Animal word problems 1.

Five muskrats ran to the pond. Six nutrias ran to the pond. There were 7 beavers already building a mound at the pond. How many animals altogether are now at the pond?

At the zoo Alex saw 4 Masked Shrews and 5 Short-tailed Shrews.  The Masked Shrew has a tail 1- 2 inches long and the Short - tailed Shrew has about 3/4 -1 in long tail.  How many shrews did Alex see at the zoo?

Alex really enjoyed his visit to the zoo.  He saw 6 Red Squirrels, 4 Gray Squirrels, and 2 Southern Flying Squirrels.   How many squirrels did Alex see in all?

At the zoo Alex saw 10 Black-tailed jackrabbits.  He saw 2 Snowshoe Hare.   How many rabbits did he see altogether?

A River Otter caught 4 frogs, 19 crayfish, and 12 other small fish in one day.    How many animals did the River Otter catch in all?

Jona heard 4 coyote howls Monday night.  He heard 12 Coyote howls Tuesday night, and 3 Coyote howls Wednesday night.    How many coyote howls did Jona hear altogether?

While traveling through Yellow Stone National Park, Sue saw 5 wapiti (elk), 4 moose, and 6 deer.   How many wapiti and moose did Sue see?

While visiting Louisiana Carol saw 7 Brown Pelican, 3 White Pelican, and 27 Egrets.    How many birds did Carol see in all?

James collects picture cards of ducks.  Michael collects picture cards of ducks too.  James has 10 cards of Wood Ducks, 5 cards of Pintail ducks, 18 cards of Mallard ducks, and 14 Green-winged Teal Ducks.  Michael has 24 cards of Black Ducks, 14 of the Ring-necked Duck, and 10 of the Ruddy Duck. 

How many duck cards does James have in all? 

 How  many duck cards does Michael have in all?

 How many duck cards do the 2 boys have altogether?

 Answer all three questions.

Gulls are fun to watch. Sitting on the sandy beach, Joan counted 45 Sea Gulls that morning.  She counted 23 at lunch, and counted 32 that evening. How many Sea Gulls did Joan count that day?

As Steve walked through the woods he saw 10 Bobwhite, 3 turkeys, 2 Mourning Doves, and 6 Ground Doves.  How many doves did Steve see while walking in the woods?

Sue saw 5 Chimney Swifts fly out of the chimney.  She heard 2 Whip-poor-wills, and saw 7 Ruby - throated Hummingbirds. How many birds did Sue see in all?

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