The quiz with answers this time: From Zoology #26 Animal Adaptation’s #4: Ugly Animal”: That Ellie & Southern Grandma did today over zoom December 2025 Wednesday

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1. Which animal uses its nose as a snorkel?

A tapir’s trunk makes a great snorkel in water.

2. What does a naked mole rat use its teeth to do?

Its big teeth help it dig tunnels to find food.

3. Why does the king vulture not have feathers on its head?

It sticks its head into the dead animals it eats. Without feathers on its

head, the bird can stay clean.

4. The Titicaca frog has what strange body part?

Lots of extra skin to help them breathe underwater.

5. How is the aye-aye’s long finger helpful?

It helps it eat because it works like a spoon to scoop out fruits and egg

yolks and scrape bugs from the trees.

6. Where does the colugo stay safe from predators?

High in the trees, a colugo eats leaves and stays safe from predators.

7. Which one of these ugly (but cool!) animals is your

favorite?

E: The King Vulture. It’s cool with a bright and colorful head. But it’s

also kind of gross, in a way.

T: The colugo is kind of cute actually. It’s a lot like a flying squirrel.

P.S. The jumping spiders are also kind of cute.

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