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These are designed to be paired with the Animal Antics Trump card game. These has been specially

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Lions are big cats. They like to live in groups called prides. They are a yellow – brown colour and eat

meat. A baby lion is called a cub. A male lion has a lot of hair on his head which we call a mane.

What do we call a baby lion?

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What colour are lions?

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What is a group of lions called?

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What do lions eat?

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Read the information and then answer the questions.

Can you answer the questions in full sentences?

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Kangaroos are animals that live in Australia. They

have long legs that help them jump. They eat grass

and leaves and have a baby that lives in their

pouches.

Where do kangaroos live?

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What do they eat?

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What helps them jump?

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What do they keep in their pouch?

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Pigs are big animals that people farm and eat.

They are clever animals and have great sense of

smell. They have baby pigs called piglets. Pigs are

actually very clean animals.

What are baby pigs called?

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Are pigs big or small?

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What colour is this pig?

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Who eats pigs?

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There are many different snakes. This picture is the

Anaconda (an – a – con – da). It is one of the

biggest. It is not poisonous like smaller snakes. It

catches animals by wrapping around them and

squeezing.

What is the name of the snake in the picture?

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How does it catch its food?

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Is this snake poisonous?

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How many syllables in this snakes name?

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Elephants are the biggest animal on land. They are

grey in colour. They have long noses called trunks

and big ears to help keep cool. They eat bushes

and trees. They can live for 70 years!

What is the biggest land animal?

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What do we call an elephants nose?

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What do elephants eat?

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What do they use their ears for (not just listening :P ) ?

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Giraffes are the tallest animals. They have a long

neck and a long tongue. They use these to eat the

tops of trees where other animals can’t reach.

They only live in Africa.

What is the tallest animal?

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What do they use their long neck and tongue for?

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Where do giraffes live?

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What colour are girafffes?

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Zebra look like black and white horses. They live in

Africa and eat grass and bushes. They live in large

groups called herds and can run very fast.

What do zebra look like?

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Where do zebra live?

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What is a group of zebra called?

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Can you guess how they try to get away from lions?

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Orangutans are big apes. They can live for over 50 years.

They spend most of the day high in the trees. They eat

leaves and fruit. They are in danger because people cut

down their homes.

How long can orangutans live?

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What do they eat?

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Why are they in danger?

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Can you think of another big ape?

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Dogs can be called peoples best friend. They can

be all shapes and sizes. They like to eat meat and

play outside. We keep dogs as pets, but there are

wild dogs in some places.

What do dogs eat?

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What can we call dogs?

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Are dogs all one size?

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Which dog do you like best and why?

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There are over 300 kinds of shark, and the

biggest is the whale shark. It swims slowly

with its mouth open to catch tiny plants and

animals called plankton to eat.

How many kinds of shark are there?

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What is the name of this shark?

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What does this shark eat?

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Do you think this shark is scary? Why / why not?

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Tigers are the biggest cats. They are orange and

black so they can hide in the jungle and long grass.

They like to eat meat. Unlike lions they like to live

on their own.

What are the biggest cats?

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What colour are tigers?

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What do tigers eat?

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How are they different to lions?

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These bears are the biggest meat eaters on

land! They live in the Arctic and hunt and eat

seals. They are great swimmers and have

thick fur so they don’t get cold.

Where do polar bears live?

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Why don’t they get cold?

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What do polar bears eat?

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Can a polar bear catch and eat a penguin?

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The koala is not a bear, it is a marsupial ( mar –

soup – ee – al) which are animals that keep their

babies in a pouch. Koalas live in trees and eat

leaves. They look slow and cute but are quite fast

if scared

What do koalas live in?

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What do they eat?

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Where do they keep their babies?

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How many syllables in marsupial?

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Giant Pandas are only found in China. They like to

eat bamboo and are black and white. They look

cute but they have a strong bite! They are bears

after all.

Where can we find giant pandas?

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What colour are giant pandas?

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What do they eat?

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What type of animal are giant pandas?

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Komodo Dragons are the biggest lizards in the world.

They live on five islands (can you guess the name?)

They eat meat, lots of it! and they catch their food by

using their great eyesight and sense of smell

What do Komodo dragons eat?

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Can you guess the name of the islands they live on?

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How to they catch their food?

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Do you think this is big or small? Say why you think this.

