Section 4 (Pages 132-169) Flashcards
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How does the secretary bird sometimes kill snakes???
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By leaping onto their backs and breaking their necks
2
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what is the wingspan of the andean condor???
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more than 9 3/4 feet or 3m
3
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What speed can a diving peregrine reach???
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200 mph or more
4
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what are the bald eagles huge claws used for???
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they are used to seize prey
5
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what animal is able to copy human speech to ask for what they want???
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African grey parrot
6
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how many years of age have parrots bred in captivity reached???
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80 years
7
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where do most parrots live???
A
tropical forests and grasslands
8
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After the wandering albatrosses egg hatches what do the parents do???
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They take turns brooding the chick for 6 weeks
9
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how many eggs does a wandering albatross give birth too???
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Only 1 single egg
10
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what do the webbed feet of the wandering albatross allow it to do???
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They allow the bird to swim like a duck. It may even make shallow dives underwater to get tempting prey
11
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what kind of nostrils do wandering albatrosses have???
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tubular nostrils
12
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to fly long distances over the ocean the wandering albatross……
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angles it’s outspread wings into the wind
13
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how far was a wandering albatross recorded travelling in 12 days???
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3,730 miles
14
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What does a wandering albatrosses stomach produce???
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A foul-smelling oil
15
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what is the number of fish that the Atlantic puffin can carry in it’s bill???
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30
16
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How many times a year does the atlantic tern fly between the poles???
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twice a year
17
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How many miles is the round trip to the poles
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more than 20,000 miles
18
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what is the record weight of the whooper bird???
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34 pounds
19
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what is the flamingos rosy pink plumet caused by???
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pigments in it’s food
20
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what is the range that an eagle owl hunts???
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40 square miles
21
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what is the length that the male eagle owls hoot can be heard from???
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It can be heard from a half mile away
22
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what is the maximum wingspan of the eagle owl???
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6 feet
23
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what do the owls flight feathers have???
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special comblike leading edges
24
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the eagle owls eyes are not what???
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spherical
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most owls take prey that they can what???
swallow whole
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what is the average weight of the adult elf owl???
1 1/2 oz or 40 grams
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why can't an owl fly in wet weather???
because the soft plumage of an owl is not waterproof
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how do young burrowing owls scare predators out of their dark burrows???
by making a sound that sounds like the rattle of the rattle snake
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are owls nocturnal???
yes
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what does it mean to be nocturnal???
It means active at night
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What was a pel's fishing owl once seen doing???
Seizing, killing, and eating a baby nile crocodile
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what does a great horned owl do if it sees an intruder???
It raises it's wings as a threat
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what does a male bird of paradise have on it's head???
a yellow crown
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where does the elf owl often hunt from???
a perch
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what are long legs and sharp talons adapded for???
Seizing prey
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how many species of toucans are there???
up to 50
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how many species of woodpeckers are there???
more than 200
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the toco toucan has the biggest what of any bird???
the biggest bill
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how many of the toucans tail vertebrae are fused together???
three
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what does the tail vertebrae fused together allow the toucan to do???
snap it's tail forward until it touches it's head
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how many toes does a toucan have???
four
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which way are the toucans toes facing???
2 forward and 2 more backwards
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instead of calling to claim territories what does the woodpecker do???
they use there bills to drum rapidly on trees
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How are some seeds of trees distributed???
by toucan because seeds pass right through them without being digested
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are a toucans wings long or short???
Short
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how long might a raggiana bird of paradise use 1 tree???
20 years or more
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what color is the patch of skin around the toucans eye???
blue
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what do local tribes hunt the raggiana bird of paradise for???
there glorious plumes
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a male raggiana bird of paradise has a yellow crown and???
a dark green throat and a black bib
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what provides camo for the female bird of paradise when she incubates her eggs alone???
dull red brown plumage provides camouflage
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when does the male bird of paradise perform his dance to attract a female???
after he competes with the other males for the best performing spots
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what is the number of Eurasian starlings a winter roost may contain???
1.5 million
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What kind of sounds can starlings imitate???
Artificial sounds
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what is the estimated number of the eurasian starlings that live in north america
150 million
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how do you cheat in happy glass??
draw a line across the glasses eyes
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what kind of wings does the eurasian starling have???
triangular wings
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fact time
Eurasian starlings are whole nesters
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what kind of tips do the starlings have during winter???
flecked tips
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what color is the Eurasian starlings beak in summer???
yellow
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what color is the Eurasian starlings beak in winter???
dark colored
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does a starling have sturdy or wobbly legs???
sturdy
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different types of mammal
monotremes marsupials and placentals
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what is the number of electrons on the platypus???
40,000
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what do monotremes not have???
teeth
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what do monotremes use as a substitute for teeth
their tongues
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what animal is the venom of a male platypus strong enough to kill???
a dog
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what is the number of kangaroos that sometimes gather in huge groups???
