Fishy Facts
This fish has a transparent head that lets it look upward to find food.
What is the barreleye fish?
This reptile can change its color, mostly for communication and temperature regulation.
What is a chameleon?
Amphibians begin life breathing through these.
What are gills?
This bird can migrate farther than any other animal on Earth.
What is the Arctic tern?
What three characteristics do all mammals have?
What are hair or fur, warm blood, and mothers produce milk?
This deep-sea shark has a jaw that can suddenly shoot forward to grab prey.
What is the goblin shark?
Unlike crocodiles, these reptiles usually have wider, U-shaped snouts.
What are alligators?
This process changes a tadpole into a frog.
What is metamorphosis?
This bird was the inspiration for the shape of the B-2 bomber.
What is the peregrine falcon?
This unusual mammal lays eggs.
What is the platypus?
This fish can produce electricity to stun prey or defend itself.
What is an electric eel?
This marine reptile returns to the same beach where it was born to lay eggs.
What is a sea turtle?
This amphibian can regrow entire legs, parts of its heart, and even parts of its brain.
What is an axolotl?
This bird's wings are primarily used for swimming, not flying.
What is the penguin?
Bats navigate in complete darkness using this.
What is echolocation?
Fish breathe underwater using these.
What are gills?
This is the biggest advantage of reptiles having scales.
What is they reduce water loss and provide protection.
Why must many amphibians keep their skin moist?
They absorb oxygen through their skin.
Birds that spend most of their time in water tend to have this between their toes.
What is webbing?
The reason why a polar bear's ears are much smaller than a fox's ears.
What is smaller ears reduce heat loss in cold climates?
The reason many deep-sea fish have very large mouths and expandable stomachs.
What is food is scarce, so they eat almost anything they can catch.
This lizard can detach its tail to escape a predator.
What is a gecko (or many species of lizard)?
Scientists often call amphibians "indicator species" because...
What is they help show whether an ecosystem is healthy?
What adaptation allows owls to fly almost silently?
What are specialized feather edges that reduce air turbulence and noise?
Only three groups of mammals have ever been capable of true powered flight. Name the only one alive today.
What are bats?