Biology: Mammals Round 1

Mammals 1

100

I am designed to dig holes and eat termites & ants

Aardvark

200

There are two types of me: Asian & African

Elephant

300

A manatee is an example of me

Sea Cow

400

I am small animal with spines

Echidna

500

I have the bill of a duck

Duckbill Platypus

Mammals 2

100

I am covered with plates and can only have litters of twins and quadruplets

Armadillo

200

I spend most of days upside down and move very slowly

Sloth

300

I can be diurnal or nocturnal depending on where I live and I like to eat ants and termites.

Anteater

400

I look like a cross between an anteater and an armadillo

Pangolin

500

The name for animals who only eat meat

Carnivores

Marsupials

100

I am the largest living marsupial

Kangaroo

200

I am the only marsupial outside of Australia

Opossum

300

I am one of the best diggers among mammals

Wombats

400

I eat only eucalyptus leaves.

Koala

500

I have more teeth than any other land mammal

Numbat

Insect Eaters

100

I am the smallest mammal

Shrew

200

I have a long hibernation period (October to April)

Hedgehog

300

My favorite thing to eat is earthworms

Moles

400

I use echolocation to find my food

Bat

500

The name for the insect eating animals

Insectivores

Vocabulary

100

I eat only plants

Herbivore

200

I eat plants and meat

Omnivore

300

I am active during the day

Diurnal

400

I am active at night.

nocturnal

500

The study of animals

zoology