Mammalogy Terms
Across
- 2. appearing or active in twilight
- 4. adapted to support a large body weight
- 6. A type of hopping gait used by some mammals, including rabbits, kangaroos, and hares
- 7. living in trees
- 9. terrestrial locomotion where an animal moves by means of its two rear (or lower) limbs or legs
- 11. a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
- 13. Young are relatively independent at birth
- 18. Nostrills that can open and close on command
- 19. the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid
- 20. some use of arm swinging,to use arboreal locomotion
- 21. active in the daytime
- 22. the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile
- 24. A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine
- 25. he bones that make up the tail of many vertebrates, including humans, dinosaurs, and monkeys
- 28. burrowing
- 29. Ant eating
- 30. a dental feature in some mammals that helps with grooming and other functions
Down
- 1. Eyelid membrane to protect the eye
- 3. the external part of the ear in humans and other mammals
- 5. thickened areas of skin on the buttocks of primates that help them sit on hard surfaces
- 8. a breastbone (sternum) with a ridge or extension (keel) that extends from the midline of the bone
- 10. ap or space between two teeth, typically located between the upper front incisors
- 12. the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population
- 14. leaf eating
- 15. the lower portion of the stomach that connects to the small intestine
- 16. a stomach that has multiple bag-shaped structures
- 17. a beaklike projection
- 23. teeth that slant forward from the tips of the upper and lower jaws
- 26. Split uterus
- 27. primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms