Course 1 - Ignite Walk the Zoo

What is the name of your team?

What is the name of the members of your team?

Who is your Advisory Period Teacher?

Read the description about the ankle rotation of the Clouded Leopard. What type of angle is formed with this ankle rotation?

• right angle

• acute angle

• straight angle

Answer explanation

Clouded leopards can rotate their ankles up to 180 degrees. 180- degree angles are called straight angles.

Read the descriptions about the Black and White Colobus. Take note of their standing guard behavior. What word would best describe their behavior?

• aggressive

• independent

• protective

Answer explanation

Black and white colobus cares for and protects their families. Thus, the word "protective" would best describe them

Read about how a White - Cheeked Gibbon swing from one branch to another. What is the distance that a white - cheeked gibbon can travel in one swing?

• 30 feet

• 40 feet

• 50 feet

• 60 feet

Answer explanation

A white - cheeked gibbon can swing 50 feet in one swing in of 35mph. That means that it swings with a rate of 1 feet per 1.03 seconds. That's how fast it is!!

Find the White-Faced Saki. Read the description of this primate. What word in the description means active during the day and sleeps at night?

Find the information about the Sumatran Tiger, and how powerful it is in dragging its prey. From this information, a 250 lbs Sumatran Tiger can drag ​ prey as heavy as ​ (a)  

• 1000 lbs

• 600 lbs

• 700 lbs

• 800 lbs

• 900 lbs

Answer explanation

The answer is 1000 lbs.

Since a Sumatran tiger can drag its prey 4X its weight, a 250 lbs Sumatran tiger can drag a prey as heavy as 1000 lbs.

 

250lbs x 4 = 1000 lbs

Visit the Tiger viewing area, and find information about how long Tigers sleep and rest. How many hours do they rest and sleep during the day?

• 15 hours/day

• 18 hours/day

• 20 hours/day

• 22 hours/day

Answer explanation

Tigers spend sleep ad rest around 20 hours per day.

Find where the otters are. Why are their whiskers important?

• Their whiskers help them smell their food.

• Their whiskers help them detect the movement in the water to find their meal.

• Their whiskers help them find their offsprings who may be lost.

• Their whiskers help them determine how deep the waters are.