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Flashcards by Corey Lance, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Corey Lance
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Why are giraffes able to go for long periods of time without water? | A giraffe can consume up to 12 gallons of water at one time when drinking from a water hole. They also obtain water from the dew on the leaves they eat and the water contained in their food. |
| How are their long necks adapted to their lifestyle? | Their long necks allow them to feed among treetops and spot predators. |
| What is special about a giraffe's heart? | Giraffes have an extra-large heart to pump blood up their long necks to the brain. A giraffe's heart is 2-3 times stronger than a human heart. |
| Why do giraffes have tough tongues? | Long, tough tongues enable the giraffe to pull leaves from branches without being hurt by the thorns during feeding. They have prehensile tongues which allow them to hold branches by wrapping their tongues around the branches) Their tongues are up to 18 inches long |
| Why do giraffes have a spots on their fur? | Spotted coat camouflages giraffes among the trees. |
| Why do lions have loose belly skin? | It's not because they are out of shape! It's an adaptation for their protection. Loose belly skin allows animal to be kicked by prey with little chance of injury. |
| What is the purpose of the mane on a male lion? | Thick mane helps male look bigger and protects the throat. |
| Why are the eyes of a lion set in the front of its head rather than on the sides? | Eyes in front allow for depth perception and ability to judge distances when stalking or ambushing prey. |
| A lion has heavily muscled forelimbs and shoulders. Why? | Heavily muscled forelimbs and shoulders add strength for capturing large prey. |
| Why do they have forepaws equipped with long, retractile claws? | Front paws equipped with long, retractile claws which help to grab and hold prey. |
| Why do they have a rough tongue? | Rough tongue is designed to peel skin of prey animal away from flesh, and flesh from bone. |
| Why are lions a sandy colour? | Sandy coat colour camouflages animal and young among scrub vegetation. |
| What special adaptation do lizards have for survival when being attacked by a predator? | Many lizards, like the leopard gecko, have a tail, which breaks off readily when grabbed by a predator. This emables the lizards to escape if attacked. |
| What is the disadvantage of losing a tail? | A lizard's tail is used as a fat storage for times when there is not much food for them to eat in the desert. By losing its tail is is losing a valuable food source. |
| How do lizards protect them from the suns heat? | They are strictly nocturnal. This means that they only come out from their holes and crevices at night time to hunt for food |
| What adaptation does a lizard have to prevent drying out in the desert? | Lizards have extra-thick skin to help prevent drying out in the desert. |
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