in the water (Bonus Points: "Ampullae of Lorenzini")
How much weight can the lift hold in the sea turtle complex?
Bonus: What species weighs the most? Weight?
4,000 pounds
Bonus: Leatherback; ~2,000 pounds
What are two major considerations before a wild animal is kept as an ambassador?
Name at least two bird ambassadors and explain why they cannot be released.
A non-releasable animal that maintains a quality of life.
Crowaline - trusts people (habituation)
Mina - missing wing
W&G - Head trauma AND G is missing a talon
The number of "oceans" on Earth.
4.
(Bonus Points: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and the fifth ocean: the Southern/Antarctic)
Name five species of sea turtle
loggerhead, green, kemp's ridley, olive ridley, hawskbill, leatherback and flat back