ENGLISH ACROSS THE CYRRICULUM-NATURAL SCIENCE.

1. Wild animals

2. SOUTH
AMERICA
India
CHINA
AFRICA
•AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA

4. THE
ELEPHANT
African elephants have bigger ears than
Asian elephants.
An adult elephant has a trunk that can be
two metres long!
Elephants can drink around 7.5 litres of
water in one go.
They use their trunks to pick up food, keep
them cool, move things around and to hug.
They like to eat fruit, bark, roots grass and
leaves.

5. THE
ELEPHANT
African elephants have bigger ears than
Asian elephants.
An adult elephant has a trunk that can be
two metres long!
Elephants can drink around 7.5 litres of
water in one go.
They use their trunks to pick up food, keep
them cool, move things around and to hug.
They like to eat fruit, bark, roots grass and
leaves.
Elephants have special features that make them
unique in the animal world:
Elephants are the largest living land mammals on
earth.
Elephants are intelligent animals that display
complex behaviors.
Elephants are a keystone species in their
environment.

7. WHERE DO YOU
LI VE?
WHAT DO
YOU EAT?
HOW DO YOU
LOOK LIKE?
HOW LONG
DO YOU
LIVE?
SOCIAL
BEHAVIOUR

8. I LIVE BETWEEN
SIXTY AND
SEVENTY YEARS
I WEIGHT ABOUT
7,000
KILOGRAMMES
I AM ABOUT 6
METRES LONG

9. HOW DO YOU LOOK
LIKE?
Male lions have lots
of hair around their
head called a ‘mane’.
WHAT DO
YOU EAT?
Lions eat meat and
hunt animals like
antelope, zebra and
wildebeest.
Female lions do the
hunting and work as a
team.
Sense of smell is
good, hearing and
eyesight are excellent.
Its voice is the well-
known roar, which is
heard mainly at night and
is audible for miles. Able
to run 40 mph (65 km/h)
for a short distance. A
poor tree-climber.

10. SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Lions live in groups called
‘prides’. Male lions defend the
pride’s territory, which is
usually grassland or open
woodland
Where do you
l i ve?i LIVe
IN THE SAVANNAH
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread
throughout Africa
from south of the
Sahara to northern
Namibia, Botswana
and parts of South
Africa.
WHAT DO YOU
EAT?
Lions eat meat and hunt animals like
antelope, zebra and wildebeest.
Female lions do the hunting and work as
a team.
HOW LONG
DO YOU
LIVE?
BETWEEN-
15/16 YEARS

11. HOW DO YOU LOOK LIKE?
The lion is the largest cat in Africa
and, among the world's cats, is second in
size only to the tiger. The smooth short
coat is usually tawny beige in color, but can
vary from light gray to dark reddish brown.
The end of the tail has a black tuft, and
there are black markings on the backs of
the ears. There are five toes (including
dewclaws) on the front feet, four on the
hind feet, all with sharp, curved, retractile
claws. The male usually has a mane of long
hairs on its head, shoulders and chest, but
there is much variation, with some
individuals having magnificent manes and
others being nearly bald, and the color
varying from blond to black. Besides being
considerably smaller than males, females are
more lightly built and lack a mane.

12. BEHAVIOUR Lions are the most social of all cats
and usually are found in family groups, or
prides, consisting of related females and their
young plus one or more adult males. Adult males
often form small bachelor groups. Seldom solitary.
Each group has a large home range. Not
territorial. Breeding takes place throughout the
year, although in any one pride the females tend
to deliver offspring at about the same time. A
female normally gives birth every 18-26
months, with 3-4 cubs the usual number (the
range is 1-6). Cubs are sexually mature at 3-4
years, but continue to grow until about age six.
Longevity in the wild: males about 12 years, but
up to 16 years, females 15-16 years, but up to
18 years; in captivity average 13 years, but as
much as 25-30 years.

13. Lions spend most of the time resting and
sleeping, averaging 20 or more hours of inactivity a
day. Activity may occur at any hour, but their
hunts take place mainly at twilight and night. Lions
are entirely carnivorous, their usual prey consisting
of warthogs, antelopes and zebras in the 100-650-
pound range (45-300 kg), though larger species
such as buffalo and giraffe are also taken. Will eat
carrion. An individual lion can eat as much as 80-90
pounds (36-41 kg) of meat at one meal, and is
estimated to require 10-20 large prey animals per
year. May prey on cattle and other livestock, and
some lions become man-eaters, creating havoc when
they do. Drinks daily when water is available, but
can subsist without water for long periods by
obtaining moisture from its prey

14. • I I AM A
MAMMAL
I HAVE A VERY LONG NECK,MY FRONT LEGS ARE
LONGER THAN MY BEHIND LEGS.MY SKIN IS
YELLOW WITH MANY DARK SPOTS.
• I LIVE IN THE
SAVANNAH
I EAT LEAVES FROM TREES AND FRUIT. MY
FAVOURTIE LEAVES ARE FROM THE ACACIA TREE

15. Zebras have distinctive black and white
stripes and are similar to horses.
No two zebras have the same markings.
Zebras mainly eat grass but will also eat
bark, leaves, fruit and roots.
Zebras live in herds as it keeps them
safer.
There are three different kinds of zebra.

