St. Louis Zoo Trivia

Question 1

Frogs have thin skin so this gas can pass through. (Hint: we breathe it in) See them at the Herpetarium.

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 2

About how many animals are taken care of by the St. Louis Zoo?

Accepted Answer

14,000

Question 3

Since 2004, the zoo's WildCare Institute has released about ______ American burying beetles back into the wild.

Accepted Answer

6,000

Question 4

Pancakes, the sloth that lives in the Primate House, can spend up to _____ hours per day sleeping.

Accepted Answer

15

Question 5

Bird feathers are made up of this protein (also in our nails and teeth). See them at the Bird House and Flight Cage.

Accepted Answer

keratin

Question 6

Bjorn, a male Andean bear at Rivers Edge, is arboreal which means he spends a lot of time ____.

Accepted Answer

up in trees

Question 7

About what percentage of animals on the planet are invertebrates (have no backbone)? See them at the Insectarium.

Accepted Answer

99%

Question 8

Gentoo penguins swim more when they see large crowds of people. What is the stimulus?

Accepted Answer

seeing large crowds of people

Question 9

This small mammal that likes to eat bamboo will probably be sleeping when you are at the zoo because they are nocturnal.

Accepted Answer

red panda

Question 10

What is the approximate age of Kali the polar bear?

Accepted Answer

11 years old

Question 11

The hippos (seen at River's Edge) at the zoo are all ____.

Accepted Answer

females

Question 12

What is a difference between seals and sea lions? (See them at Sea Lion Sound.)

Accepted Answer

ability to rotate their hind flippers

Question 13

What is the outer layer of snake skin made up of? (See them at Herpetarium.)

Accepted Answer

scales

Question 14

These plant-eating primates can get up to 400lbs and can be found at Jungle of the Apes and Fragile Forest.

Accepted Answer

gorillas

Question 15

This critically endangered big cat gave birth last year to two female cubs. What is it?

Accepted Answer

Amur Leopard

Question 16

Elephants, like the ones seen at Rivers Edge, drink how much water per day?

Accepted Answer

20-40 gallons

Question 17

Over 800 of these endangered amphibians born at the zoo were released into Ozark rivers in 2022.

Accepted Answer

hellbenders

Question 18

When was the zoo established?

Accepted Answer

1910

Question 19

The zoo is doing research on this animal, which is the state reptile of Missouri.

Accepted Answer

three-toed box turtle

Question 20

Yukon and Russet, the pumas that live in Big Cat Country, eat meat. This makes them ____.

Accepted Answer

heterotrophs

Question 21

The fastest land animal recorded lives at Rivers Edge. What is it?

Accepted Answer

cheetah

Question 22

Kangaroos, like the ones up at Red Rocks, are marsupials. What does marsupial mean?

Accepted Answer

pouched mammal

Question 23

Norman, the American alligator, can make noises below our range of hearing.

Accepted Answer

True

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