Texas State Aquarium

3. american alligator at TSA
5. anteater at TSA
6. Gulls and terns are lumped together in the same bird family, but they have different _____ styles
7. Oysters are _____ feeders which may remove toxins from the water
11. small fish eaten by the otter family
14. dolphin at TSA
16. environment enrichment devices which are objects that animals can ________
20. Mangroves have special organs called pneumatophores that act like a _____to keep the plant from drowning in very wet salt marsh soil.
21. loggerhead turtle at TSA who is blind in the right eye
22. another term for habitat
24. another name for otter waste
25. There are _____ major estuaries along the Texas coast
28. hawksbill turtle named for a famous author
29. Kemp’s Ridley at TSA
31. _____ islands shield the mainland from constant wave action
34. birds of prey are called _______
35. the spotted burrfish at TSA
36. Herons and egrets fly with their _____ in an s shape.
37. Dolphin Bay is a _____ hundred thousand gallon saltwater exhibit

1. a river otter has _____ toes
2. bald eagle at TSA
4. hawksbill turtle who has had three unexplained strandings
8. Feet and sharp claws called _____ are a raptor’s first weapons, they are used to catch and hold prey in a very strong grip
9. the _____ turtle is a master of camouflage
10. green sea turtle at TSA
12. South Texas is protected by _____a narrow strip of sand lying between the estuaries and the sea
13. hawk at TSA
14. green sea turtle at TSA who has trouble diving because of propeller wounds
15. the _____ river travels 4000 miles
17. female otter at TSA
18. the _____ shark is the tiburon cornudo
19. queen angelfish at TSA
23. male otter at TSA
26. the _____ is the longest river in the world
27. _____ meadows are large areas of submerged plants within an estuary system
30. ______ can crack brazil nuts with their strong powerful beak
32. An _____ is a coastal wetland where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean
33. crested caracara at TSA