Vocabulary
Egg-laying mammals found only in New Zealand and Australia are called_______?
Monotremes
What are ungulates?
mammals with hooves
This functions as an elephants nose and upper lip.
Trunk
A species that has died out and has no living members remaining.
Extinct
Muellers Gibbone
An order of mammals that have a pouch for their babies.
Marsupials
Mammals that have eyes on the front of their faces have better __________.
Depth perception to focus on prey and how far they are from it.
Some monkeys have this to help climb in trees.
Prehensile tail
Efforts made to prevent the loss of living creatures.
Conservation
I'm the worlds largest rodent.
Capybara
The ability to detect an object's location by reflecting sound.
Echolocation
Platypus
Cats use these to help them be aware of their surroundings, especially as they hunt at night.
Whiskers
Where living things have access to shelter and food.
Habitat
I'm a cat, but I don't have retractable claws.
Cheetah
To enter a state of dormancy to conserve energy.
Hibernate
These animals use echolocation to "see" without sound.
Bats
Bats have this on their wings that are used for climbing and handling food.
Nub that is used like a thumb.
What is a group of plants or animals that have common characteristics called?
Breed
I look like a hedgehog, but I'm not!
Echidna
A species at risk of extinction is ________.
Endangered
These animals have growth rings on their teeth that helps scientists age them.
Bears
These mammals have continuously growing teeth.
rodents
An animal that is an endothermic vertebrate and has fur or hair, a neocortex, 3 bones in the middle ear and a single-boned jaw.
Mammal
I'm the most famous marsupial.
Kangaroo