FRANKLIN PARK ZOO SCAVENGER HUNT
Full Zoo
Start at the Serengeti Crossing:
Then, prowl up to Big Cats:
What African animals have stripes that help
them blend in with each other in a herd?
What are two genetic problems that can happen
when someone breeds white tigers?
Answer:
How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?
(Hint: Humans have the same number.)
Answer:
What animals are camouflaged to sit on their
nest at different times of the day, the male at
night and the female during the day?
1.
2.
On one of the lion signs, there is a thermometer
that is labeled with the different population
levels of animals in the wild. What are they and
which one describes the lion?
Answer:
Answer:
Next, step into the Tropical Forest:
What South American herbivores look like
anteaters, but actually related to horses and
rhinos?
Which African bird averages 6 feet in height and
uses its long legs to wade through shallow water
where it captures fish?
What spotted predator of the South American
rainforest likes to feast on small reptiles,
mammals, birds, insects, and even fish?
Name this little animal who is actually a meateater and one of the smallest birds of prey.
Answer:
Answer:
Name the small monkey who is not having a “bad
hair day” but is in fact named for its funky hair.
Answer:
This nocturnal primate spends most of its day
curled up napping. It has large, round eyes for
hunting in the dark and a very slow metabolism
which allows it to eat insects that are poisonous
to other animals. Name it!
Answer:
Name the animal that has claws up to 3—4 inches
long and a long sticky tongue it can use to collect
1,000 insects in a few minutes.
Answer:
Answer:
Answer:
What often misunderstood animals are actually
fruit-eaters and can avoid hitting things in the
dark through the use of echolocation?
Answer:
This animal is about 10 feet long right now, but
he can get even bigger—up to 30 feet! Who is he?
Answer:
Find these free-flying birds, check the box when
you find them:
Use the identification key across from the Tamarin exhibit and
signs near the Saddle-billed Storks to help you.
Golden-Breasted Starling
Yellow-billed Stork
Cacique
Scarlet Ibis
Next stop Birds’ World!
FRANKLIN PARK ZOO SCAVENGER HUNT
Full Zoo
Look for a Pagoda-shaped building and go into Bird’s World!
Visit each of the four exhibits in Birds’ World to find the answers!
Birds’ World Swamp:
Birds’ World Scrubland:
Spot the 4 different bird species living in this
exhibit, check the box when you find them:
What’s the name of the lizard that uses its
brightly colored tongue to scare away predators?
Hadada Ibis
Sunbittern Boat-billed Heron
Ringed Teal
Which bird in the swamp has a long tail to help it
navigate through the trees as it flies?
Answer:
Answer:
Birds’ World mountainside/Jungle River:
Why do you think this tawny bird got a name like
“frogmouth”?
Answer:
Birds’ World Rainforest:
As you stand in the middle of the rainforest
layers, count how many birds are on the forest
floor, in the middle layer, and in the canopy.
Floor:
Middle:
Canopy:
Name the mostly white bird who is very
endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet
trade. There are only about 30 of them left in the
wild!
Answer:
Step outside the Birds’ World building and look for:
These parrot-like birds are quite intelligent and are well known for being destructive toward cars and
other objects in their native New Zealand. What are they called?
Answer:
FRANKLIN PARK ZOO SCAVENGER HUNT
Full Zoo
Start at the Serengeti Crossing:
Then, prowl up to Big Cats:
What African animals have stripes that help
them blend in with each other in a herd?
What are two genetic problems that can happen
when someone breeds white tigers?
Answer: ZEBRA
How many bones are in a giraffe’s neck?
(Hint: Humans have the same number.)
Answer: SEVEN
What animals are camouflaged to sit on their
nest at different times of the day, the male at
night and the female during the day?
Answer: OSTRICH
Cleft palate; cognitive delays; hip
2. dysplasia; immune deficiency;
scoliosis
1.
On one of the lion signs, there is a thermometer
that is labeled with the different population
levels of animals in the wild. What are they and
which one describes the lion?
Answer:
Extinct in the wild; Critically Endangered;
Endangered; Vulnerable; Near Threatened;
Common. LIONS ARE CONSIDERED VULNERABLE
Next, step into the Tropical Forest:
What South American herbivores look like
anteaters, but actually related to horses and
rhinos?
Which African bird averages 6 feet in height and
uses its long legs to wade through shallow water
where it captures fish?
What spotted predator of the South American
rainforest likes to feast on small reptiles,
mammals, birds, insects, and even fish?
Name this little animal who is actually a meateater and one of the smallest birds of prey.
Answer: BAIRD’S TAPIR
Answer: OCELOT
Name the small monkey who is not having a “bad
hair day” but is in fact named for its funky hair.
Answer: COTTON-TOP TAMARIN
This nocturnal primate spends most of its day
curled up napping. It has large, round eyes for
hunting in the dark and a very slow metabolism
which allows it to eat insects that are poisonous
to other animals. Name it!
Answer: POTTO
Name the animal that has claws up to 3—4 inches
long and a long sticky tongue it can use to collect
1,000 insects in a few minutes.
Answer: ANTEATER
Answer: SADDLE-BILLED STORK
Answer: PYGMY FALCON
What often misunderstood animals are actually
fruit-eaters and can avoid hitting things in the
dark through the use of echolocation?
Answer: FRUIT BATS
This animal is about 10 feet long right now, but
he can get even bigger—up to 30 feet! Who is he?
Answer: ANACONDA
Find these free-flying birds, check the box when
you find them:
Use the identification key across from the Tamarin exhibit and
signs near the Saddle-billed Storks to help you.
Golden-Breasted Starling
Yellow-billed Stork
Cacique
Scarlet Ibis
Next stop Birds’ World!
FRANKLIN PARK ZOO SCAVENGER HUNT
Full Zoo
Look for a Pagoda-shaped building and go into Bird’s World!
Visit each of the four exhibits in Birds’ World to find the answers!
Birds’ World Swamp:
Birds’ World Scrubland:
Spot the 4 different bird species living in this
exhibit, check the box when you find them:
What’s the name of the lizard that uses its
brightly colored tongue to scare away predators?
Hadada Ibis
Sunbittern Boat-billed Heron
Ringed Teal
Which bird in the swamp has a long tail to help it
navigate through the trees as it flies?
Answer: GOLDEN BREASTED STARLING
Answer: ZEBRA
Birds’ World mountainside/Jungle River:
Why do you think this tawny bird got a name like
“frogmouth”?
Answer:
Birds’ World Rainforest:
As you stand in the middle of the rainforest
layers, count how many birds are on the forest
floor, in the middle layer, and in the canopy.
Floor:
Middle:
Canopy:
Name the mostly white bird who is very
endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet
trade. There are only about 30 of them left in the
wild!
Answer: BALI MYNAH
Step outside the Birds’ World building and look for:
These parrot-like birds are quite intelligent and are well known for being destructive toward cars and
other objects in their native New Zealand. What are they called?
Answer: KEA