1500
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what is the speed that a red kangaroo can reach???
31 mph
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what does a red kangaroo do to cool itself when it is hot???
licks itself
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what is the number of red kangaroos living in australia???
more than 11.5 million
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what is the largest marsupial???
A red kangaroo
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how long can the sugar glider glide on it's flight membrane???
164 feet
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what is the number of termites a numbat can eat in 1 day???
20,000
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what can a tasmanian devil's jaws and teeth cut through???
thick steel wire
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where do most marsupials live???
Australia
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what kind of skin are baby armadillos born with???
soft leathery skin
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how long does it take for the baby armadillos skin to harden into armor???
four weeks
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what does the layer of air under it's armour act as???
insulation that keeps it cool on hot days
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how does the armadillo protect itself???
It curls up into a hard shelled ball so predators cannot eat it
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The armadillos are a family of how many species???
21 species
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how long is the giant ant eaters tongue???
up to 2 feet
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what is the number of insects a giant ant eater may eat in 1 day???
30,000
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the giant ant eaters smell is how many times better than a humans???
40 times better
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what is the giant Ant eater specialized for???
Specialized for it's insect eating way of life
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what kind of snout does the giant Ant eater have???
tubular snout
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does a giant Ant eater have long or short legs???
short legs
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does a giant Ant eater have small claws???
no
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A mole can shift how many times of it's body weight each day???
540 times
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what is the number of earthworms a mole needs to eat per day???
20 earth worms per day
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does a mole have large eyes???
no
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what is the distance a busy mole can tunnel through the ground in one day???
656 feet
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what does the moles toxic saliva do to earthworms???
paralyses the worm so the mole can eat it later
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what kind of coat does the mole have???
A velvet coat
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what is the weight of a newborn elephant calf???
220 lb
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how many hours does an elephant spend eating every day???
16 hours
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does an elephants trunk have bones???
no
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what is the amount of water an african elephant drinks every day???
44 gallons
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does an elephant have curved or straight tusks???
curved
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are elephants big or small when born???
big
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what is the african savanna elephants diet???
grass leaves and bark
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What bird is the biggest vulture???
The Andean condor
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What woodpecker has a red head and eats sap?
Red-Breasted Sapsucker.
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What does the Toco Toucan eat?
Fruit, eggs, and small animals.
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What species of birds have long tongues?
Woodpeckers.
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What Toucanet lives in Central and South America and is camouflaged and noisy.
Emerald Toucanet.
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How many years can the Raggiana bird of paradise use the same display tree?
20+ years.
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What bird is one of the most flamboyant species where the males are polygamous?
Raggiana bird of paradise.
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What very adaptable bird forages in groups and lives in Europe and western Asia?
Eurasian starling.
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What does the Eurasian starling eat?
Insects, worms, seeds, and berries.
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Does the Eurasian starling walk or hop on land?
Walk.
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What is the estimate of Eurasian starlings living in North America?
150 million.
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Where do Eurasian starlings nest?
In holes.
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Why does an Eurasian starling stick its bill into soft ground?
To look for food.
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What color do Eurasian starlings bills change in summer?
Yellow.
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When do Eurasian starlings group into flocks and perform murmurations?
When the summer breeding season ends.
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What is the length of the Vermilion flycatcher?
6 in.
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What do Vermillion flycatchers eat?
insects
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Where does the Superb lyrebird spend its day?
on the forest floor
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Where do Superb lyrebirds spend the night?
in trees.
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Where does the barn swallow live?
worldwide except antarctica.
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Do barn swallows make long migrations?
yes
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What color is the Nightingales plumage?
brown
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Where does the Nightingale live?
Europe, western asia, and africa.
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How long is the superb fairy-wren?
up to 5 1/2 in
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What is the eurasian nuthatch's bill used for?
to break open nut shells.
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How long does it take for a male baya weaver to build his nest?
18 days.
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when a red-backed shrine wants to eat its prey later, what does it do?
it stabs its prey on a thorn.
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What is the biggest of the crows?
The raven
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What is the most powerful perching bird?
The raven
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Is the raven smart?
yes
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Where does the baya weaver live?
ranged from india to southeast asia
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How long is the baya weaver in inches?
up to 6 in
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What are baya weavers nests made out of?
Grass blades and strips of palm leaf
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for the baya weavers, who builds the nest? The male or the female?
the male
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How many baya weaver nests can hang from the same tree?
up to 30.
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Where does a red crossbill live?
North america, europe, and asia
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How long is a red crossbill?
6 1/2 in
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What color are male red crossbills?
red
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What color are female red crossbills
green
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What bird breads further north than any other land bird ?
Snow bunting
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Where do snow buntings live?
North america, europe, and asia
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How long is a snow bunting?
6 1/2 in
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what colors are a snow buntings plumage.
Mainly black and white
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How long ago did mammals first appear?
