Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Use the signs at each enclosure to answer the questions below. Animals in the park may be moved to a different location. If you have a problem finding the animal in question, ask a keeper.
Main Entrance
1. What other animals share the exhibit with the Toco toucan?
______
2. Dwarf caiman come from the continent of ______.
3. Albinism is when ______pigment is not produced.
4. When Spanish explorers first saw alligators they called them "el lagarto"
which means ______.
5. Plush-crested jays are highly social birds and can be found in groups of up
to ______or ______individuals.
6. How are Geoffroy’s marmosets able to eat tree sap and gum?
______
Land of Crocodiles
7. How do Malayan box turtles get their name?
______
8. Orinoco crocodiles are one of the largest species of crocodilian. They can
reach up to ______feet, though over ______feet is very rare.
9. Cotton-top tamarins use ______
to express many emotions in a surprisingly sophisticated way.
10. What does the scientific name for Smooth-fronted caiman mean?
______
11. Which crocodile species has the smallest geographic distribution?
______
12. Latirostris describes this species’ rather broad head structure:
______
13. The largest type of caiman is the ______.
They can reach up to ______feet long.
14. The Slender-snouted crocodile can be found in the streams and
rivers of western ______. (Continent)
15. Once widely distributed, the Chinese alligator is now restricted to a
very small part of the ______River system.
16. Red-knobbed hornbills nest:
A.) On the Ground B.) In the Tops of Trees C.) In Tree Cavities
17. An interesting feature of the Siamese crocodile is a bony
______found in between its eyes.
Birds of Africa
18. Name two “ugly” features of the Marabou stork.
______
19. Local folklore says that if you eat the eyes of a Cape griffon vulture
you will become ______and better at gambling.
20. Galapagos tortoises can weigh up to ______lbs and reach ages of
______years.
21. Red ruffed lemurs have a complex system of communication with at
least ______different vocalizations.
Gomek Forever
22. An Australian man named ______
captured Gomek in 1968 in Papua New Guinea.
23. What is the name of the river where Gomek was captured?
______
24. Gomek measured ______long and weighed nearly one ton.
The Great Down Under
25. A ______has a five inch dagger-like claw that it uses
to defend itself and its territory.
26. Maximo, the huge Saltwater crocodile, was hatched in ______.
27. The ______is the heaviest lizard on the planet.
28. Reticulated pythons can reach over ______feet in length.
29. What is the only snake that builds a nest for its eggs and then
guards them until they hatch? ______
30. Pesquet’s parrots are also known as ______
because of their vulture-like look.
Bonus What is the most interesting thing that you learned about an animal at the St Augustine Alligator Farm today?
Scavenger Hunt Answers* Main Entrance 1. Goeldi’s marmoset, Brazilian agouti 2. South America 3. Melanin 4. Lizard 5. 10, 12 6. They have modified incisors (teeth) that help to carve holes in tree trunks. Land of Crocodiles 7. They are from Malaysia and can close up their shell and “box” themselves in. 8. 20, 15 9. 38 distinct sounds 10. Ancient crocodile with triangular snout 11. Cuban crocodile 12. Broad-Snouted Caiman 13. Black Caiman, 18 14. Africa 15. Yangtze 16. C.) In Tree Cavities 17. Ridge Birds of Africa 18. Scabby head, bald head, crusty bill, air sac, poop on legs 19. Clairvoyant 20. 600 lbs, 150-200 years 21. 12 Gomek Forever 22. George Craig 23. Fly River 24. 17’9.5” The Great Down Under 25. Southern Cassowary 26. 1971 27. Komodo dragon 28. 30 29. King Cobra 30. Vulturine Parrot
Bonus: Answers will vary.
*Please note that animals in the park may be moved to different locations.