Birds
What do they eat?
Animal Vocabulary
How many?
Animal Descriptions
100

Name one flightless bird.

Ostrich, penguin

100

What are some foods that are dangerous for cats and dogs to eat?

Apple seeds, cherry pits, chocolate, coffee

100

What is an animal called that only eats meat?

Carnivore 

100

How many legs does an octopus have?

8

100

This animal is the largest land animal in the world! It is also the only land animal that can’t jump. It has big ears, long trunks, and is native to Africa.

Elephant

200

Which bird is the symbol of peace?

Dove
200

What does a shark eat?

Smaller fish

200

What do you call an animal that is awake at night and sleeps during the day? 

Nocturnal

200

For how many years can a snail sleep?

3

200

This is the tallest animal in the world. It is native to Africa, has a long neck, spots, and is very gentle.

Giraffe
300

Which bird lays the largest egg?

Ostrich

300

What does a panda eat?

Bamboo

300

During metamorphosis, what is the covering called that protects the caterpillar as they turn into a butterfly?

Cocoon

300

How many miles per hour can a cheetah run? For reference, the fastest human in the world– Usain Bolt– ran 28 mph.

75 mph

300

This insect can lift up to 50 times its body weight. It can be either black or red, is very small, and lives in a colony.

Ant

400

What is the most common bird in the world?

Chicken

400

What food does a flamingo eat that turns them pink?

Shrimp

400

What is it called when an animal finds a safe place and stays there until winter ends?

Hibernation

400

How many bones does a shark have?

0

400

This animal lives in the Arctic. It’s big, it eats seals, and has black skin under its white fur.

Polar bear

500

What bird can fly backwards?

Hummingbirds 

500

What do bumblebees eat?

Nectar and pollen from flowering plants

500

What is it called when an animal moves from one place to another during a certain time of the year?

Migration

500

How many brains does a jellyfish have?

0

500

This is the slowest animal in the world. It hangs off of tree branches and lives in Central America.

Sloth