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Penguin’s feathers are very shiny, waterproof, and dense to keep
them dry and warm.
Penguins “molt” every year. This means they lose their feathers
and grow new ones.
When molting, penguins are not protected from the elements and
cold since they cannot travel or go in the water.
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Can you waddle like a penguin?
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ZOO HUNT
How Many Can You Find?
Find the picture of the primates’ arm-lengths.
Which primate has the longest arms?
Which primate has the shortest arms?
What is the name of the new lion cub in the zoo?
Find the giant globe in the primate house and spin the world!
Go find the largest cat (HINT: starts with a T).
What color is the panda in the zoo?
(HINT: it is not black and white)
Find the picture of the polar bear and see how tall you are!
Go to the seal exhibit and find out what seals like to eat.
Find an animal that digs holes in the dirt.
What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Ostriches cannot fly.
Ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand.
(HINT: It is a body part)
Climb on the turtle shell in the playground area. See what a real
turtle shell feels like in the “Feel, Guess, Look” box.
YOU ARE ALL DONE WITH THE HUNT! GREAT JOB!
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Chimps have the ability to make tools, share and cooperate for
the common good, express complex emotions, and use sign
language!
Can you move your arms back and forth and make a sound like a
chimpanzee?
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There are 6 different species of tigers: Siberian, Indochinese,
South China, Sumatran, Malayan, and Bengal.
Tigers live in grassy or swampy areas in deciduous or tropical
forests.
A baby tiger is called a cub. An adult male can weigh up to 700
pounds.
Can you growl like a tiger?
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Kangaroos hop on their back legs and use their tail for balance.
Can you hop up and down on both legs?
A Lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles away. It warns intruders,
and reunites members of the pride.
A male kangaroo is called a buck or boomer.
Can you roar like a lion?
A female kangaroo is called a doe or flyer.
A baby lion is called a cub.
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
Lions spend about 20 hours a day doing absolutlely nothing.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
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A seal can dive up to 1,000 feet into the ocean to find food!
Can you clap your hands together like a seal?
Seals use their whiskers to hunt for food to eat.
Seals eat fish, squid, octopus, and shellfish.
Males are called peacocks. Females are called peahens. Young
birds are called peachicks.
The average lifespan is 20 years.
Peacocks eat insects, plants, and small creatures.
Seals can swim in the water at speeds up to 25 miles per hour.
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There are 5 species of rhino.
They have lived on earth over 50 million years!
Their horns are made up of the same stuff found in our hair and
fingernails: keratin and gelatin. If cut, their horns will grow back in
a couple of years.
Rhinos weigh about 1.5 to 2 tons.
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A giraffe’s tongue is purple-black and can stretch almost 20
inches!
Their spots are unique markings-like human fingerprints.
Giraffes can run up to 20 miles per hour.
They eat up to 75 pounds of food in one day.
Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world!
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Flamingos get their pink and orange color from the algae and
crustaceans they eat.
Orangutans are an endangered species. They are
found in the countries of Borneo and Sumatra.
Flamingos can grow up to 5 feet tall and weigh 8.5 pounds.
They have been observed using tools in the wild.
A Flamingo’s eye is LARGER than its brain!
Orangutans live in trees. It is rare for adults to even touch the
ground.
Standing on one leg really is their most comfortable position…Can
you stand on one leg?
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Orangutans sleep in nests in the trees that they make daily from
leaves and branches.
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Camels have 3 eyelids. This helps keep the desert sand out!
A bear has 42 teeth.
Camels move both legs on one side of their body and then on the
other side.
There are 8 species of bears. Can you name them?
They can live to be 80 years old!
Camels can drink up to 40 GALLONS of water at one time!
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Asiatic Black Bear, American Black Bear, Brown Bear, Andean
Bear (Spectacled Bear), Giant Panda, Polar Bear, Sloth Bear,
Sun bear
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Bison are the largest living animal in North America.
They can live up to 30 years.
Crocks eat rocks to help digestion and add weight so they can
stay underwater.
Male bison are called bulls and female bison are called cows.
Crocodiles have changed very little since prehistoric times.
They shed their teeth and will go through 3000 teeth in their
lifetime!
Bison can eat 60 pounds of plant and grasses in ONE day!
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