Mammals
They are digging machines, have massive powerful claws, and make homes underground to hide from predators.
Bonus hint: He is a cartoon character who wears glasses and owns a library card.
Aardvark
A warm water and weed loving apex predator of ponds and lakes in North America. They use their strong senses of sight, hearing, smell, and even vibration to find and capture their prey. Then gulp it down with their huge mouths.
Bonus Hint: They own pro shops.
Bass
Are unusual birds because they spend most of their time on the ground running fast, up to 20 miles per hour! They use their tails as a rudder to steer while running at top speed. They are also able to jump straight up in the air when small birds or flying insects are overhead.
Bonus Hint: Meep! Meep!
Roadrunner
Can move quickly through the water and have long thin v-shaped snouts, which are perfect for catching fish – their favorite food. They also love to flash their teeth! Their lower fourth tooth can be seen even when their mouth is closed.
Bonus Hint: See you later Alligator!
American Crocodile
the largest members of the squirrel family! Although they mainly stay on the ground so they can munch on grass, they can climb trees and are also good swimmers.
Bonus Hint: This animal determines the length of our winter.
Groundhog
Is the fastest runner on the planet. They can reach speeds of over 70 miles per hour. They have amazing eye power and black stripes under their eyes allow them to scan the Savannah and see predators and prey for up to a mile.
Bonus hint: They are also a 4 person girl group that promote friendship and girl power.
Cheetah
Some of the fastest, biggest, and most beautifully colored fish in the world! The largest type, the bluefin____, are on average 2 meters and 250 kilograms! The top speed of the ____ isn't known for sure, but scientists estimate it at 97 to 129 kilometers per hour!
Bonus Hint: You can tune a piano but you can't ...
Tuna Fish
They are fast-flappers, with some species flapping their wings up to 200 beats per second and increasing their heartbeat to 1200 times a minute! They can fly up, down, left and right, backwards and can even fly for short periods upside down.
Bonus Hint: We do this when we don't know the lyrics.
Hummingbird
These animals have the power to glide! Their ribs can actually extend, opening flaps of skin that stretch from the front legs to back legs. They can glide at least 200 feet from one tree to another. It's a great way to get around in the Southeast Asian rainforests.
Bonus Hint: Shares it's first name with Malfoy from Slytherin.
Draco Lizard
It is the only known mammal to only obtain nutrients by drinking the blood of other animals.
Bonus Hint: Who am I, with the initials V.B.?
Vampire Bat
They are golden colored wild dogs that live along or in packs of up to 10 animals. They travel great distances and communicate with wolf-like howls. They hunt alone or in packs and chase small game like joeys, rabbits, rodents, birds, and lizards. They will even eat fruit and plants!
Bonus hint: This animal's name rhymes with the drummer from the Beatles.
Dingo
Gets it's name from the numerous long spines located all over the head and body. There are 20 spines in a row between the mouth and tail. Some types can have spines up to 2 inches long! When these fish are frightened, it pumps water into it's body until it looks like a prickly soccer ball. Very few predators are large enough or brave enough to swallow a fish that big!
Bonus Hint: You can see this fish "blowing" up in movies such as Finding Nemo and Shark Tale.
Blowfish
Expert hunters that prey on birds and bats in mid-flight. They hunt from above and after sighting their prey, they drop into a "stoop" - a steep dive - that can exceed 200 miles an hour making it the fastest creature in the world!
Bonus Hint: Sal's favorite animal!
Peregine Falcon
This creature has special powers that include a beak-like mouth it uses to break and scrape sponges and algae from the reef. They have two claws on each flipper, a shell with serrated edges, and overlapping plates or scutes.
Bonus Hint: Speaks in the manner of a surfer dude. "You so totally rock Squirt!"
Hawksbill Turtle
The world's slowest mammal! They are too slow to outrun predators, but they do have extra long necks that can turn 270 degrees to see danger around them. If they are above the water, they will sometimes drop down to evade a predator and swim to safety. They are strong swimmers!
Bonus Hint: Known to work at the DMV.
Sloth
They are the only large animals that move by hopping and they can't move backwards. Hopping is a fast and energy efficient way to travel, they can cover huge distances to look for food and water.
Bonus Hint: Fighting Jack- A Boxing Legend
Kangaroo
They have wings like pectoral fins that help them glide out of the water and through the air! They are able to glide for long distances with the help of their tail fins which they swish in the water to propel them back up!
Bonus Hint: A New Jersey craft beer.
Flying Fish
Is known as a noisy and boisterous bird. Its loud cries are used to warn other birds and animals of danger, but are also often just for fun. They are also known to imitate raptor calls. No one knows why for sure, but one reason thought is that the sound may scare other birds away, leaving all the food for them.
Bonus Hint: A sad alphabet letter.
Blue Jay
It is the only known venomous lizard native to the United States. Even though it is venomous, this lizard is so slow it poses very little danger to humans.
Bonus Hint: Who am I with the initials G.M.?
Gila Monster
The largest of the deer relatives and they are easily recognizable by their antlers. Males antlers can grow as big as 6 feet (almost 2 meters) from end to end! They are water lovers and can swim for miles. They also have special noses that let them submerge underwater for up to 30 seconds without getting a nose-full of water!
Bonus Hint: Don't give them muffins! They'll never leave.
Moose
A true power scavenger. They wander around sniffing with their great sense of smell until their nose leads them to their favorite meal-a stinky, rotten carcass! Their jaws and teeth are so powerful that they can crunch through bones like they're pretzels!
Bonus Hint: Made an appearance in a basketball movie along with Michael Jordan and Bill Murray.
Tasmanian Devil
They have an oval shaped disk on their head that they use to attach to great big predators like the great white shark as well as other more gentle giants like manta rays and giant tortoises.
Bonus Hint: Rhymes with the name of Thanos' green daughter.
Remora
They are raptors and are great at catching fish. They have incredible eyesight – 5 times better than ours. This amazing creature power helps them see through the water’s surface and spot the shadowy silhouettes of the fish below. When they see a fish, they dive, bringing their legs and talons forward midway through the descent, hitting the water and hopefully scooping up a meal!
Bonus Hint: Also the name of a military aircraft.
Osprey
These lizards are part of the iguana family and live in wetlands and tropical and subtropical rain forests of Central America, from Honduras to Panama.
Bonus Hint: Like Jesus, these lizards can walk on water.
Basilisk
Are powerful and can swim at speeds of up to 15 miles (24 kilometers) an hour. They can even jump out of the water completely, like whales, when attacking prey!
Bonus Hint: "Fish are friends not food"
Great White Shark