Ungulates & Carnivorans
How many toes does an odd toed ungulate have?
1 or 3
How do toothed whales find food and objects?
Hint: it's like sonar
Echolocation
What do sea otters wrap themselves in to keep them from floating away?
Kelp
Name one main feature of a proboscidean
Name one animal raised for food
Cow, chicken, sheep, goat, pig
How many toes does an even toed ungulate have?
2
Name the two groups of Marine Mammals
Toothed Whales and Baleen Whales
Name something pinnipeds eat
Fish, Squid, Crabs
Name one marsupial
Kangaroo, koala, wombat, Tasmanian devil, opossum, wallaby
What was the first domesticated animal?
Wolf
Name one odd toed ungulate
Horse, Donkey, Zebra, Rhino, Tapir
What do thermoregulation, and blubber (thick fat layer) do for Marine Mammals?
Keep them warm
What color is polar bear skin?
Black
Name one proboscidean that is now extinct
Mammoth, mastodon, gomphothere, shovel-tusker
Name one reason for selective breeding
Calm behavior, friendly temperament, ability to breed in captivity, fast growth, usefulness for food, work, or protection
Name one even toed ungulate
Pig, camel, deer, giraffe, hippo, cow
This pregnancy vocabulary word is 11 months long for Humpback Whales
Gestation
Where to polar bears live?
The Arctic- Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland, Norway. Sea Ice also acceptable answer.
What is the largest living marsupial? Hint: color in the name
Red Kangaroo
What is it called when a wild animal becomes used to humans, but its species is still wild? Example: Elephants and tigers
Tame
Name two carnivorans
Lion, Tiger, Bear, Wolf, Seal
Name two problems Marine Mammals face
Entanglement in fish nets, boat strikes, pollution, climate change, Habitat loss, illegal hunting
Name one of the three groups of pinnipeds
Earless seals, Eared seals, Walruses
What is the name of the only native marsupial living in North America?
Virginia opossum
What is the most common domesticated animal?
Chicken