God Made the Animals
What does it mean to be prey?
A prey is eaten by other animals.
What sense does a dog use the most?
Smell
What do bears do instead of hibernating?
They go into a state of dormancy.
What special sensory organ do cats have?
Whiskers
What is animal habituation?
Habituation is the process by which animals get used to humans.
What is a safari?
A safari is a journey across a stretch of land, usually made to observe or hunt wild animals.
What are some of the ways dogs communicate?
Scent, body postures, and facial expressions
Which is more likely to have rabies: skunk or raccoon?
What two ways are special about the cheetah?
Name 3 characteristics of mammals.
Mammals are vertebrae, are endothermic, breathe oxygen from the air, nurse their young with mother's milk, and have hair.
Name at least 3 careers that involve working with animals.
Zoology, biology, animal trainer, animal control officer, veterinarian, veterinarian technician, horse breeder, and farrier are examples of such careers. There are many others.
How can you tell the skull of a mammal from the skull of a reptile?
Mammals have a lower jaw made of only one bone (open & close AND side to side), while the lower jaw of a reptile is made of several bones (only open & close)
What kind of eater are bears?
Vegetarians who prefer fruits, roots, shoots and nuts as well as the occasional insect or fish.
Name the 3 wild cats that live in North America?
Bobcats, Cougars, and Canada Lynxes
How does a pack of dogs usually hunt prey?
Work together to separate one straggler from the rest, and they chase it until it falls.
What is a zoonotic disease?
Zoonotic diseases are illnesses transmitted between animals and humans.
What are the four major kids of teeth mammals have?
Incisors, Canines, Premolars, and Molars
Name one way to tell the difference between Brown & Black Bears (NOT color)?
Brown bears have a pronounced hump above their shoulders. Black bears are smaller than brown bears & may have a small hump. Colors is not an indicator.
How is a hyena like a dog?
Face is similar to a dog and runs in packs like a dog.
What animal is the mongoose famous for being able to kill?
Snakes
Have there always been predators and prey?
No. There were no predators in the Garden of Eden.
What is a digitigrade?
An animal that walks on its toes
What is a plantigrade?
An animals who uses the entire bottom of the foot to walk.
What is mutation?
A mutation change the animal's genes, either putting something that wasn't there to begin or eliminating something that was there.
What kind of homes do creatures from the Herpestidae create for themselves?
They dig underground tunnels.