SCAVENGER HUNT Creature Features Animals come in a remarkable variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Find an animal at the Zoo that: Is red Has whiskers Is green Is covered in fur Is blue Has no fur at all Is brown Has pincers Has spots Has many legs Has stripes Has a long tail Has spots and stripes Has spikes, spines, or quills Has feathers Is bigger than you Has scales Is smaller than you Has a shell Could fit in the palm of your hand *Make it more challenging by finding animals not pictured above. Something to Talk About. What characteristics make you unique? What characteristics do you share with some of the animals at the Zoo? Which animals are similar to you? Which are different from you? SCAVENGER HUNT Creature Features 1 OF 1
SCAVENGER HUNT Home Sweet Habitat Animals live just about everywhere on earth, from the depths of oceans to high mountains to the hair on your head! An animals home is called its habitat, and it contains everything the animal needs to survive and reproduce. A species habitat may be large or small, in trees or underground. Some animals need lots of space within their habitat to roam and find food, while others never leave their very small space. Find an animal at the Zoo that lives: On land In grasslands In trees In your backyard or neighborhood Underground In lakes and rivers Find an animal at the Zoo that: Needs a large area In deep oceans Needs a small area In a desert Lives in groups or colonies In a rainforest Lives alone On mountains *Make this activity more challenging by finding animals not pictured above. Something to Talk About. What s in your personal habitat? What do you need to live comfortably? What is similar about your habitat and the Zoo animals habitats? What is different? SCAVENGER HUNT Home Sweet Habitat 1 OF 1
School and Backyard Watch After learning about the animals at the zoo, have fun exploring the wildlife in your area. A good way to do it is by taking a field trip around your school, or just around the block! It may surprise you to find so many animals on a playing field or close to your home. Here is a mini field guide describing some of the native animals that you are likely to come across. 1. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 11 inches in length. It is a blue bird with a crest. Blue jays have a black collar, and a white belly. 2. Lubber grasshopper (Romalea guttata) 3 inches. Young are black with yellow and red markings. Adults are yellow, with black markings and red wings. They eat plants, and are toxic to the other animals. 3. Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) 17 inches long, plus a 12 inches long hairless tail. Opossums have an elongated muzzle, hairless tail, and short limbs. They are nocturnal (so, they will not be around during the day), and females have a pouch (marsupial). 4. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) 12 inches in length, a light brown bird with black spots on upper wings and pink legs. Morning doves have long tapered tails, and their call is a long mournful oowoo woo. 5. Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) and brown anole (Anolis sagrei) Both are about 7 inches. The green anole is native to Florida and can change colors from green to brown. The brown anole (not native) is always brown. They feed on insects and display their colored dewlap (a throat fan) to attract females and defend territory. Zoological Society of Florida
AmazingAnimalsScavengerHunt Directions: AsyoutourtheOaklandZooseehowmanyoftheseanimals youcanfind! Ananimalcoveredwithscales Ananimalwithbrightlycoloredfeathers Ananimalwithlong,grayhair Ananimalwithalongtail Ananimalthatcanhideinthetrees Ananimalwithouteyelids Ananimalthatlayseggs Ananimalthatfeedsitsbabymilk Ananimalwithhardlyanyhair Abirdwithfeathersthatcantfly Amammalthatcanfly Ananimalthatcarriesitsbabyinapouch Areptilethathasnoarmsorlegsisa TheOaklandZoo 2008 Revised:June2008
AnimalBehaviorHunt Directions:Checkoffeachbehaviorasyouseeit.Describeonthelinesunderthe behavior. Agonisticbehavior(fight,stare,chase,hit) Communicationbehavior(vocalize,scentmark,display) Courtshipbehavior(lick,rub,display) Feedingbehavior(forage,eat,chewcud) Locomotorbehavior(walk,run,swing,fly) TheOaklandZoo 2008 Revised:June2008
AnimalBehaviorHunt Page2 Maintenancebehavior(scratch,lick,rub) Parentalbehavior(groom,carry,nurse,protect) Playbehavior(chase,wrestle,climb,playwithtoy) The Oakland Zoo 2008 Revised: June 2008
ZOO-PER BINGO What animals can you spot while at the Zoo? Find five in a row to win! Up for an extra challenge? Answer the bonus questions at the end of each row and column to find out what all the animals have in common! Cheetah Kori Bustard Western Lowland Gorilla Scimitar-horned Oryx Black and Rufous Giant Elephant-Shrew Goliath Bird-eating Tarantula Keel-Billed Toucans Golden Lion Tamarin Howler Monkey Blue Poison Dart Frog Free Space Cuban Crocodile Roseate Spoonbill Black-tailed Prairie Dog Black-footed Ferret Asian Small-clawed Otter Malay Great Argus Pheasant White-cheeked Gibbon Przewalski s Horse Clouded Leopard There are not many of us left. What are we? Sumatran Tiger Guam Rail Orangutan Asian Elephant Gharial We are carnivores. What do we eat? We are all from the same class. What are we? We are all from the same order. What are we? We are herbivores. What do we eat? There are not many of us left. What are we? Z00-PER BINGO 1 OF 1