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Invertebrates
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Birds
This game will take you through the process scientists use to classify animals . Click on the first box. Read through the information on the screen, and click on the BEST of the choices. Be careful,
though. If you choose the wrong answer, you’ll be taken back to the initial screen, and you’ll have to
start over!
HAVE FUN! Click here to go backand get started.
Invertebrates are animals without a …
Backbone Brain
Painted Bunting Blue Crab
With bright blue coloring along its frontal area, its obvious where this crustacean gets its name…
This insect is also called the velvet ant…
Sand GnatCow Killer
“Housed” in Georgia’s state seashell, this gastropod grows to a length of nine inches…
Ghost ShrimpKnobbed Whelk
This shy underwater cephalopod has eight tentacles and the ability to change colors…
PlanktonOctopus
Go to Mammals.
Animals that have a backbone, hair, produce live offspring, and produce milk to feed their young are called…
Good Parents Mammals
Vertebrates
This marine mammal has its own language – echolocation.
BottlenoseDolphin
Tiger Shark
CabbageheadJellyfish
This member of the canine family is the “top dog” on the food chain on the Georgia Coast.
Coyote
GeorgiaBulldog
FloridaPanther
This nocturnal mammal doesn’t really fly at all, it glides from tree to tree.
FlyingSquirrel
Short-EaredOwl
Armadillo
This member of the weasel family can be found in a variety of Coastal Georgia’s aquatic habitats.
RiverOtter
Alligator
SouthernStingray
Go toReptiles.
Cold-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have scales or plates on their skin are called…
Reptiles Amphibians
The world’s largest sea turtle…
LeatherbackSea Turtle
Kemp’s Ridley
This long, slender, legless creature can reach a length of 20 inches, most of which is tail.
Island GlassLizard
Earth Worm
GrassSnake
HognoseSnake
When threatened, this reptile may imitate a cobra or just play dead.
DiamondbackRattlesnake
GopherTortoise
EasternIndigoSnake
GopherFrog
Georgia’s State Reptile
Go toAmphibians.
Animals with smooth, moist skin; they take in oxygen with gills when young, but then develop ______ when older.
Lungs Spots Wings
This coastal Georgia amphibian has sticky pads on its toes used for climbing. Only 1 ½ “ – 2” long, it can jump distances of up to 10’.
GopherTortoise
GreenTreeFrog
BlueDartFrog
This shy creature looks similar to a bull frog, but makes a sound more like a hog – oink!
PigSalamander
PigFrog
PigTrout
This amphibian only emerges from its burrow once a year (at night).
GopherTortoise
TigerSalamander
PigFrog
Amphibians cannot survive in a salt marsh due to the _________.
Pollution Salinity Predators
Amphibians ____________.
Give birth tolive young.
Lay eggs.
Go toFish.
These vertebrates has fins, scales, and take in oxygen with their…
GillsB
LungsA
This fish’s main diet is mosquito larva.
Tiger Sand SharkA
Right WhaleB
Mosquito fishC
The male of this species incubates the inch-long eggs in his mouth until the young are about 3 inches long.
Gafftopsail CatfishA
Mosquito FishB
Blue GillC
Related to the seahorse, the male of thisspecies also has a brood pouch to incubateIts young.
PipefishA
Star FishB
OctopusC
This strange fish has a prehensile tail, which it uses to cling to grasses and corals.
Octopus
Clown Fish
Star Fish
Sea HorseD
C
B
A
Go to After theBirds.
These vertebrates have feathers and lay eggs. Most can also ________.
Talk Fly Swim
North America’s only native stork.
BlueStork
WoodStork
SeaStork
Also known as a “Marsh Hen”, this bird is more often heard than seen.
WildTurkey
ClapperRail
MarshHeron
This magnificent, fish-eating bird of prey builds its nests at the extreme tip of a tree or pole.
PaintedBunting
Osprey Chachalaca
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Now you are ready to explore Georgia’s Amazing Coast …
If you use what you have learned here, you should have a better chance of identifying all classes of amazing
creatures...