basic facts
What type of animal was the woolly mammoth?
A large elephant-like mammal
This giant hairy elephant lived during the Ice Age
Woolly Mammoth
This black-and-white bear from China eats mostly bamboo
Giant Panda
Cutting down forests destroys animal homes. What is this called?
Habitat loss
This is what it’s called when an animal blends into its environment to avoid predators.
What is camoflage?
Was the woolly mammoth alive today or extinct?
Extinct
This flightless bird from Mauritius went extinct due to humans
Dodo
This rare porpoise is the most endangered marine mammal
Vaquita
Hunting animals illegally is called what?
Poaching
This winter survival strategy allows animals like bears to slow their body processes and sleep for months.
What is hibernation?
What time period did mammoths live in?
The Ice Age
This striped animal from South Africa went extinct in the 1800s
Quagga
This big cat has orange fur with black stripes
Tiger
Warming temperatures affecting animals is called what?
Climate change
This process describes animals moving long distances each year to find food, mates, or better weather.
What is migration?
What is one modern animal closely related to mammoths?
Elephants
This large bird, related to ostriches, went extinct in New Zealand
Moa
This large African animal is hunted for its horn
Rhino
Getting caught in fishing nets is a danger for many sea animals
Bycatch
This structural adaptation, seen in animals like giraffes, refers to a body feature that improves survival in a specific environment.
What is a physical (or structural) adaptation?
What made mammoths different from modern elephants?
Thick fur and long curved tusks
This famous dinosaur is known as the “king of the dinosaurs”
This endangered animal from Madagascar is known for its large eyes and is active at night
Aye-aye
What is the term for when a species cannot adapt fast enough to environmental changes and dies out?
Failure to adapt / extinction due to inability to adapt
extinct bird from dinosaur ages
Dodo bird