Guess that sound
Amazing Animals
Treemendous
100
Wolf
100
What is a baby lion called?
(A. kid) (B. cub) (C. pup) (D. chick)
B. cub
Fun fact:
LIONS ARE THE ONLY CATS WHO ROAR TOGETHER
Lions are the only known cat species where individuals roar together - with even young cubs joining in with their mews. The calling sequence usually lasts about 40 seconds.
Prides often roar together to mark their territory - a roar can be heard from 5 miles away.
100
To make the syrup for pancakes and waffles, people usually use sap from what kind of tree?
Maple
Fun fact: Maple trees need to be around 40 years old before they can be tapped
200
Canadian Goose
Fun facts: Baby geese, called goslings, are impressionable little birds. They’ve been known to follow just about anything that moves, from dogs to humans, mistaking the creatures for their mother. The impressionable young use this skill to mimic the adults, learning how to swim just 24 hours after hatching. At only one day old, goslings can dive 30 to 40 feet underwater.
200
How fast can you guess what this creature is?
Frog!
Fun facts:
A group of birds is called a flock, a group of cattle is called a herd, but a group of frogs is called an army.
200
Acorns come from what kind of tree?
(A. Pine) (B. Oak) (C. Maple)
B. Oak
Fun fact: oak trees can live as long as 500 years! (that's like 20 human generations!)
300
B. Loon
Fun facts: It's legs are so far back on the body that it swims much better than it walks.
Most birds have hollow bones, but loons have solid bones
300
Which mammal lives in the ocean and holds the hands of its family to avoid floating apart while sleeping?
(A. dolphin) (B. Walrus) (C. Sea Otter) (D. Whale)
C. Sea Otter!
Fun fact: They also entangle themselves in kelp
300
Leaves make food for a tree through a process called__________. Hint: this is why leaves are green!
A. photosynthesis B. Wilting C. Fertilization D. pollination
A. photosynthesis
the chloroplasts (containing green Chlorophyll) in a plant are in charge of this process!
400
What creature makes this sound?
Squirrel!
Fun Facts:
1. Squirrels can find food buried beneath a foot of snow.
2. Squirrels may lose 25 percent of their buried food to thieves.
And that’s just from members of their own species! Scatter hoarders (squirrels with multiple caches of food) have a difficult time keeping an eye on all of their hidden food. Fellow squirrels or birds often take advantage of this for a free meal.
400
What animal makes these marks on a tree?
A Beaver!
Fun facts:
Beavers slap their tails on the water to indicate danger.
Beavers are one of the few animals that modify their habitat. They build watertight dams made of woven sticks, reeds, branches and saplings caulked together with mud and rocks.
400
While out for a walk, you happen across the stump of a recently cut down tree. How could you figure out the age of the tree?
By counting the:
(A. roots) (B. Rings) (C. Knots)
B. Rings
500
A bald eagle
Fun facts: the sound you hear when an eagle is shown on TV is usually a hawk! They swap in the hawk's call because it sounds "better"
500
What is this creature? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk&t=58s
C. Monarch
Fun facts:
Monarchs feed on flowering plants, so planting flowers instead of grass in your yard can help the butterfly population
A group of butterflies is called a flutter!
500
Which of the foods below doesn't grow on a tree?
(A. Apples) (B. lemons) (C. Pineapples) (D. oranges)
C. Pineapples
Did you know- the top of a pineapple, after cleaning and drying, can be planted in soil and a new plant will grow!