Animals
This is an animal often found in wetlands in Florida. It looks like a crocodile but it has a longer snout
An alligator
These kinds of plants look a lot like grasses but they are much taller. Their seed clusters look a lot like corn dogs
cattails
This green pop culture character lives in a swamp with a donkey inside of a hollow tree stump
Shrek
The Everglades are the most famous wetlands in this US state which is also home to the cities of Miami and Orlando
Florida
This is the state flower of Kansas, often found in wetland habitats
Wild Sunflower
These animals can build their own wetlands. They chop down trees to make dams and build their homes in special piles of sticks called lodges
Beavers
These kinds of plants are found in bogs and other wetlands in eastern North America. They are named after a planet in the solar system and they are one of the only plants known to eat animals
Venus fly trap
This was one of the first wetland biomes added to minecraft and used to be the only place in the game where you could find witches and their houses
Swamp biome
The largest snake in the world is the green anaconda which is mostly found in the Amazon rainforest. On which continent is this rainforest found?
South America
These large reptiles are often found in places like the Galapagos islands today but they used to be found in wetlands across Kansas.
Giant tortoises
This type of shark doesn't just live in the ocean, it can also be found in estuaries and rivers. It is named after a type of animal you might find on a farm
bull shark
Cypress trees, often found in swamplands in the southern US, are a part of this group of trees named for the way they often keep their leaves even in the winter. What is the name of this group of trees which includes spruces, redwoods and eastern white pines?
Evergreen trees
This Disney movie from 2009 is set in a cypress swamp in Louisiana and includes many kinds of animal characters including talking alligators and fireflies
Princess and the Frog
The Nile river delta is home to some of the largest wetland systems in Africa. Which country should I visit if I wanted to go to the Nile river delta?
Egypt
This is a common type of bird that hunts for fish in Kansas. It stands about 3 feet tall, has long legs, a sharp yellow beak, and is named for the blueish color of the feathers on its body.
Great Blue Heron
These toothed whales are sometimes found in rivers and wetlands. They are famous for having bright pink skin
Amazon river dolphin
This type of poisonous flowering plant is named for the color of its sap. It has an important role in the life cycles of many types of butterflies
Milkweed
The Rougarou is a version of this type of mythical creature supposed to be from swamplands in parts of Louisiana. In other parts of the world, this type of animal is said to transform under the light of the full moon
Werewolf
Name one of the two rivers that flows through Kansas City. These rivers feed many of the large wetland habitats that we find in this part of the country
Kansas River or Missouri River
In the last ice age, some of these animals with antlers were found in parts of Kansas. What is the name of these animals who are the largest species of deer found in North America today?
Moose
This type of venomous snake looks very similar to a water snake but it has the special ability to slither on top of the water. It is named for the color of the inside of its mouth which it opens very wide when it feels threatened
Cottonmouth
This type of plant is common in eastern North America and is the reason for the rhyme "leaves of three, let it be"
Poison ivy and/or poison oak
In Star Wars Episode 5 we meet this famous character who lives in a hut on the swamp world of Dagobah
Yoda
The Great Black Swamp once covered large parts of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. It was drained in the 1800s. Today large parts of what used to be the Great Black Swamp are found underneath this large city which is home to Wrigley Field and Millennium Park
Chicago
This type of seabird migrates across North America in the summer, sometimes stopping over in Kansas. It has white feathers, a yellow bill and a large pouch under its beak
Pelicans