Answers to Questions

Grades K-3

  1. Answers will vary. Some of the large cats are cheetahs which range from Africa to the Middle East, lions from Africa and a small population in India, tigers of different species from Asia and India, and puma or mountain lions from North America
  2. Giraffes have a blue tongue that can grow up to 18 inches long.
  3. Answers will vary: Sounds such as roar, trumpet, other vocal sounds; gestures such as ear position, show teeth, movement; and odor/smells such as when an animal marks its territory or is trying to attract a mate.
  4. Answers will vary. Solitary is represented by a cheetah, and an orangutan, gorillas  and elephants are part of a herd, and gibbons are part of a family group.
  5. Ways to be good stewards are: Educating people about animals and their environment, learning about the animals (research, tracking, protecting animals in the zoo) and reintroducing them to the wild.

Grades 4-8

  1. Answers will vary. Locations will include North America (USA) Asia, Africa, India, Middle East, and Australia.
  2. (a) Tongue is up to 18 inches long. (b) Tongue color blue. (c) The bones are called vertebrae. (d) The number of vertebrae is seven in both human and giraffe, 10 inches high in giraffe, 0.5 inch high in humans. (e) Something in your home approximately 70 inches high.
  3. Answers will vary. Sounds such as a roar, trumpet, and other vocal sounds. To establish territory, as with the gibbons. Can be heard for a couple of miles in the rain forest. Elephants rumble to show pleasure. Gestures include ear position, show teeth, and movement. Gibbons clean each other to show friendliness and contentment. Staring is an act of aggression. Odor/smells include an animal marking territory, and attracting a mate.
  4. Solitary is represented by a cheetah or an orangutan.  Gorillas and elephants are part of a herd, and gibbons are part of a family group (mate for life).
  5. Educating people about animals and their environment, learning about the animals (research, tracking, behavioral studies, protecting them in the zoo, and re-introducing them to the wild). Endangered species include the golden lion, tamarin, tiger, lion, Komodo dragon, gorilla, cheetah, elephant, and giant panda. Endangered because of a loss of natural habitat. Conservation in Amazon Rain Forest, and other wetlands. Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
  6. Food, shelter, medicines when animals feed on plants, pick up seed and deposit the seed elsewhere and new plants will grow.

Grades 9-12

  1. Answers will vary. Locations will include North America, Asia, Africa, India, Middle East, and Australia. Sounds include roar, trumpet and other vocal sounds. To establish territory, as with the gibbons. Can be heard for a couple of miles in the rain forest. Elephants rumble to show pleasure.  Gestures include ear position, show teeth and movement. Gibbons clean each other to show friendliness and contentment. Staring is an act of aggression. Odor/smells include an animal marking its territory and attracting a mate.  Elephants make an infrasound for communication, and bats use sonar for location and identification.
  2. Answers will vary.
  3. Educating people about animals and their environment and learning about the animals (research, tracking, behavioral studies, protecting them in the zoo, and reintroducing them to the wild). Endangered species include the golden lion, tamarin, tiger, lion, Komodo dragon, gorilla, cheetah, elephant, and giant panda. The Red wolf and puma (mountain lion) are endangered species in the United States. Endangered because of a loss of natural habitat.                                                  
  4. Conservation in the Amazon Rain Forest, and other wetlands. Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals. Species Survival Plan to ensure and reintroduce healthy populations by tracking animals in many zoos for breeding.
  5. Answers will vary. Plants for medical treatment and pharmaceutical products such as medicine. Amazon River in South Africa Animals: Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, etc. Importance of wetlands: Water filtration removes nitrogen, phosphorous and heavy metals from the water, helps prevent floods, and maintains local water tables. Wetlands are swamps and marshes. Ducks live in wetlands. Two types are diving ducks which eat fish or shellfish and dabbling ducks which eat food (grasses and insects) at the edge of the water or on land. Fish, frogs, insects and turtles in wetlands. Cattails grow in wetlands, grasses.


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