General Information about Mammals | Primates | Eating Habits | Different Species | Anything goes! |
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echidna or platypus
Name one of the two egg laying mammals.
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monkeys and apes
Name the two different kinds of primates
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ruminants
Animals that chew the cud
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moose, reindeer, elk, caribou, white tailed deer
Name three kinds of deer
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Bamboo
What does the Giant Panda eat?
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Bats
The only mammals that fly
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mountain gorilla
the largest of all apes
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carnivores
meat eaters
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gerbils, rats, guinea pigs, mice, hamsters
Name two kinds of rodents
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cheetah
The fastest land animal
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opossum
The only marsupial in North America
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chimpanzee
What primate has been used as actors, astronauts and for research?
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herbivores
plant eaters
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gorillas, gibbons, chimpanzees, orangutangs
Name three kinds of apes.
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canine
scientific term for all dogs
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rabbit
The animal most often mistaken for a rodent
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capuchin monkey
Can be trained to help paralyzed people
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insectivore
eat bugs
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opossum, wombat, kangaroos, numbat, koalas, or wallaby
Name two kinds of marsupials
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polar bear
the largest carnivore
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moose
The largest deer
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monkeys have tails; apes do not
What is the difference between monkeys and apes?
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scavengers
eats dead animals that they did not kill
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moles, hedgehogs, porcupines, shrews
Name three insectivores
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feline
The scientific term for cat
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