Mollusks
What is the largest species of mollusks?
Colossal squid
Certain grasshoppers have a secondary adult form that is a major crop pest. What is this form called?
Locust
Which fish has the longest lifespan?
Greenland shark
What is the name of the caracal?
Kibo
What type of animal is the mountain chicken?
Amphibian
Do mollusk have feet?
Yes
Name a marine arthropod
Lobster, crab, shrimp, or horseshoe crab
How many gills do sharks traditionally have?
Six
What was the most recent large mammal introduced at the zoo?
Giraffe
What color is horseshoe crab blood?
Blue
How many tentacles do octopuses have?
Zero
What is the heaviest insect?
Giant weta
Name the five types of cartilaginous fish.
Sharks, scates, rays, chimeras, and sawfish
Name all the species of monkey at the sedgwick county zoo.
Squirrel and Colobus Monkey
What was the largest dinosaur?
Dreadnoughtus
What mollusk can only move backwards?
Chambered Nautilus
Which order of arthropoda is the most numerous? (Scientific or common)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
What species of shark was the movie Jaws based off of?
Bull Shark
Name all eight elephants at the sedgwick county zoo.
Stephanie, Simune, Ajani, Titan, Zuberi, Arusi, Talia, Xolani
What is the largest single cell organism?
What is the toothy tongue like structure that mollusks use to feed?
Radula
Which species of arthropod has not significantly evolved for the past 445 million years?
Horseshoe crab
What is oophagy?
It is when a shark hatches inside the mother uterus and eats the other eggs and embryos.
What vertebrate species does the zoo not have an exact population count of?
Black-tailed prairie dog
How many generations of babies can a kangaroo have at one time?
Three
One in pouch, one in the womb and one in stasis