NATURE TRUE AND FALSEANSWERS TO MAMMALSHOW DID YOU DO? CHECK THE ANSWERS TO THE NATURE TRUE AND FALSE MAMMALS QUESTIONS. 1. TRUE Bears spend up to 20 hours each day eating in the fall. This amounts to about 20,000 calories per day. 2. FALSE Polar bears need cold temperatures and a lot of ice in order to hunt for food. 3. FALSE A raccoon is a mammal. It's young are born live. 4. FALSE Bats are mammals that fly. They are warm blooded, have fur instead of feathers, and they suckle their young. 5. TRUE During fall the skunk fattens itself up so it can sleep in its den through the early part of winter. It becomes active again when the winter thaws or in early spring. 6. FALSE The fox has many clever methods of covering its trail. He will retrace his steps; jump side ways; walk along the top of fences; follow roads and beaten paths, walk through a herd of sheep or cattle to disguise his scent; and many other ingenious tricks. A dog that can track down a fox is a very good hunting dog. 7. TRUE Predators such as coyotes, foxes, and owls find the snowshoe rabbit easy prey. He does not even have a burrow to flee to when he is being hunted. 8. FALSE The muskrat is a water animal, therefore, its tracks are likely to be found near ponds, streams or marshes. 9. FALSE The house mouse came to America on ships with the first explorers and are originally from Asia. 10. TRUE As with all rodents, the squirrel must keep gnawing or his teeth will grow so long he will not be able to use them. 11. FALSE Most animals can get through an opening if their HEAD fits the hole, not their whiskers as most people believe. 12. FALSE A black bear can be aroused during hibernation, especially if the weather is warm or it is disturbed. 13. TRUE Chipmunks will sleep for long periods in cold weather but will wake up from time to time to feed on stored food. A warm winter day will often bring them out of their burrows. 14. FALSE Rabbits are able to shift their diet in the winter from greens to woody plants such as the bark of twigs. 15. TRUE Deer usually sleep during the day and begin feeding when the sun is going down. 16. TRUE Many animals, including the red fox, have the ability to cache (hide) their food and then find it at another time when it is needed. 17. TRUE Muskrats are at home in the water and often feed on the roots of wetland plants. 18. FALSE The muskrat gets its name from the two musk glands that make a yellowish, musky smelling liquid. 19. TRUE Dolphins and porpoises are small whales. All are mammals. 20. TRUE Dolphins and bats are both mammals. In addition, like bats, it is believed that dolphins are able to use a type of sonar which helps them to home in on their prey. 21. TRUE For many years it has been common to measure the hight of a horse by hands.
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