Bio principles NC Zoo
Survey of Animals: Zoo Questions Please type the answers of the following questions:
1. What function, other than hearing, do the African Elephant’s ears serve?
Answer: African elephant’s ears also serve as a form of communication by using them for signaling, and for regulating body temperature. 2. What color is the rump of a Hamadryas Baboon?
Answer: The hamadryas baboon’s rump is reddish-pink in color (and ugly).
3. What is the life span of the Serval?
Answer: Servals live for about 20 years in captivity.
4. What is the diet of the DeBrazza Monkey?
Answer: DeBrazza monkeys are omnivores and primarily eat fruit.
5. The Bateleur Eagle gets his name from the French word for acrobat.
6. The Nile Lechwe is known for what?
Answer: Having awesome, S shaped antlers, along with other adaptations for living in swampland, such as long hooves. They also exhibit sexual dimorphism.
7. Meerkat packs may consist of how many individuals?
Answer: Meerkat packs are usually up to 25 individuals, but can be as large as 40!!
8. How long will Kirk’s Dik-Dik survive in captivity?
Answer: Dik Dik’s can live up to 10 years in captivity.
9. What bird is considered noisy and gets its name from a loud instrument?
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10. What is the smallest (and cutest) species of fox?
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11. The spiny liana is cracked by what animal?
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12. Which area of Africa does the Dwarf Crocodile inhabit?
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13. Which of the African monkeys is the most arboreal?
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14. What is the life span of the African Bullfrog?
1. What function, other than hearing, do the African Elephant’s ears serve?
Answer: African elephant’s ears also serve as a form of communication by using them for signaling, and for regulating body temperature. 2. What color is the rump of a Hamadryas Baboon?
Answer: The hamadryas baboon’s rump is reddish-pink in color (and ugly).
3. What is the life span of the Serval?
Answer: Servals live for about 20 years in captivity.
4. What is the diet of the DeBrazza Monkey?
Answer: DeBrazza monkeys are omnivores and primarily eat fruit.
5. The Bateleur Eagle gets his name from the French word for acrobat.
6. The Nile Lechwe is known for what?
Answer: Having awesome, S shaped antlers, along with other adaptations for living in swampland, such as long hooves. They also exhibit sexual dimorphism.
7. Meerkat packs may consist of how many individuals?
Answer: Meerkat packs are usually up to 25 individuals, but can be as large as 40!!
8. How long will Kirk’s Dik-Dik survive in captivity?
Answer: Dik Dik’s can live up to 10 years in captivity.
9. What bird is considered noisy and gets its name from a loud instrument?
Answer:
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10. What is the smallest (and cutest) species of fox?
Answer:
________________________________________________________________________
11. The spiny liana is cracked by what animal?
Answer:
_______________________________________________________________________
12. Which area of Africa does the Dwarf Crocodile inhabit?
Answer:
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13. Which of the African monkeys is the most arboreal?
Answer:
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14. What is the life span of the African Bullfrog?