Endangered Animals
We studied this animal who lives in Africa. Poachers kill him to steal and sell his horn in Asia for thousands of dollars.
rhino
TRUE or FALSE
An exotic pet is an animal that belongs in the wild.
True
The Lake that is closest to Cleveland is
a. Lake Erie
b. Lake Ontario
a. Lake Erie
a. protect
b. hurt
a. protect
What is it called when you bring an animal or plant illegally without anyone knowing?
a. smuggling
b. poaching
a. smuggling
Most animals who are endangered (like the Grizzly bear and Giant Panda Bear) are in trouble because they are losing their ____________________
a. habitat
b. contaminants
a. habitat
Which one of these is an exotic pet?
a. dog
b. fennec fox
c. cat
b. fennec fox
True or False
We have ZERO invasive species living in Lake Erie.
False
A animal that is living in captivity in a home cannot
a. live
b. reproduce
b. reproduce
What is it called when you steal an animal or plant that is protected and sell it to someone?
a. trafficking
b. conserve
a. Trafficking
a. exotic pets
b. species
b. species
Give an example of an exotic pet.
Parrot, lizard, boa constrictor, sugar glider, etc...
True or False
The Gobi Fish that live in Lake Erie are living in their natural habitat.
False
Exotic animals can ___________________while they're being smuggled.
a. reproduce
b. die
b. die
What is it called when you kill an animal protected by law?
a. captivity
b. poaching
b. poaching
DAILY DOUBLE
Name one endangered animal from this short video.
name any animal listed.
When an exotic pet is in a cage and cannot live in the wild. This is called living in _________________
a. contamination
b. captivity
b. captivity
a. Gobi Fish
b. Humans
a. Gobi fish
What should we do with the habitats where endangered animals live?
a. destroy them
b. conserve and protect them.
Some people have these as pets when they are endangered and protected by law.
a. gobi fish
b. endangered animals
b. endangered animals
If we can't help keep endangered animals alive, their species will become...
a. extinct
b. captive
a. extinct
You can catch one of these from an exotic pet.
a. zoonotic disease
b. roojotic disease
a. zoonotic disease
Zebra mussels eat _____________________
and they get passed up the food chain to humans when we eat large fish like perch and bass.
a. large fish
b. contaminants
b. contaminants
Animals whose habitats have been cut down or destroyed are in danger of _________________
a. extinction
b. captivity
a. extinction
If you catch and keep more Blue Fin Tunas than the law allows you to...
a. overfishing
b. overhunting
a. overfishing