Animal Fun Facts
This Australian mammal has the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lays eggs like a reptile, has venomous spurs on its hind legs, yet starred in the cartoon "Phineas and Ferb."
What is a platypus?
Unlike its movie counterparts, these animals are actually very slow and can't see well.
What are hedgehogs?
Sandy, Andrew, Camille and Katrina are examples of these.
What are hurricanes?
Formerly known as the "cool-down" period, this 18-minute period is now included in the Field Day competition as another way to score points for your team.
What is the Jeopardy competition?
Although this salamander used to thrive in a lake in Central Mexico, there are now more of these in captivity than in the wild.
What is an axolotl?
A group of these animals is called a "pride."
What are lions?
Red-eared sliders, leatherbacks and snapping are types of these animals.
What are turtles?
The name of the Colorado NHL hockey team.
What is The Avalanche?
This activity involves two teams pulling on a rope.
What is tug-of-war?
Polar bears never attack penguins because penguins live here.
What is the South Pole or Antartica. (Polar bears live in the North Pole.)
This mammal has an 18-inch tongue.
What is a giraffe?
This animal's primary defense mechanism comes from a gland near its rear-end.
What are skunks?
This is the local name used in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans for hurricanes.
What is a cyclone?
This relay race evokes this occupation.
What is a fireman?
A turtle that lives exclusively on land is called this.
What is a tortoise?
This black-and-white creature must eat between 26 to 84 pounds of bamboo every day.
What is a giant panda?
Although neither animal goes to church, these two Animal Family animals are considered "birds of prey."
What is a hawk and an owl?
A series of large ocean waves caused by a sudden displacement of water, most often due to an earthquake near of beneath the ocean floor.
What is a tsunami?
This race involves hula hoops on the ground and these three items.
What are rock, paper and scissors?
This animal makes its home in discarded snail shells or, sometimes, in small cans, or small plastic objects.
What is a hermit crab?
What are hearts?
This Animal-Family animal has the same name as a teacher at St. A's.
What is an otter (Mrs. Nancy Otter).
A large-scale pattern of wind and rain that occurs seasonally in tropical or subtropical regions.
What is a monsoon?
Field Day ends with the seventh grade team leaders doing this competition.
What is tossing water balloons?
The largest animal ever recorded to live on Earth lives here.
What is the ocean (Blue Whale).