Kansas Wildlife Mammals 02

What do grizzly bears and the black bear eat?

• The are carnivores

• They are herbivores

• Bison

• They are omnivores

What does the pocket gopher eat?

• Mice and other small rodents

• Earthworms and larval insects

• Seeds and underground roots of plants

• Acorns and other fruit

Where is the least weasel found?

• In the states immediately west and south of Kansas

• In southwestern Kansas

• In northeaster or north-central parts of Kansas

• In south-central Kansas along the Arkansas River

What is a favorite prey of the badger?

• Anything it can catch

• Snakes and lizards

• Black-tipped ferrets

• Black-tailed prairie dogs

What do prairie dogs eat?

• Badgers

• Plants and seeds

• earthworms and larval insect

• Small rodents and snakes

What do skunks eat?

• They are herbivores

• They are omnivores

• They are carnivores

• They are insectivores

Why are prairie dogs called social animals?

• They prefer urban environments where they can be near people.

• The pups stay with their parents for two years.

• They live in a single interconnected extended burrow housing thousands of animals.

• They live in large complexes called towns

Why is breeding in bats considered unusual in mammal species?

• They only breed once a year.

• They mate for life and keep the same mate.

• While copulation may occur in fall or winter the female stores the sperm until the spring when the eggs are fertilized

• Females reproduce without males.

How long after conception does an opossum give birth?

• About 13 days

• About 4 weeks

• On average about 3 months

• 9 to 11 months

What is the defense mechanism of a skunk?

• It tastes bad to predators.

• It has poisonous spurs on its read paws.

• It pretends to be dead.

• It sprays an offensive chemical at an attacker.