Myths in Media
Animal Myths
Around the Zoo
Mythological Creature Features
What We Learned
100
Name this mermaid! What is her best friend's name?
Name: Ariel
Best Friend: Flounder
100
True or False: Porcupines and Hedgehogs can shoot their quills/spines.
False: Neither Porcupines nor Hedgehogs can shoot their quills or spines.
100
What do weasels/ferrets do to distract their prey?
The Weasel War Dance
100
What animal did Christopher Columbus mistake for a mermaid?
A Manatee! :)
100
What living animal was thought to be the mythological kraken?
Giant Squid
200
Name this dragon!
For bonus points, name the species of this dragon!
Name: Stormfly
Species: Deadly Nadder
200
True or False: Camels store fat in their humps.
True: Contrary to popular belief, camels do not store water in their humps, but actually store fat.
200
Which animal found at the zoo can have more than two horns? Bonus points if you remember her name!
Jacob Sheep
Cindy Loo
200
The European Unicorn has the tail of what animal?
Lion
200
List 3 of the 4 playground rules.
no picking up rocks, no climbing up slides, be respectful, feet first down the slide
300
What is this creature's name?
For bonus points, what is this creature's species?
Name: Buckbeak
Species: Hippogriff
300
True or False: Ostriches stick their heads in the ground when frightened.
False: Ostriches do not stick their heads in the ground.
300
Are hedgehogs in the same family as porcupines?
no
300
What were dragon bones used for in China?
Medicine
300
Is the Okapi more closely related to the giraffe or the zebra?
Bonus points if you can name one or more ways they are similar?
giraffe
neck, legs splay when drinking, and tongue
400
Name this unicorn!
For bonus points, name this dinosaur!
Unicorn: Buttercup
Dinosaur: Trixie
400
True or False: Adult Opossums hang upside down from their tails
False: Adult opossums do not hang upside down with their tails
400
We met Joey the African Crested Porcupine, what is one of the defense mechanisms that they use to scare off predators?
Bonus points if you can name both!
stomping feet and rattle back quills
400
What two animals combined make a griffon?
Bonus points if you can name the third animal that is sometimes also part of the griffon
Eagle and Lion
Snake
400
What are the names of the lions at the zoo?
Bonus points if you can say how they're related!
Coky, Donovan, Murphey
they are siblings
500
Name one of these characters; Bonus points if you can name both!
Pokémon: Salamence
MLP: King Sombra
500
Which of these three statements about snakes is true?:
All snakes have fangs
Snakes can dislocate their jaws to swallow their prey whole
Some snakes have spurs which are thought to have once been legs
Some snakes have spurs which are thought to have once been legs
500
What is Winston colored to camouflage with?
Bonus points if you can explain what his blue tongue is for!
leaf litter
to mimic a poisonous animal
500
There were two mermaids we learned about that are often shown with a mirror and/or comb. Name one of the places (continent/country/ect.) that these mermaids are from. Bonus points if you can name both places! Extra bonus points if you can name the mermaids!
Places of Origin: Africa & The Caribbean
Names: Kami Wata and Lasiren
500
Sumatran Rhinos are critically endangered for two main reasons. The first is poaching, what is the second?
Habitat Fragmentation: Populations of rhinos are separated by human construction, which prevents smaller populations from interacting and breeding