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The VIRTUAL ZOO | Created and Developed by Mr. J. Crean
THE MAMMAL HOUSE
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Loxodonta africanus, being a herbivore, must stay awake how long in order to consume its daily allowance of nutrients? |
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Bison bison walks on hooves, making it what locomotive stance? |
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Bears eat a huge variety of fish and plants, classifying them as what type of consumer? |
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Most deer, with the exception of reindeer, have males with antlers and females without. What is the term for organisms that have physical secondary sexual characteristics? |
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Cows have many chambers to their stomachs and a long digestive system because of their diet. Based on this information, what type of consumer are they? |
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Giraffa camelopardis are obviously herbivores (Horns and/or Hooves = Herbivores). Based on where their food source is, what type of herbivore are they? |
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This sugar glider is the marsupial form of a flying squirrel. What type of locomotion do they specialize in? |
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Pongo pygmaeus has an opposable thumb for holding things but also uses it for what type of locomotion that is most common in primates? |
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Thalarctos maritimus uses its flat feet for swimming as well as walking on the cold snow and ice. Based on its feet, what is its locomotive stance? |
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This bear, like all mammals, holds a constant internal body temperature, even when in the freezing water. What term describes this stable body temperature? |
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Suricatta suricatta has the same niche as the prairie dog but is found in Africa. What type of relationship do they then have with the prairie dog? |
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Panthera leo is usually found sleeping and relaxing. How is being inactive an adaptation for its niche? |
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To what type of consumer would these teeth belong and how are they an adaptation? |
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Castor canadensis has very large incisors that are involved in its shelter-building behavior. How are they adapted? |
