Carnivores
Mostly meat
What do Carnivores usually eat?
Usually live birth
How do mammals reproduce?
Sense of smell
What is the strongest sense in a dog?
Panda bears have this unique bone that they use to hold onto bamboo
What is an opposable thumb?
(even though it is not a real thumb, Pandas just use it like our opposable thumb)
Animals that have a back bone.
What is a vertebrate?
incisors
What teeth are good for biting?
How mammals feed their young
Why do mammal mothers produce milk?
or
What is milk?
... The leader of the pack
What is the Alpha Male?
The names of 5 types of bears
What are Brown bears, Black bears, Polar bears, Sun bears, and Pandas?
Walks on it's toes.
What is a digitigrade?
The teeth that are good for grabbing and tearing?
What are canines?
sweat glands
How do mammals cool down, if they are getting too hot?
...because dogs can be trained to do many useful things to help people.
Why do we think dogs are especially smart?
or
Why do we call dogs "Man's best friend"?
The only bear that ONLY eats meat.
What is a polar bear?
Walks on it's whole foot.
What is a plantigrade?
Caniorms (dogs) and Feliforms (cats)
What are the two main groups of Carnivores?
The covering of a mammal.
What is hair or fur?
This allows the dog to run quickly.
Why does a dog walk on it's toes?
or
Why is being a digitigrade helpful to a dog?
This allows a bear to stand on two legs
What is a plantigrade benefit for a bear?
or
What is a plantigrade?
Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish
What are the classes under subphylum vertebrates?
The special molar teeth that allow carnivores to break through bones of their prey.
What are carnassials?
It is only one bone.
How do scientists recognize a mammal's jaw bone?
Through body language and facial expressions
How does a canine (dog) communicate?
Bears don't truly hibernate, they just take a really long nap.
What is dormancy?
This causes an animal to have a particular dominant trait, even if it gets a recessive trait from one parent.
What is DNA?