GRADES 4 to 8
ON-GROUNDS ACTIVITY
SCAVENGER HUNT
Use Zoo signage and your close observation skills to find out the following:
POLAR BEAR WATCH
What symbol of the United States is on exhibit here?
What color are Arctic foxes in summer? What color is the Arctic fox today?
What is the name of the Zoo’s polar bear? Is it a male or female?
AFRICAN JOURNEY
What kind of climate are African black-footed penguins adapted
for?
Are white storks herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores?
Who guards an ostrich nest at night?
Next Generation
Science
Standards
LS1.A
LS1.B
LS2.D
LS4.C
Crosscutting
Concepts
 Patterns
 Structure and
Function
What are “shadow stripes,” and who has them?
What is a group of rhinos called?
Find the following four birds in the Aviary. Check off each as you find it:
______ Hammerkop (all brown; feathers make the head look
hammer shaped)
______ Blue-bellied roller (bright blue body, white head)
______ Von der decken (females are black and white with large black beaks;
males have large orange beaks)
______ African spoonbill (large and white with long, flat bill)
Tuffy is our adult male (bull) elephant. Why is he on exhibit by himself?
Hint: Look for signage on the lower elephant viewing area.
Are lions diurnal, nocturnal, or crepuscular?
What kind of habitat do wild okapis live in?
Which of the Zoo’s lemur species eats mainly fruit?
Which species in The Chimpanzee Forest is thought to be extinct in the wild?
What does a chimp’s grin mean?
THE MARYLAND WILDERNESS
What do the wrinkles on the sides of a hellbender’s body do?
What species of bat do we have at the Zoo?
How many species of amphibians are on exhibit in The Maryland Wilderness?
List them:
What are the two venomous species of snakes native to Maryland?
Find a snake in The Tree that has a food in its name.
Why shouldn’t you remove a box turtle from the wild?
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