Sea Lion Day Crossword

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  1. 2. How a person or animal acts!
  2. 5. This is the most common vocalization from a California sea lion!
  3. 10. This word means fin- or flipper-footed and refers to the marine mammals that have front and rear flippers. The group includes seals, sea lions, and walruses!
  4. 13. The people who train the animals in the zoo to do behaviors
  5. 14. This type of animal has these attributes that make them part of this group: breathes air, has live young and nurses them, are warm blooded, has hair/fur
  6. 15. reinforcement, This is the form of training that we use at the zoo! The animal gets rewarded for doing the correct behaviors.
  7. 16. Largest state along the west coast of the United States
  8. 17. This sea lion is going to be 31 this June! He is light in color and an excellent participant in all of his husbandry (medical) behaviors!
  9. 18. This is the person who comes to make sure our animals are healthy! You could also take your dog to this person.
  10. 19. This is the ocean that California sea lions live in! It is on the western coast of North America.
  11. 20. This is a type of animal that lives in the ocean. It also happens to be our boys’ favorite meal
Down
  1. 1. This is another word for a sea lions vibrissae! They are the stiff spaghetti-like adaptation of a sea lions face that help them detect water currents and find prey!
  2. 3. The natural environment of a species
  3. 4. This words can be anything that we add into our animals lives for them to interact with, like toys, scents, and textures! These items are used to encourage natural behaviors and keep their environment interesting! words can be anything that we add into our animals lives for them to interact with, like toys, scents, and textures! These items are used to encourage natural behaviors and keep their environment interesting!
  4. 6. How sea lions (and us) move through the water!
  5. 7. This word means the preservation and protection of something. When we think of this word we sometimes think about protecting the oceans and the endangered species in them!
  6. 8. lion Species of animal that we are celebrating today! Has external ear flaps, large front flippers, and long whiskers!
  7. 9. This is what sea lions have instead of arms and legs! They are used for swimming by various sea animals such as seals, whales, and turtles.
  8. 11. This individual is our larger sea lion in Sea Lion Sound! He is dark in color, and loves playing with toys!
  9. 12. The thick layer of tissue underneath marine mammals skin. This tissue stores energy, keeps them warm, and helps them to float!