ch 2 5th grade sciecne Flashcards
fastest land animal on earth
cheetah
lions live in family groups called this
prides
the only mammal that can fly
bat
a baby mammal that must finish developing in a special pouch outside the mother’s body
marsupial
a mammal that lays eggs
enchidna
made of solid bone
antlers
animals that eat other animals that have already died
scavengers
this is what whales & dolphins have instead of fur for wamth
blubber
what giant pandas mostly eat
bamboo
animals that live together in groups of the same kind
social animals
a mammal is a ruminant if it
chews the cud
a mammal that is active at night is
nocturnal
skunks & other members of the weasel family produce a strong smelling substance called
musk
an animal is extinct if it
no longer exists
an animal whose father & mother are of the same species is
purebred