220 million years ago
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When mammals first appeared, were they big or small?
small
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Do all mammals breath air?
yes
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Are most mammals Monotremes, Marsupials, or Placentals?
placentals
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are mammals warm or cold blooded?
warm-blooded
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are mammals vertebrates?
yes
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Do some small mammals eat more than twice their weight in food every week, or every day?
every day
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What is the biggest, heaviest land mammal?
The african savanna elephant
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Do mammals feed on milk when they are born?
yes
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What are the four features mammals have to keep warm?
blubber, fur, spines, and scales.
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do monotremes give birth to live young, or lay eggs?
they lay eggs.
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how many living species of monotremes are there?
5
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is a platypus's bill rough or smooth?
smooth
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What closes when a platypus is under water?
its eye groove and its nostrils.
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is a platypus's bill sensitive to touch?
yes
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When an echidna is born, does it have spines?
no
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what are the 2 uses of a platypus' tail?
1. steering underwater
2. storing fat
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where does the platypus live?
Eastern australia and Tazmania
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how long is the platypus
23 3/4 inches
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does a platypus have venom?
yes
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do platypus have long or short legs
short
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where does a Western Long-beaked Echidna live?
New Guinea
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where does a short-beaked Echidna live?
Australia and New Guinea
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how many species of long-beaked Echidna exist?
3
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How does a short-beaked Echidna defend itself?
it curls into a ball
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how many electroreceptors are on a platypus' bill?
40,000
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do monotremes have teeth?
no
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how many red kangaroos can be in one group?
1,500
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what animal is the biggest Australian mammals and the largest of marsupials
red kangaroo
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are mature male kangaroos territorial?
no
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do male kangaroos fight over female kangaroos
yes
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where do red kangaroos live?
Australia
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how tall can red kangaroos get?
4.5 feet
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what do red kangaroos eat?
mostly grass
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how many red kangaroos currently live in Austrialia?
11.5 million
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do kangaroos have claws?
yes
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do red kangaroos give birth to a fully formed baby?
no
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what color are red kangaroo females?
blue-gray, only the males are red
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how many miles per hour can a red kangaroo run?
31 miles per hour
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what does a red kangaroo do to cool itself off?
licks his arms
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where do Virginia opossum live?
north and central america
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Is the Virginia opossum common?
yes
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how does the Virginia opossum defend itself?
it plays dead
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where does the Southern Marsupial Mole live?
Australian deserts
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how long is the numbat?
up to 11.5 inches
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how far can a sugar glider glide?
164 feet
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What is the biggest carnivorous marsupial?
Tasmanian Devil
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Can the Tasmanian Devil crush bone?
yes
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Can the Tasmanian Devil kill animals the size of a small kangaroo alone?
yes
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where does the yellow-footed antechinus live?
eastern and southwestern Australia
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does the greater bilby have short ears
no
196
true or false: the greater bilby never has to drink
true
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when is the greater bilby active, day or night?
night
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does the greater bilby burrow?
yes
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where does the koala live?
eastern Australia
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do koalas spend most of their lives awake or asleep?
asleep
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how many termites can a numbat eat in a day
20,000
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where does the common wombat spend it's day?
underground
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can the common brushtail possum live in cities?
yes
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What does the common brushtail possum eat?
leafs, small animals and kitchen scraps
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Can the tasmanian devil bite through steel?
yes
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What marsupial can glide and eats sap, nectar, and insects?
sugar glider.
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What possum lives almost entirely by eating nectar and pollen, and lives in southwestern austrailia?
honey possum
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Does the goodfellows tree kangaroo feed during the day?
no
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How many armadillo species are there?
21
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Is and armadillos tongue sticky?
yes
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how long is the three banded armadillo?
11 in
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what does the hair on the belly of the armadillo do?
it keeps the armadillo cool
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can the three banded armadillo see well?
no
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how does the three banded armadillo protect itself?
It rolls into a ball.
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how long is a giant anteaters tongue?
2 ft
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how many insects can a giant anteater eat in a day?
30,000
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how many times can a giant anteater flick its tongue in and out a second?
3 times.
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Does the giant anteater have big or small eyes?
small
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Does the giant anteater walk on its knuckles, or on its claws?
knuckles.
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Are the giant anteater's hind legs longer than it front legs?
no
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how long can the european mole get?
6 1/4 in
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is a european moles saliva toxic to humans?
no, just earthworms.
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how many earthworms does a european mole need to eat in a day?
20
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Is a european moles fur long or short?
short
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how many ft can a european mole tunnel through in one day?
656 ft
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What makes up an elephants trunk?
its nose and upper lip
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What is the biggest land animal?
an elephant.
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are elephants smart?
yes
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Do elephants spend most of their time eating and getting food?
yes
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how heavy is a newborn african elephant?
220
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What do the african savanna elephants ears do?
keep them cool.
