Answers to Spike's Activity Page

Cover - Conserving Critters
Wild Math
1) A brown pelican's pouch has a capacity of about 3 gallons. How many quarts does that equal? How many pints?

12 QUARTS or 24 PINTS
2) A desert bighorn sheep's horns can weigh up to 30 pounds. How many ounces does that equal?

480 OUNCES
3) If a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is 24 inches long, about how many centimeters is that?

61 CENTIMETERS
4) When baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtles first hatch, they weigh .5 ounces! Write this decimal as a fraction.

These answers are both correct: ½ and 5/10
Match the word to its definition: 
Conservation Saving animals, plants, and habitat
Endangered Species in danger of disappearing forever
Threatened Species about to become endangered
Extinct When something is gone forever
Species of Concern Species we're still worried about
Habitat The special place an animal or plant must live