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Wilder Places for Wild Things

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal poke stiff pieces of hay into an anthill to scoop out the baby food and

honey that curators hide inside?

a)

beavers

b)

leggy pink birds

c)

chimps

d)

elephants

2.

The characteristics of the natural zoo are:

a)

Natural zoos raise and sell animals to circuses, or even canned hunting.

b)

Natural zoos do not promote animal rights, they only build to serve the purpose of making money from visitors

c)

Natural zoos keep animals in cages and feed them when it's time to eat

d)

Natural zoo encourage the animals to mate, to raise young and to develop the survival skills

3.

the SSP’s rely on studbooks that keep track of zoo animals’ age and ancestry to........

a)

help curators determine how to pair up males and females from member zoos to maintain the species’ health and avoid inbreeding

b)

control the number of individuals of an animal as well as the animal's daily schedule such as mealtime, playtime, etc.

c)

control the number of individuals of an animal as well as the animal's daily schedule such as mealtime, playtime, etc.

d)

comparing the previous generation with the next generation through many stages such as changes in the living environment or the use of different foods

4.

the nation’s 143 accredited

zoos and aquariums have spent more than $1 bilhon on renovation and

construction, much of it going to create habitats that immerse both animals and

visitors in the sights, sounds, feel and smell of the wild since (a)   (year)

5.

At New York’s Central Park Zoo, which reopened last year after a multimilhon-dollar overhaul, the lights in the ........................................................... house mimic seasonal changes in the austral day and night, which serve as a crucial cue for the birds’ breeding cycle.

a)

white rhino

b)

penguin

c)

macaque

d)

beaver

6.

Why has a white rhino that had never mated during 10 years at the San Diego Zoo has sired 55 offspring since moving into a 110-acre area at the park 17 years ago?

a)

because he feels safe to breed in a natural place

b)

because he feels it's time for him to have a baby

c)

because he found a suitable life partner in his new environment

d)

because he has room to mark out his

territory and a harem from which to choose

7.

the leggy pink birds never bred when they lived in two flocks of 50. But when merged into a group of 100 they began to..........

a)

Build a house, lay eggs and take care of the young by the way the father goes to find food for the young

b)

find a suitable mate and lay eggs

c)

build little mud mounds in the lake shallows on which to lay their eggs

d)

build small mud ledges and live together like neighbors

8.

At the San Diego Zoo’s Sun Bear Forest, lion-tailed macaques are surrounded by jungle vines and (a)  

9.

LUCKY NUMBER ^-^

a)

22

b)

29

c)

17

d)

13