Scavenger+Hunt+Answer+Key

__Giraffe - Michelle Deshaies __
1) What is the name of the short [|horns] on top of the giraffe's head?
 * Answer: Giraffes have short horns on their head also known as ossicones. **

2) How many [|bones] are in a giraffe's neck?
 * Answer: There are 7 bones in their necks, the same as in ours. **

3) True or False: Giraffes are the world's [|tallest mammals].
 * Answer: True. Giraffes are the world's tallest mammals, thanks to their towering legs and long necks. **

4) What is the healthy [|life span] of a giraffe?
 * Answer: Healthy giraffes live about 25 years in the wild. **

__Manatee - Kaylee Gallagher __
5) What are the 5 living species of manatees and where do they [|live] ?
 * Answer: Florida Manatee live on the southeast coast of the United States, West African manatee live on the Coast of western Africa, Antillean Manatee live in the Caribbean and Coast of Central America, Amazonian Manatee live in Amazonia, and Dugong live in the Indian Ocean (Coast of eastern Africa, India, Asia, and Northern Australia. **

6) What do [|manatees eat] ? Also, about how much do they eat per day?
 * Answer: Manatee eat plants like manatee grass, turtle grass, hydrilla, water hyacinth, and water lettuce. sometimes small snails and water animals will be eaten along with the grass accidently. manatees eat over 150 pounds of grass each day. **

7) Where is the largest [|population] of manatees found? About how many manatees are found there?
 * Answer: The largest population of manatee are found in florida, where there are over 3,000 individuals. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8) True or false. [|manatees] are gentle and slow-moving animals?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: True. **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monkey - Sierra Motley __
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9) What is the name of the [|smallest] monkey in the world? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A) Squirrel Monkey <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> B) Baboon <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> D) Filipino Monkey
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> C) Pygmy Marmoset **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: C **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10) What do monkeys [|eat]?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: Monkeys eat mainly fruit because they are able to digest it and use the lipids and carbohydrates for energy. But this is not the only thing monkeys eat they also eat leaves and insects for them to acquire vitamins, minerals and amino acids. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11) How many different types of [|species] of monkeys are there in the world? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A) 100 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> B) 134 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> C) 87
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> D) 125 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: D **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12) Why do monkeys [|swing] through trees ?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: To move faster through out trees and also to not have to be on the ground just in case of predators. Also the monkeys can escape faster from predators in case there is one chasing them. **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elephant - Tracy Grahm __ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13) How many [|different types] of elephants are there?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: Three. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14) True or False: [|Elephants] are the largest land animals today.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: True. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15) Elephant's have an [|excellent sense] of: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. smell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. sight <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C. taste
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: A. Smell **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">16) And [|elephant's trunk] contains more than __muscles that help the elephant use it to gather food and water.__ __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer: 40﻿,000 **__

__Panda-Julie Senecal__
17.) What country are pandas <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|native] of?
 * Answer: China**


 * 18.) How long do pandas typically <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|live] for? **
 * Answer: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Scientists are not sure how long giant pandas live in the wild, but they are sure it is shorter than lifespans in zoos. Chinese scientists have reported zoo pandas as old as 35. **

19.) True or False: The black and white colored panda is larger than the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Red Panda] ?
 * Answer: True**


 * 20.) When did the first panda <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|appear] ? **
 * Answer:<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The panda first appeared 2 to 3 million years ago. **