Scavenger Hunt: African Savannah Route

Use the Word Bank below and the signs on each animal’s enclosure to help you complete the Scavenger Hunt.

Yellow Baboon Addax Spurred Tortoise Dromedary Camel Zebra Common Eland Marabou Stork Cheetah Hippopotamus Red River Hog Ring Tailed Lemur African Lion Ostrich Giraffe Scimitar Horned Oryx Ankole Cattle Aoudad

1. I am the tallest land mammal. What am I?

2. I am considered a good luck charm - a symbol of virtue, happiness, fertility, and longevity. What am I?

3. I am one of the largest flying birds in the world. What am I?

4. In my species, female are dominant to males. What am I?

5. My species travels in groups of 30 to 60 animals. What am I?

6. I can run within an hour after being born. What am I?

7. I am an easy prey because I cannot run very fast. What am I?

8. My long curved horns may grow to be over 1 metre in length. What am I?

9. I became extinct in the wild around 2000 years ago. What am I?

10. I am a bird, but I cannot fly. What am I?

11. I live in groups ranging in size from a few animals up to 700. What am I?

12. I mark frequently travelled paths with my tusks. What am I?

13. I can eat up to 40 kilograms of food in one sitting, but then fast for several days. What am I?

14. I regularly hold my breath for 3 to 5 minutes underwater. What am I?

15. I get most of my water from the plants that I eat. What am I?

16. I am the world’s fastest land mammal. What am I?

17. I have the largest horns of any cattle breed. What am I?

Answer Key 1. Giraffe 2. African Spurred Tortoise 3. Marabou Stork 4. Ring-Tailed Lemur 5. Yellow Baboons 6. Zebra 7. Addax 8. Scimitar-Horned Oryx 9. Dromedary Camel 10. Ostrich 11. Common Eland 12. Red River Hog 13. African Lion 14. Hippopotamus 15. Aoudad 16. Cheetah 17. Ankole Cattle