The quiz from Last week Wednesday December 3rd 2025 with the answers that Southern Grandma & Ellie did from Zoology #25: Animal Adaptation’s #3: They Just Know: Animal Instincts

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*Animal Instincts Quiz*

1. What is an instinct?

Animals do some things without even thinking about it. These behaviours are

called instinct.

2. Where do butterflies lay their eggs?

Mother butterflies lay their eggs on a tasty plant and fly away.

3. What are unhatched ladybugs called?

Unhatched ladybugs are called larvae.

4. What are baby frogs called?

Baby frogs are called tadpoles..

5. Where do mother sea turtles lay their eggs?

Mother sea turtles dig a deep hole in the warm soft sand, lay their eggs,

and then swim away.

6. What are a bunch of kingsnake eggs called?

A clutch! Mother kingsnakes lay a clutch of eggs.

7. What is an instinct that a squirrel has?

Hibernating. Squirrels naturally spend the winter hibernating without being

taught.

8. What is a learned behavior that SG has taught Scamp?

To sit when he hears SG say “Sit!”

He also has some instinctive behaviors like herding. He used to herd the

chickens every night on the farm in Tennessee and put them in their pen.

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