Life: Mammals Name:____________________________________ Date _________________ Period: __________ 1. In Antarctica, there is only one species of life that can live on the terrain permanently. What is the name of this species? ___________________________________ 2. Name one adaptation that the mother and newborn pup need to survive as mammals: Rufous Sengi 3. How does having the legs underneath their bodies enable mammals to be more successful than hunting reptiles? Aye-Aye 4. How long does it take an AYE-AYE to perfect their talent? ___________________________________ Reindeer 5. After a lifetime, what equivalent distance can this species reach? ____________________________ 6. How much blood can the swarm of biting flies obtain in a day? ______________________________ Giant Straw-colored Fruit Bats 7. How far do these bats fly in a few nights? __________________________ Hyena 8. What does the injured hyena female do after the lions run her off? ___________________________ Polar Bear 9. What does the mother discover with her sensitive sense of smell? ____________________________ Coati 10. How many Coati meet up on the ground? ____________________________ Meerkat 11. What role does the queen have in comparison to other females? ___________________________ Elephant 12. In the waterhole, what trouble does the calf get in? _______________________________________ Humpback whale 13. How old is the humpback whale? _____________________________________________________ 14. What is the most important characteristic of mammals? ________________________________
