Animal Idioms: What do these mean?
Bull in a china shop
Clumsy
Which animal is the only marsupial in the Americas?
Opossum
Name the famous scientist who studied chimpanzees in Africa.
Jane Goodall
Name the largest continent and the largest ocean in the world.
Asia, Pacific
True or false? Butterflies primarily taste with their antennae.
Cry wolf
False alarm
Name 3 animals (from anywhere in the world) whose teeth never stop growing.
rodents: mice, squirrels, woodchucks, beavers, rabbits, horses, hippos, elephants
In what kind of deer will both the males and females grow antlers regularly?
(Name one)
Reindeer & Caribou
Which 2 rivers help form the borders of Wisconsin?
The Mississippi River and the St. Croix River
True or false? Sharks existed before trees.
True.
Fish out of water
Uncomfortable
What is the smallest falcon in North America?
The American Kestrel
What is the largest animal ever?
The Blue Whale
What is the tallest mountain in the world (highest above sea level)?
Mount Everest
True or false? Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.
True
When pigs fly
Never
Describe heron nests. What are they made of and where can you find them?
Made of sticks & branches woven into a platform. lined with moss & pine needles. Found near the tops of trees, near water.
Name 2 extinct relatives of elephants.
mammoths & mastodons
How many counties are in Wisconsin?
72
The names of a male, female, and young of a goose are: gander, goose, and gosling.
What are the names of the male, female, and the young of a ... fox?
Tod, Vixen, Kit
Take the bull by the horns
Face the problem
Why are opossums rabies resistant?
They have a low body temperature, which is too cool for the rabies virus to thrive.
Why can't kangaroos walk backwards?
Name 3 reasons
due to their muscular tail structure
powerful hindlegs,
& large feet
Name all 5 Great Lakes.
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
The names of a male, female, and young of an opossum are: Jack, Jill, Joey
What are the names of the male, female, and the young of a ... mallard?
Drake, Hen, Duckling