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= ﻿Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt Answer Key =

General Info:

1. What are endangered species? Animals whose numbers are so few that they are in danger of becoming extinct, or disappearing.

2. How does a species become endangered? Three major reasons include habitat loss, illegal hunting, and pollution.

3. How many endangered species are there today? About 5,000.

Kangaroos: 1.How did the animal Kangaroo get the name?

When Europeans first came to Australia they asked locals what the name of the animal was and they responded with “I don’t understand” which is “kangaroo” and the name has stuck ever since. 2. Why do Kangaroos have long tails? Kangaroos use their long tails to balance on. 3.The endangered Kangaroo, the Tasmanian Kangaroo, live in groups called what? Tasmanian Kangaroos live in groups called “mobs”.

1. Where can Manatees be found? Manatees can be found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas — particularly where seagrass beds or freshwater vegetation flourish. 2. What are manatees biggest threat? Boaters speeding through [|conservation] zones pose the greatest threat to Florida's manatee population, a University of [|Florida] study showed. 3. On average, how long do manatees live?
 * Average life span in the wild:**40 years

1. How old can a bonobo grow to live in a zoo? Bonobos live over 50 years in zoos, and it is unknown how long they live in the wild. 2. Where do bonobos live? Bonobos are an endangered species and are only found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between the Congo and Kasai Rivers (de Waal, 1997). 3. What kind of games do bonobos like to play? The youngsters play some of the same games you might play, such as King of the Mountain, where one chimp parades around on top of a hill or rock while the others try to pull him or her down, and Blindman’s Bluff, where young bonobos cover their eyes with their hands and run around chasing each other!