Clue #1 The one that got awayHead to the Asia Trail to find the animal that has adapted to its life in tropical wetlands. With so much water around no wonder it has figured out how to eat even without a tackle box.
Which animal is it?
a) Prionailurus viverrinus
b) Ailuropoda Melanoleuca
c) Ailurus fulgens
Get a picture of both of you signing the right answer in front of this animal.
Clue #2 Defying CategoriesHead to the Birdhouse to find the animal that has adapted to nightlife in New Zealand.
Which description does NOT apply to this animal?
d) Footpads to step quietly
e) Tiny eyes to see at night
f) Bristles to feel around at night
g) Hollow bones to fly
h) Shaggy feathers for warmth
Get a picture of both of you signing the answer that does not apply in front of a sign about its adaptations.
Clue #3 Dirt Don’t Hurt! This clue is about the biggest animal in the zoo but you need to find this sign about dirt near the most famous animal in the zoo. It’s on one of the entrances to a bamboo corridor!
This animal has adapted to using dirt for two reasons. Which one is not true?
i)As sunscreen
j) To protect skin
k) To attract mates
Get a picture of both of you signing the answer that does not apply in front of this sign.
Clue #4 Don’t get too sappy Head to the Small Mammal House to find an animal that has adapted to eating sap from the trees in South America.
How does it do that? Which adaptation below allows this animal to eat tree sap all day long?
L) Strong hand muscles to rip off bark and open holes on tree limbs.
M) A specialized beak that can is used like a woodpecker to open up holes in trees.
N) Specialized teeth to scrape through tree bark
Get a picture of both of you signing the right answer in front of this animal. Make sure the animals name is clearly visible in the photo.
Clue #5 Lazy Hunter Head to the Reptile House to find one animal that has adapted to hunting the lazy way.
Is it an alligator or is it a turtle? Whatever it is it hunts by keeping its nose above water, its mouth wide open and uses its tongue to catch its prey. But how has its tongue adapted?
O) The tongue looks like a worm so it attracts prey that want to eat it.
P) The tongue is very long and is sticky so it catches insects underwater.
Q) The tongue is bright blue and looks like a fish to some birds that eat small sardines.
Get a picture of you and your partner signing the correct answer in front of this animal in the reptile house. Make sure that the name of the animal is clearly visible.
Clue #6 Feline Killers Head to the big cat killers in order to solve this puzzle: Match the adaptation to its purpose for one of the felines. There will be one that does not have a match, that will be your answer.
Adaptation Purpose
r) Powerful Jaw 1) Camouflage
s) Stripes 2) Stabbing Prey
t) Rough Tongue 3) Death Grip
u) Scissor Teeth 4) Clean meat off bones
v) Canine Teeth
Get a picture of you and your partner in front of this adaptation sign for this animal and signing the adaptation that does not have a match. If the animal is out you can get a photo in front of it too.
Clue # 7 Personal Air ConditionerHead to the Kids’ Farm to find out how Pat, Giuseppe, George and Flash keep themselves cool.
What adaptation do they have that helps to regulate body temperature?
W) Tail
X) Ears
Y) Underbelly
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Clue #8 Living with Floods Head to Amazonia and find the section that talks about the importance of floods in the Amazon. You will need to be able to answer the following questions:
1) How do Arawanas adapt to living in flooded forests?
2) How do fish benefit from living in a flooded forest?
3) How do trees survive during the flooded months?
Act like a reporter for the Nature Channel in which you are doing a show on adaptation in the Amazon. Shoot a short video in which you explain the answers to these questions.
Clue #9 A Swinging Affair Head to Ridge where the Primates live.
Living up in the trees means that Gibbons have to develop many adaptations on how they move.
Long Arms, Long Hands, Special Muscles and Special Joints make it possible for these APES to move in which way?
a) Walking upright
b) Brachiating
c) Interloping
Get a picture of you and your partner signing the correct answer in front of the sign that explains these adaptations for this specific APE.
Video Bonus: 50 points for demonstrating the answer to Clue #9. You must explain it and show us on something.
Clue #10 Built for the GrasslandsFind the African animal that shows these adaptations:
1) Hairy tail to whisk off flies
2) Hard hooves like combat boots for running
3) Eyes on the side of the head to see predators in all directions
4) Moveable ears to listen in all directions
5) Molar teeth to grind grasses
6) The stripes may make it hard to see them individually to pick out and kill
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