Riddles
Solve each riddle below and move the mouse over each one to reveal the answer. Then use the map to see where each animal, item, or artifact can be found in the museum.
Bonus Facts for Extra Fun
Move the mouse over each drawing from the book to reveal a fact.
Sharks have a tongue referred to as a basihyal. The basihyal is a small, thick piece of cartilage located on the floor of the mouth of sharks and other fishes. It appears to be useless for most sharks with the exception of the cookiecutter shark.
While most birds have four toes the ostrich only has two. This appears to be an adaptation for running. However, they run on just one toe with the second used for balance.
A black spot on an inside surface of its hind wing distinguishes the male Monarch butterflies from the females that have no such spot.
There are more stars in space than grains of sand on the Earth.
Octopuses have 3 hearts.
A lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles (8 km) away.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
Every star you see in the night sky is bigger and brighter than our sun.
Stars don’t twinkle.
Pearls are the only jewels created by a living animal.
A Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a walnut.
The foot has more bones than any other part of the human body.