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Wolves live in groups called packs. These can have up

to 36 wolves but the average size pack has 6 wolves.

Wolves eat meat and can run for a very long way each

day. They look like dogs but you don’t want to pet

one!

What colour is this wolf?

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How many wolves in an average size pack?

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What do they eat?

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Why do you think we can’t pet a wolf?

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The Fruit Bat is the biggest of all the bats. It can be

called the Flying Fox because of its orange fur and

its face looks a little like a dog. It looks scary but

luckily just eats fruit!

What do these animals eat?

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Why do we call it a Flying Fox?

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Can you see this flying in the daytime?

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What is the bat is the picture doing?

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Camels are perfect for living in the got sandy

desert. They have humps that they keep fat in,

wide feet for the sand, and they have three

eyelids to stop sand getting in their eyes!

Where do camels live?

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What is in a camels hump?

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Why do they have three eyelids?

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Why are wide feet good in the sand?

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This small flying insect is the most dangerous

animal on Earth. It drinks blood which it uses to

grow eggs. They are tiny but cause so many

problems, luckily bats, birds, lizards and spiders

help us by eating them!

What does this insect eat?

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What animals can eat this insect?

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Are these big or small animals?

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Why do you think they are dangerous?

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Dolphins are sea mammals not fish. They are very

clever animals and live in groups called pods. They

like to eat fish and squid which they find by using

sound.

What do we call a group of dolphins?

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What do dolphins eat?

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What do they use to catch their food?

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DO you know the difference between fish and mammals?

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The Grizzly is a very big bear! It eats fruit, berries

fish and meat. They are very strong and can be

quite dangerous so you should stay away if you see

one. Their claws can be as long as your fingers!

What colour is this bear?

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What do they eat?

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How long are their claws?

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Can you find out what does the word ‘’grizzly’’ mean?

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This is the fastest animal on land. They have long

legs which help them run and catch their food.

They can’t roar like a lion but they can purr like a

cat!

How do these animals catch their food?

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What sound do they make?

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Why do they have long legs?

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What is the fastest animal on land?

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Golden eagles are meat eating birds. They use

their feet, called talons, to catch mice, rabbits and

even foxes. They have amazing eyesight so they

can see their food while flying very high.

How to eagles catch their food?

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What do they eat?

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Why do they need good eyesight?

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Do you think these are fast or slow birds? Why?

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Penguins are cute birds that live in the cold. They can’t fly and have a funny walk. They are black

and white. They can swim fast to catch fish and to get away from killer whales.

.Where do penguins live?

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Can they fly?

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What colour are penguins?

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Why do they swim fast?

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These are the worlds biggest bird. They can’t fly

but they can run very fast. They are black and

white and eat seeds and insects. They have the

biggest eye of any land animal!

Can these birds fly?

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What do they eat?

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Why do you think they can run fast?

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What do they have the biggest of in any land animal?

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People are animals as well! We live all over the

Earth and like to live together in groups and

families. We can be very dangerous to other

animals even though we are not the biggest!

Where do people live?

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How many people in the picture?

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Are people animals?

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Why do you think people can be dangerous?

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Hippos (Hippopotamus) are the third biggest land

animal. They are also the most dangerous! They

spend their life in water and eat mostly grass and

fruit. They have really really big teeth!

Where to hippos spend their time?

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What do they eat?

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Are hippos dangerous?

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If hippos are the third biggest animal what do you think are number one and two?

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These little guys are cute. People like to keep them

as pets. In the wild they like to come out at night to

look for seeds and nuts to eat. When we keep them

as pets they like to run on a hamster wheel

When do hamsters come out for food?

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Why do you think people keep them as pets?

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What do they eat?

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They have big cheeks, what do you think they keep in them?

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Rabbits are cute animals that eat grass. They live in

groups and dig holes to live in. They have long ears so

they can hear animals coming that might want to eat

them. They then hit their foot on the floor to warn

others.

What do rabbits eat

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Why do they have long ears?

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How do they warn other rabbits if they hear dangerous animals?

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There are a few types of crocodiles. The biggest is

the Saltwater Crocodile. It can live in rivers and the

sea. They eat meat. They are very good swimmers

and can stay under the water for 2 hours.

What is the biggest crocodile?

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Where do they live?

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How long can they stay underwater?

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What do they eat?

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