Scavenger+Hunt



=Zoo Animal Scavenger Hunt Assignment=

Directions:
To learn more about a few of the animals we will be seeing at the Zoo on our field trip next week, we are using our time in the computer lab to do a Zoo animal scavenger hunt. Though we will see many different animals at the zoo, this assignment focuses on Kangaroos, Hippos, Elephants and Lions. Begin by creating a new Word document which must include your name and the date in the upper right corner. The title (centered and bold) should be "Zoo Animal Scavenger Hunt." Your answers to the scavenger hunt should be typed and numbered within your Word document. Read each question carefully, and then click on the blue key word links to open the websites you will be using to find your answers. Each question has it's own link, and should be used to answer that specific question. Please answer in complete sentences, and check for errors when you are finished. Once you are satisfied with your work, print out you answer sheet to be turned in.

**Kangaroos**


1. What is the difference between how the grey kangaroo hops and how the red kangaroo hops? []

2. Kangaroos live in social groups. What are these called? (ie: a flock of geese, a herd of horses, etc.) []

3. Who are the largest residents at Roo Heaven? How much can they weigh? []

4. What does Red Kangaroo’s diet consist of? []

5. What is the percent chance that a young joey out in the wild will survive? []

**Hippopotamus **
1. There is a myth that Hippos sweat blood. What is the actual substance, and how does it benefit the Hippo?

2. Though the hippopotamus was once thought to be related to the horse and more recently the pig, what is the actual closest living relative of the hippopotamus?

3. Hippos are the third largest land mammal. The two land http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/elephant.php  that are [|larger] than the hippo are the and the.

**Elephants **
1. What will an elephant do if it feels threatened? [|http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/african-elephan]

2. What are some of the foods that an elephants diet consists of? [|http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/elephant.ph]p

3. How do elephants talk? []


 * Lions**

1. Where are the lions [|habitat]?

2. What are the [|roles] of the male and female lions?

3. What [|order] do lions eat in?

4. What is the most frequently used [|killing method] used by lions?