Mammals
Birds
Insects
Reptiles
Other
100
I'm sure you are all familiar with the deer here in Brown County State Park. There has been an abundance of deer for many years since not many natural predators remain. A female deer will usually have two young when she is healthy. What are baby deer called?
What are Fawns
100
What is the common name for all baby birds?
What is Chicks
100
The larval state of the butterfly feeds and grows rapidly until it transforms itself. This creature is worm-like with 12-13 segments. What is a butterfly before it gets its wings?
What is a Caterpillar
100
True or False. All reptiles lay eggs.
What is False
100
We are all familiar with baby frogs.. can your tell me what they're called?
What are tadpoles
200
Much like its marsupial cousin, a Brown County State Park native, the opossum, also carries its young in a pouch until they are ready to walk. What is a baby opossum called?
What is a Joey
200
The offspring of an eagle are named directly after the parents. What are baby eagles called?
What are Eaglets
200
The queen bee is in charge of laying the eggs in a hive. The babies are female, or worker bees, if the queen fertilizes them and drones if she does not. What stage are the baby bees in after the egg?
What is Larvae
200
Baby snakes fall into a general term. Can you add the correct ending to the work snake?
What is Snakelet
200
DAILY DOUBLE !!!!! Which animal produces the biggest baby?
What is The sperm whale. (produces the largest baby that weighs about 1 ton at birth.The newborn can instinctively swim for the first 10 seconds with help from its mother and swim alone within 30 minutes after birth)
300
Around Easter, you may hear a lot about this little creature. What are baby rabbits commonly called?
What are Bunnies
300
What are baby ducks called. Remember the nursery rhyme when you were a child, the ugly _______.
What is a Duckling
300
A fly goes through complete metamorphosis. A female fly will lay up to 125 eggs at one time. The eggs turn into larvae and then enter the pupae stage before becoming adults. What is another name for the flies in the larval stage?
What are Maggots
300
Do reptile babies need their mother after they are born?
What is No
300
The name for baby fish has something to do with waht might be done with them if caught. What are baby fish called?
What is Fry
400
This baby animal's name is the most commonly used for mammals. It is also the name used for the young of a common house pet! What are baby raccoons called? (also skunks foxes, beavers)
What are Kits
400
True or False. Does the parent bird push a baby out of the nest if they don't think they will succeed?
What is True
400
A lightning bug, or firefly, lights up the night, and so do its young in both egg and larval stages. The adult only lives for about two weeks out of a two year lifespan. You have probably seen the larvae glowing the grass of your yard. What are baby lighting bugs called?
What are Glowworms
400
Baby turtles are named after the way they are born.. by breaking their eggs. What are baby turtles called?
What are Hatchlings
400
What is a group of fish called?
What is a School
500
Some babies are named because of their appearances. When baby mice are born they are hairless and very small, resembling your smallest fingers. What are baby mice called?
What are Pinkies
500
What could be the cause of bird eggs getting thinner and thinner in recent years?
What is pesticides (DDT)
500
A female mosquito will lay eggs on top of the water and when the larvae hatch they float beneath the surface. Baby mosquitoes are named after their constant activity? Do you know what the larvae are called?
What are Wrigglers
500
True or False. Do snakes only have live young?
What is False (snakes will either have live young (timber rattlesnake, copperhead) or eggs (racers, king snakes))
500
What animal baby is called a foal?
What is a Horse
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