Unique Animal Adaptations

Which animal's tongue is purple so it does not get sunburned while the animal sticks it out to eat leaves all day?

• Elephant

• Giraffe

• Gorilla

• Turtle

Which animal can change colors and textures to blend in to its surroundings to hide from predators?

• Puffer fish

• Caterpillar

• Cat

• Octopus

Which animal can run up to 80 mph to catch prey?

• Cheetah

• Lion

• Elephant

• Gopher

Which animal can freeze up to 60% of its body to survive over the winter?

• Spotted Salamander

• Black Rat Snake

• Wood Frog

• Panther Chameleon

Which animal has adapted to survive in the desert by getting water from seeds that they eat and never drinks water?

• Rattlesnake

• Wild Cat

• Kangaroo Rat

• Owl

Which animal has antifreeze proteins in its body to protect it from freezing ocean waters in Antarctica?

• Polar Bear

• Penguin

• Notothenioid fish

• Sea Urchin

Which animal has infrasonic calls to allow it to communicate with its offspring without a predator hearing?

• Dairy Cow

• Okapi

• Red Kangaroo

• Amur Tiger

Which animal can change its color to communicate with other animals of the same species?

• Octopus

• Chameleon

• Cuttlefish

• Worm

Which animal can "drop" and then regrow a limb to escape the hold of predators?

• Salamander

• Field Mouse

• Wood Turtle

• Baboon

Which animal has a hinge that closes its shell to protect it from predators?

• Pangolin

• Box Turtle

• Star Tortoise

• Armadillo