Gestational Periods
Cats and dogs have both 2 month gestational periods – True or False
True
This famous egg laying mammal is actually also venomous!
Duck billed platypus
These tall mammals give birth standing up to their spotted offspring
Giraffes
This chunky pygmy hippo mesmerized the world last year in 2024 with its sassy attitude and rotund body
Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any ____?
Wool
This rodent is among the shortest gestational period at around 20 days
Mouse
When snakes lay their eggs it is called a _____?
Clutch
These types of mammals give birth to their young in an underdeveloped state and are then nurtured in their mothers pouch for months (Australian)
Marsupials
This large King Penguin baby gained notability in September 2024 due to his exceptionally large size during his infancy.
Pesto the Penguin
In the rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle", who runs away with the spoon?
A Dish
This Australian mammals gestational period is only around 30 days
Kangaroo
The process of providing the necessary conditions for an egg to develop into a new organism, typically involving maintaining a specific temperature, humidity, and turning the eggs regularly.
Incubation
In this species of little marine fish it is the male which are the ones that get pregnant and give birth to their litter.
Seahorse
Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan are twin large mammals born in 2018 the Toronto zoo – the first of its kind born in Canada.
Pandas
What well-known nursery song is about the bubonic plague?
Ring around the Rosie
This large mammal has the longest gestational period of 18-22 months
Elephant
Wild hens only lay about 10-15 eggs a year compared to domesticated egg laying hens who lay about this many eggs per year? Due to human intervention
About 300
This amphibian gives birth through little holes on its back! (It is a special type of amphibian but I will accept the general type)
Surinam Toad
This marine mammal pup captivated hearts in 2020 when he was rescued off the coast of BC and has been living at the Vancouver aquarium since.
Joey the Otter
She lost her sheep and didn’t know where to find them
Little Bo Beep