Show:
Mammals
Prairies
Mythbusters
Zookeeper Day
Misc.
100
Name the fasted land mammal.
Cheetah
100
What is an African prairie called?
Savannah
100
What is the difference between antlers and horns?
antlers are made of bone and fall off each year. Horns are made of hair and keratin and are permanent.
100
True or false: We can go in with the wolves while cleaning and feeding them?
FALSE!!!
100
What is one way you can help the bees?
Plant more native flowers or make more mason bee jars
200
What is the sixth sense that dolphins and bats use to find their prey and navigate?
Echolocation
200
Name a keystone species that lives in the prairie?
Black-tailed prairie dog
200
What do bats actually use their eyesight for?
to help them see things that are farther away
200
Explain why we train animals at the zoo?
To shift between exhibits and their dens or kennels, for the vets to be able to look at them, and for education purposes.
200
Name the only active predator of a striped skunk.
Great Horned Owl
300
Name two animals that are marsupials?
Kangaroo, Tasmanian Devil, Opossums, Koalas, Wombats, ect.
300
List three kinds of pollinators?
Bats, bees and hummingbirds etc.
300
Name three misconceptions about snakes
don't have bones, slimy, poisonous
300
Name three things that zookeepers do everyday?
clean, educate, feed & water, medicate, exhibit maintenance, etc.
300
What are the names of the two baby pronghorns?
Jaron and Jadon
400
What are the different categorizes of mammals?
Monotreme, Placental and Marsupials
400
Why are mason bees considered super pollinators?
They belly flop into the flower and collect loads of pollen. One mason bee can do the work of 100 honey bees.
400
How far can owls turn their heads?
280 degrees or 3/4 of the way
400
Name all four of our black bears at the zoo.
Butch, Sally, Cheif & Murphy
400
What does nocturnal mean? Name two animals that are nocturnal
an animal that hunts/or is more active during the night. Bats, coatis, skunks etc.
500
Name all five things that make an animal a mammal.
Milk, Live birth, Fur, Warm-blooded, and a vertebrate.
500
What does a control burn do for the praries?
helps to restore nutrients and helps to control invasive or unwanted species of plants
500
What animal has the best eyesight and can see the most colors?
Mantis shrimp
500
Explain what enrichment is and give an example
Enrichment is how we stimulate animals to think and give them new things in their environment. It can be toys, treats, smells, spices etc.
500
What does it mean to be albino?
An animal that is born with out pigment