RESEARCH CHARTS
Complete the charts below to help us to produce
comparisons of animal characteristics common in
each biome. (We will draw our conclusions based
upon evidence in our charts back at school.)
ANIMAL GROUP I: REPTILES
Animal
Biome Body
Color
Covering
Panther
Chameleon
(Rainforest)
Aldabra
Tortoise
(Near
primates)
Emerald
Tree Boa
(Rainforest)
African
Rock
Python
(Elephant
Crossing)
Other Interesting
Fact/Adaptation
ANIMAL GROUP II: BIRDS
Animal
African
Penguin
(Northern
Trek)
Scarlet
Macaw
(Rainforest)
Stellars Sea
Eagle (Near
Waterfowl
Lake)
Ostrich
(Savannah)
Biome Body
Color
Covering
Other Interesting
Fact/Adaptation
ANIMAL GROUP III: MAMMALS
Animal
Wolf
(Northern
Trek)
Fennec Fox
(Savannah)
African
Lion
(Savanna)
Polar Bear
(Northern
Trek)
Harbor Seal
(Northern
Trek)
Biome Body
Color
Covering
Other Interesting
Fact/Adaptation
ANIMAL GROUP IV: HOOFED MAMMALS
Animal
Grants
Zebra
(Savanna)
Bactrian
Camel
(Northern
Trek)
Reindeer
(Northern
Trek)
Black
Rhino
(Savannah)
Biome Body
Color
Covering
Other Interesting
Fact/Adaptation
ANIMAL GROUP V: PRIMATES
Animal
Biome Body
Color
Covering
Interesting
Facts/Adaptation
Orangutan
(Rainforest)
Western
Lowland
Gorilla
(primate
bldg.)
Mongoose
Lemur
(primate
bldg.)
Tamarin
(Golden
Lion)
(Rainforest)
Questions:
Region: Northern Trek
1.
Find the Grizzly Bear. This bear is a sub species of the Brown bear, and lives
mostly in Alaska and Canada where winters can be very harsh. Which of
these adaptations is not especially important when surviving in winter?
A. hibernating
C. big nose
B. long, dense, fur
D. fat layers
2.
Think of how the Grizzly bear may use its claws. These bears are omnivores,
eating a variety of plants and other animals like fish and small mammals.
What purpose would their claws serve?
A. swimming
C. hunting prey
B. digging
D. Both B and C
3.
Find the Bactrian Camel. What special physical adaptations do they have to
help them be successful in the desert??
4.
Why did eagles almost disappear?
Region: Rainforest
1.
Humans are classified as apes, and are part of the primate order (group).
Other closely related ape members include chimpanzees, gorillas and
orangutans. Find and observe the orangutans. Describe at least 4
similarities we share in common in the space below. Include both physical
and behavioral adaptations.
2.
Take a close look at the beak of the roseate spoonbill. It eats small animals
like minnows. How is the shape of its beak a useful adaptation for
feeding???
3.
River otters are known for living in aquatic habitats. What are 2 adaptations
allow them to do this?
4.
What is a useful adaptation that rainforest animals use to escape torrential
storms and seasonal flooding?
5. How much of the world’s oxygen does the rainforest provide through
photosynthesis among its many plants. ________________
Region: Near Wildfowl Lake….Birds of Prey zone
1.
Many bird species that are scavengers have no feathers on their heads.
What would a likely reason for this adaptation be??
A. it keeps their bodies cool
B. their skin is more attractive than feathers
C. Easier to clean after feasting on a dead animal.
Region: Savanna and Elephant Crossing
1. What animal will roll in the mud to protect itself from the hot sun?
____________________________________
2. Describe an interesting adaptation of the African elephant.
3. How are the stripes of a zebra an advantage for its survival?