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September
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Elephants live on only two continents: in Africa south of the Sahara and in ________. They live together in family groups called herds. The number living in the wild has steadily declined because of illegal hunting and people settling on their land.
Answer: Asia |
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October
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Most mosquito species are __________. which means that they sleep during the day. They eat at dawn or in the evening. During the day, mosquitoes escape the heat by landing in a cool place, where they sleep and wait for night.
Answer: Nocturnal |
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November
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To avoid being caught while trying to catch prey, a crocodile swims around with just its ______ and snout above the water.
Answer: Eyes |
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December
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The _______ ______ snake is the longest venomous snake in Africa and one of the deadliest snakes in the world! Only two drops of venom can kill a human!
Answer: Black Mamba |
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January
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A zebra's _________ are like fingerprints. No two zebras share the exact same pattern which helps them to identify each other.
Answer: Stripes |
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February
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The heaviest known insect in the world is the _________ ________. When it is fully grown, it can be as long as 5 inches and weigh up to 4 ounces. That is bigger than some candy bars!
Answer: Goliath Beetle |
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March
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With fewer than 15,000 left on the planet, the cheetah is an endangered species. Most wild cheetahs are found on the continent of _________ in the eastern and southern regions.
Answer: Africa |
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April
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Has _______ like an elephant, but they are tucked inside of its mouth. A hippo can open its mouth 4 feet (1.2 meters) wide!
Answer: Tusks |
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May
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Do you know the expression "blind as a bat"? Bats aren't completely blind, but they fly around at night, so they have to rely on other senses besides vision. A bat finds its way by making a chirp. When the chirp reflects back to the bat, its super-sensitive ear receptors figure out where the sound bounced back from. This is also called ___________. Bats use this method to hunt and to find their way in complete darkness.
Answer: Echolocation |
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