Intro to mammals
Where do mammals live?
Mammals live everywhere.
This is the largest creature on Earth?
What is the blue whale!
List 2 examples of a primate?
What is apes, monkeys, chimps, gorillas, lemurs, and humans.
Fish and berries
Birds that we hunt for food are called?
Gaming birds
Name 2 trait that a mammal has?
-warm blooded, have hair/fur, have live babies, and feed milk to their young.
Give me one example of an aquatic mammal that lives entirely in water.
What are whales or dolphins.
walking on 2 feet is called?
What is bipedal.
a group of rabbits is called at?
What is a colonie
Name 2 types of swimming birds.
Kingfisher, Osprey, Pelican, Penguin, Puffin...
The duckbill platypus and echidna are examples of what type of mammals?
What is a monotreme
Travel in pods, communicate with each other, fast, good vision, 8-12 ft long, and live 45-50 years.
What are the 3 characteristics of a monkey?
Monkey's have a tail, smaller body, and hair on its face.
What are rabbits primary food source?
What is hay and grass
Name 3 characteristics of birds/ Aves
Feathers, toothless, beaks, warm blooded, 4 chambered heart, lightweight, highly developed eye sight.
What is the name of the order that has the largest group of mammals.
2 facts about whales
bigger than elephants, can be found in all oceans, can stay under for long periods of time, have blow holes to breath, sing to each other, and have flippers not fins.
What does opposable thumb mean?
you can use your thumb to touch all your fingers to form a circle.
What is the proper word for the dog family.
(classification system)
What is Canids
Animals that have a backbone belong to what phylum?
What is Chordata
How many different species of mammals have scientists discovered to date?
More than 5,400
Aquatic mammals have to come to the surface for air because?
What is an ape
How many species of birds have scientists identified so far.
over 10,000