Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Quiz

Answer: A mane

Lions live on the grasslands of Africa in groups. The groups are called prides. In each pride, there is usually one older male lion, a few older female lions, and a number of younger lions. The older female lions do all of the hunting for the pride. It is easy to tell the older male from the females because he has a mane of long, rough fur around his neck and the females don't have one of those.

Answer: Black and white

The giant panda is found in the wild in China. It mostly eats bamboo, which is a type of very tall grass that is sort of like a tree. The colouring on the bears is very interesting. They have a white head with black ears, a black nose, and black patches around their eyes.

Their front legs and front part of their bodies are black. The middle parts of their bodies down to their back ends are white, and their back legs are black.

Answer: Wolves

Wolves stick together in groups called packs. Packs are usually a male and female pair and their wolf cubs and other relatives. Besides working together to raise the younger wolves, the older wolves in the pack will also work together during a hunt to feed the pack.

They kill other wild animals like deer and rabbits to survive. Wolves communicate with one another by howling. Scientists have also learned that the wolf is a past relative of our pet dogs that we have today.

Answer: Coyote

Coyotes live in most of North America and parts of Mexico and Central America. They live in both wild areas and on the edges of some cities. Coyotes mostly eat meat from small animals they hunt, but they will eat fruits and nuts if they are hungry. In cities, coyotes will also eat garbage.

The coyote's fur and appearance make it look like a wolf, but they are much smaller than wolves. Male coyotes can weigh up to 20 kg (44 lbs) and male wolves are double that in weight at 40 kg (88 lbs), so there really is quite the difference in size.

Answer: No

All types of bears are very large animals. They typically have long claws and sharp teeth. Some bears eat plants and berries, but most eat other animals. This includes humans. If you come across one in the wild, you should not approach it because you could get into a dangerous situation very quickly.

This is even more of a concern if you come across a female bear with one or more of her cubs. She will become very protective of her babies and will attack humans who come too close.

Answer: Central and South America

The jaguar is light brown in colour with interesting spots. Many of its spots look like they have dark edges with a much lighter colour inside. Every now and then, a pure black jaguar is found. This is because of genetics. The jaguar is pretty big, standing about 28 inches tall (71 cm).

Another interesting thing about jaguars is that their tail is the shortest of all of the large wild cats around the world. It is mainly found in the jungles, forests, and wetlands of Central and South America, but sometimes makes its way up into Mexico or even the southern US.

Answer: Tiger

Tigers are typically orange-brown with dark brown or black stripes. Every now and then, a white tiger will be born because of genetics, but it will still have darker coloured stripes. The stripes are on their fur, and even on their skin. They are the largest big cat in the wild. Tigers live in India, South Asia, and in Eastern Siberia.

They are protected in most of those areas because there is a danger that they will become extinct.

Answer: Black

Polar bears live in the Arctic where it is very cold. Their fur is white, but their skin underneath is black. Their black skin helps them to absorb the heat from the sun in their vey cold climate. If their skin were white, it would reflect the sun's heat away from the animal. This helps them to stay warm even on the coldest of days.

Answer: Mountain lion or cougar

The cougar, or mountain lion as it is also known, is the fourth-largest wild cat in the world. They usually grow to about 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in) tall. Lions and tigers are called "big cats". One reason is because they can make a roar. The cougar can't make a roar because it doesn't have special body parts in its throat, so it is not known as a big cat.

The cougar lives both in the mountains and in more open grasslands all the way from the Yukon Territory in Canada, and Alaska in the United States, down through Canada, the mainland United States, Mexico, and Central America, into the southern part of South America.

It has the largest range of any wild animal in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer: Tufts of hair sticking up on the top tips

There are four different types of lynx in the world today. The Iberian lynx lives in Spain and Portugal. It is an endangered species, but the two countries are working to help the wild cats survive. The Canada lynx lives in North America in the northwestern US, western Canadian provinces, and the Yukon Territory.

The Eurasian lynx is native to Europe, Central Asia, and Siberia. The bobcat, another type of lynx, lives throughout North America. Even though the four types of lynx differ slightly in their size or their coat colour, they all have black tufts of hair at the top of their ears.