Groups
This is the name for a group of killer whales
What is a pod?
Monarch butterflies migrate about 3000 km from their breeding grounds in Canada to their winter homes near this World Centre
What is Nuestra Cabaña, Mexico?
This is the name for a baby hummingbird
What is a chick?
The following animals live in this habitat: polar bear, harp seal, and rock ptarmigan
What is the Arctic tundra?
This keystone species of the Canadian Prairies has been successfully reintroduced to Banff National Park
What is the Bison?
This is the name for a group of great horned owls?
What is a parliament?
This flying pattern helps Canada geese and other migratory birds cut down on wind drag during long journeys
What is the V formation?
This is the name for a baby snake
What is a snakelet?
What is a prairie grassland?
One of the first birds added to Canada’s 1978 list of endangered species, this large water bird now has a growing wild population
What is a trumpeter swan?
This is the name for a group of little brown bats
What is a camp/cauldron/cloud/colony/flock?
Travelling up to 60 km a night, this nocturnal mammal's migration and hibernation behaviours are still being researched today
What is a bat?
This is the name for a baby dolphin
What is a calf?
The following animals live in this habitat: mountain blue bird, pika, and big horned sheep
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This flying urban hunter was once nearly extinct in Canada until communities banned harmful chemicals and reintroduced the species
What is the peregrine falcon?
This is the name for a group of turtles
What is a bale/dole/nest/tum?
Salmon and many other kinds of fish migrate between fresh water and salt water, spending time in this critical habitat to adapt to the changing salt levels
What is an estuary?
This is the name for a baby bee?
What is a larva?
The following animals live in this habitat: painted turtle, loon, and moose
What is a freshwater lake?
A keystone species of costal ecosystems, these hand-holding mammals are recovering from over-hunting and the fur trade
What is the sea otter?
This is the name for a group of butterflies
What is a flight/flutter/kaleidoscope/rabble/swarm/wing?
This gentle giant of the ocean migrates as far as 8300 km each year. That's longer than a road trip across Canada
What is a humpback whale?
This is the name for a baby salmon?
What is a fry?
The following animals live in this habitat: piping plover, salmon, and otter
What is the Atlantic shoreline?
Pink sand verbena was thought to be extinct in Canada until it was found, and now restored, in this westernmost national park
What is Pacific Rime National Park Reserve?