Transcript We have found some rather strange animals but don`t know what

We have found some rather
strange animals but don’t
know what they’re called. Can
you find their proper name
and some information about
them?
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Q1. Does it live
underwater?
Yes
No
Does it have spikes?
Yes
No
Puffer Fish
The puffer fish is also known
as the blowfish, fugu, swellfish
and globefish. It is called the
puffer fish because when it is
threatened it swells to twice it’s
normal size to scare away
predators. Certain parts of the
puffer fish contain a poison
that could paralyse or kill a
human. Fugu is eaten in Japan
but only when cooked by a
specially trained chef.
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Kohaku Fish
The kohaku fish is a
tropical fish usually found
around the warm waters of
Australia. Kohaku fish
come in various colours
and can grow to around
20cm in length. People
who have tropical
aquariums tend to keep
kohaku because of their
bright iridescent colour.
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Does it have wings?
Yes
No
Does it have a beak?
Yes
No
Blue morpho butterfly
The blue morpho butterfly is a
tropical butterfly, usually found in
rainforests from Brazil to
Venezuela. The females are not as
bright as the males and have
brown wings with white spots. The
caterpillars of the blue morpho
butterfly are a reddy-brown with
patches of lime green. The adults
drink the juices of rotting fruit!
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Victoria riflebird
The Victoria riflebird is native to
Australia and was named after
Queen Victoria. The male is jet
black with a green head, throat and
tail that sparkles in the sun’s rays
while the female is a very plain
brown colour. An adult bird is
around 25cm and lives on a diet of
insects and fruit. Females decorate
their nests with snake skin!
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Does it have a patterned
tail?
Yes
No
Red panda
Red panda are most closely
linked to the racoon although are
similar to the giant panda and
bears. The main part of their diet
is bamboo with an adult eating
around 200’000 bamboo leaves a
day! The Chinese name for the
red panda is ‘hunho’ or firefox
because of it’s colour and similar
size to a fox.
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Mouse lemur
The mouse lemur is less well
known that it’s cousin, the ring
tailed lemur. Like all lemurs,
they are only found wild on the
island of Madagascar and are
mainly nocturnal animals. Their
tails are twice as long as their
bodies, usually measuring
around 13cm with their bodies
only being around 6cm! They
live on a diet of fruit, flowers
and insects.
FINISH
Have you identified all 6
animals?
Yes, I have
identified all
6 animals?
No, I still need
to identify
some other
animals?
Extension Activity
Pick one of the groups below to make a branching
database on. Start to think about what questions you
will need to ask to classify them and what each page of
your branching database will look like.
Cat
Dog
Square
Rectangle
Worm
Snake
Cuboid
Cube
Train
Car
Motorbike Bicycle