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Sydney Zoo Discovery Hunt

Explore how living things survive. Read the animal clue cards, then solve each challenge. You do not need to visit a zoo or use any other resources.

Animal clue cards

Meet four animals and notice how each is suited to its environment.

Asian elephant Lives in warm forests and grasslands. Its large ears help it lose heat. Its trunk can gather food and spray water.

Sumatran tiger Lives in tropical forests. Its stripes break up its outline among leaves and shadows, helping it approach prey unseen.

Ring-tailed lemur Lives in Madagascar. It uses its long tail to help balance while moving among branches and rocks.

Red panda Lives in cool mountain forests. Thick fur helps keep it warm, and strong claws help it climb trees.

Discovery challenges

Use evidence from the clue cards to answer. Some questions ask you to think beyond the clues.

1.Which animal’s large ears help it lose heat in a warm environment?
  • Asian elephant
  • Sumatran tiger
  • Ring-tailed lemur
  • Red panda
2.Match each feature to its use.
  • Tiger’s stripes
  • Elephant’s large ears
  • Lemur’s long tail
  • Red panda’s thick fur
  • Lose heat
  • Stay warm
  • Balance while moving
  • Camouflage among leaves and shadows
3.True or false: An adaptation is a feature or behaviour that can help a living thing survive in its environment.
TrueFalse
4.Choose one animal from the clue cards. Name its habitat and explain how one feature helps it there.
5.A keeper offers an elephant a shady place and a shallow pool on a hot day. Explain how these might help the elephant.
6.Fill in the blank: A tiger’s stripes can help it blend into its surroundings. This is called .
7.Imagine the red panda’s mountain forest loses many trees. Describe one problem this could cause for the red panda.
8.Which action would best help protect habitat for native Australian wildlife?
  • Plant local native plants in a garden
  • Leave rubbish in a park
  • Remove every fallen branch from bushland
  • Feed wild animals from your hand
9.A class wants to help wildlife. Write one practical action they could take and explain how it may help living things.

3 printable pages

  • Sydney Zoo Discovery Hunt, page 1 of 3: Animal clue cards, Discovery challenges

    Page 1

  • Sydney Zoo Discovery Hunt, page 2 of 3: 3. True or false: An adaptation is a feature or behaviour that can help a living thing…

    Page 2

  • Sydney Zoo Discovery Hunt, page 3 of 3: 9. A class wants to help wildlife. Write one practical action they could take and explain…

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