All Creatures/Habitats
What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. Turtles spend most of their lives in water and have webbed feet or flippers, whereas tortoises are exclusively land-dwelling, have sturdy, elephant-like legs for walking, and cannot swim.
In Animals, Who is bright and colorful to attract a partner? The Male (boy) or the Female (Girl)?
The male
Founded in 1859 and opened to the public in 1874, this zoo is home to more than 1,900 animals. What zoo is this?
What is the Philadelphia Zoo?
What can be found on the top of a bearded dragons head?
Their third eye!
What is in a rodents mouth that always grows?
Teeth
How many reptile species do we have at Vets in Training?
7 species
Ball Python
Bearded Dragons
Painted Agama
Skink
Geckos
Uro
Torts
What are the two main goals in an animals life?
To survive and reproduce!
With parents almost 100 years old, what hatchlings are at the zoo?
Galapagos Tortoises
What are reptiles covered in?
Scales
What does a wheeking sound from a guinea pig mean?
Feed Me!
True or False - The Arctic Tundra habitat is a Desert.
True
While deserts are usually associated with hot, sandy environments, the scientific definition of a desert is based on extremely low precipitation.
Do Hedgehogs have Spines or Quills?
Spines
What animal was on the island experience?
Ringtail Lemur
Where is a turtle/tortoise's spine located?
The inside of the top shell
The Capybara
How do chinchilla's not get wet and moldy in the wild?
They live above the precipitation zone (above the clouds).
How many different species of Hedgehogs are there on Earth?
16!
How many baby Galapagos Tortoises were at the zoo?
16!
What is the bottom of a turtle/tortoise's shell called?
Plastron
What is the name for the jump a rabbit or guinea pig does when they are happy?
Popcorning
True or False - Chinchilla's live in an arid desert habitat.
True
They are born ready to take care of themselves.
What type of statue is in the middle of the Reptile house wearing a Phillies Hat?
Cobra
What is the most prehistoric/ancient reptile found on earth?
Tuatara
Rabbits are not rodents. What are they?
Lagomorph