Monkey Business
Rat Race
Hoofin' It
Let Me Ruminate on the That
Truth or Dare
100
This word means that the thumb or toe can turn, face, and touch the other fingers or toes on the same hand or foot.
What is opposable?
100
What is the main thing that makes an animal a rodent?
What is having teeth that need to gnaw
100
This is a Greek word meaning thick skinned.
What is Pachyderm?
100
A partially digested ball of food is called this.
What is cud?
100
T/F A rhino's horn is a bone. *If you get this question wrong, you have to do your best zebra call*
What is false it is made of keratin.
200
A group of primates is usually called this.
What is a troop?
200
Beavers are considered these kinds of creatures because they help contribute to the formation of wetlands. Daily Double: What do these creatures create that helps make wetlands?
What is keystone species? DD: beaver dams
200
The oldest and most experienced female elephant in the herd is called this.
What is the matriarch?
200
Large slow grazers are called this.
What is bovines?
200
1.) The only time horses lie down is when they are sick. 2.) The mastodons were shorter than mammoths. *If you get any question wrong, you have to whinny like a horse*
What is 1.) False 2.) True
300
This creature is found in Madagascar and are a symbol of death. They have a long bony finger used to find and catch grubs.
What is aye-aye?
300
I am rodent with a chubby body, short legs, a large head and short ears. What am I?
What is a cavy?
300
This is what you call a domestic animal that has gone wild.
What is feral?
300
A one humped camel is called this.
What is a dromedary?
300
1.) Ungulates are divided into only one group. 2.) A horse that is less than one year old is called a foal. 3.) Elephants use dust as an insect repellent and sunscreen. *If you get any of these questions wrong, you must do your best elephant call*
What is 1.) False there are two groups. 2.) True 3.) True
400
If an animal spends most of their time in trees, it is said to be this.
What is arboreal?
400
What kind of relationship does a sloth have with algae? DD: What animals in Chapter 8 has this kind of relationship too?
What is symbiotic? DD: Rhinos and oxpeckers.
400
Horse breeds are usually labeled in these three categories. These categories refer to their temperament. What are they?
What is hot, warm and cold blooded.
400
Name the two subspecies of giraffe. DD: What is the difference?
What is Masai and reticulated. DD: Masai have spots with jagged edges and Reticulated have spots that look like rectangles.
400
1.) The water that comes out of a geyser is cold. 2.) Tapirs are hairless. 3.) Elephants are grouped in their own class. 4.) The Asian Elephant is larger than the bush elephant. *If you get any of these wrong, you must do your best ape imitation.*
What is 1.) False the water is hot. 2.) False, they have hair. 3.) True. 4.) False Bush Elephants are bigger.
500
Name three differences between a monkey and an ape.
What is monkeys have tails, apes do not. Apes arms are made for swinging, monkeys are not. Apes have larger brain than monkeys. Apes are more diverse than monkeys.
500
Baby hares are __________, meaning they are born more developed than rabbits. They have fur and their eyes are open. Rabbits are born rather underdeveloped so they are called _____________.
What is precocial and altricial?
500
Name the 3 different kinds of zebras.
What is plains, mountain and Grevy's zebra.
500
What is a group of sows and their offspring called?
What is sounders?
500
1.) A farrier is a person who shoes horses. 2.) The oldest and most experienced male elephant in the herd is called the matriarch. 3.) Rhinos have plates in their skin. 4.) Horses are digitigrades. 5.) The tapirs can use its proboscis as a snorkel. *Do your best gibbon imitation if you get any of these wrong.*
What is 1.) True 2.) False - the oldest female is the matriarch. 3.) False, they only look like that. 4.) True 5.)True.
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