Animal Word Problems Gr. 1

Zebras eat grass, but sometimes leaves and bark.

One elephant herd had 10 females and 7 calves. Another had 10 calves and 10 females. How many elephants in all?

The longest gecko is 14 inches tall. Some geckos are only half that long. How long are they?

The male polar bear weighs 880 pounds. The female weighs 550. How much more heavy is the male?

The polar bear has five sharp curved claws on each foot. How many claws would 2 bears have?

In the wild, tigers live about 15 years. In a zoo, tigers live 18 years. Where do they live longer?

Keystone Safari has a herd of 10 female zebras. How many would it have if each zebra had 2 colts?

A baby human weighs about 8 pounds. But a seal weighs about 22 pounds when it is born. How much more is that?

An alligator in the wild lives about 30 years. An alligator in the zoo lives about 50 years. What is the difference?

If a porcupine lost 10 quills one day and 15 quills the next, how many did it lose in all?

Dolphins will dive down 1,000 feet in search of fish and squid.

Mother raccoon had 5 babies. 3 are boys. How many were girls?

Six monkeys were swinging in the trees. 10 more joined them. How many are there in all?

Elephants can make very soft sounds.

Each cow at farmer Loper's farm had a calf. He has 30 cows. How many does he have now?

The arctic fox can jump 2 feet in the snow. If it jumps 10 times, how many feet is that?

An alligator has about 80 teeth. How many tens are in 80?

A porcupine can have up to 30,000 quills. Does it ever lose them?

When an alligator's teeth wear out, it grows new ones.

A mother mouse had 10 litters in a year. Each litter had 5 babies. How many babies is that?