18. Appearance:
The leopard belongs to the cat family - so imagine
a giant, smooth-haired domestic cat with spots
and you have an idea of what a leopard looks like!
The background colour of the coat is tan and this
can vary from very pale to quite dark. The
head, neck and legs are covered in black
spots, with more intricate markings, called
"rosettes", on the remainder of the body. Each
rosette is made up of three or four black spots on
the outside with a yellow-brown center.
The leopard's underparts are white with black
spots. The long tail is also white underneath with
rosettes on top. No two leopards have the same
markings or color. In fact each leopard's spots
are unique, similar to human fingerprints.

20. Behavior:
The leopard - stealthy, cunning and adaptable - is the
ultimate cat, able to live in a wide variety of
habitats, from semi-desert to tropical rain forests.
Because of this versatility, it is the most numerous of
Africa's big cats.
Leopards are nocturnal, hunting by night while spending
most the day resting, usually draped on tree limbs or
lying in thick undergrowth. As a result they're difficult
to see, unless you're lucky enough to spot one resting or
sunning itself on a rock or tree limb. Once darkness
sets in, they move around intermittently until after
dawn.
Adult leopards are solitary and territorial and will only
associate long enough to mate. Occupation of a
territory is advertised by marking with urine and
faeces and clawing the bark of trees.
Although they are solitary animals and do not live in
families, leopards nevertheless have strong maternal
bonds. Even though the young become independent at
about 22 months, the mother may continue to share
kills with her offspring until they become totally self-
sufficient

22. Hippopotami (or just plain hippos) live in
groups near water.
A group of hippos has one adult male
leader: other member are female or not
fully grown.
Hippos can hold their breath for up to
five minutes – this is how they swim
underwater.
Hippos leave the water at night to search
for a place to graze.

26. I AM A MAMMAL i AM ORANGE WITH BLACK STRIPES .i AM THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL IN ASIA
I AM BETWEEN 270-310 CM.
LARGE AND I CAN WEIGH UP
TO 180 K.
I AM
CARNIVOROUS I
HUNT FROM
ROYAL PEACOK
TO BUFFALOES
AND DEERS

43. I´m a carnivorous
feline. Brown
colour with grey
tones and black
dotted sides.
Short tail. Length
0,69 to 0,85 m.
Height from 0,36
to 0,55 m.
Male and female
reproduce and usually
have 2 kittens.
Gestation time between
65 to 72 days. Breed
time from 7 to 12
months. Reproductive
period from January to
February.

44. Specialized in
rabbits about
90% of their
diet
, partridges
too and other
birds.
Iberian Peninsula , mostly “Sierra
Morena” and Doñana reserve. Forest
areas and Mediterranean bushes

45. IBERIC LINX
 Solitary and nomade, during reproductive time is
friendly.
 : About 13 years.
 : Between 9 and 12 kg.

46. THE IMPERIAL EAGLE
 HOW DO YOU LOOK
LIKE?:
I m a large bird of
prey. Very dark
brown feathers in all
the body except
shoulders and high
side of wings where
it is white. Height::78
to 83 cm. Wingspan:
From 1,80 to 2,10 m.

47.  ARE YOU A MAMMAL?:
No, I m oviparous. Male and female
form couple, they are monogamous.
Female lays 4 to 5 eggs in the
nest, incubated along 43 days. After 4
months chicks quit the nest.
Reproductive time from March to July.
 WHAT DO YOU EAT?:
Mostly rabbits, other birds too an
sometimes carrion
 WHAT IS YOUR WEIGHT?: From 2,8
to 3,5 kg.

48.  WHERE DO YOU LIVE?:
Middle and southeast of Spain.
Flat terrains and soft reliefs
 SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR?:
Don t migrate, they live in couple
and they protect their hunt
territory.
 HOW LONG DO YOU LIVE?:
20 years in freedom, until
40 in captivity.

49. THE REINDEER

53. THE FOX

58. THE WOLF

66. Orca
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Orcas (or killer whales) are
fantastic predators and hunt for
seal, walrus, penguins, squid, sea
turtles, sharks and other types of
whales!
They have many different hunting
techniques, including bumping
animals off ice floes.
Orcas have about 45 teeth, each
one is at least 7cms in length and
is designed for ripping prey.
The orca’s black back makes it
difficult to see above the water
while the white belly does the
same thing underwater.
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67. Weddell seal
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Weddell seals spend most of
their time below the ice.
Swimming and staying under the
ice helps protect them from
their main predators: orca and
leopard seals.
They like to eat cod but will eat
an assortment of marine
creatures.
Weddell seals can dive down 610
metres and stay under for
around 45 minutes.
They need to surface to breath
and sometimes use their teeth
to make holes in the ice!
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68. Arctic tern
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Arctic terns have the longest
migration journey of any bird.
They spend so much time
flying that they are rarely
spotted on the ground except
in the breeding season.
They eat small fish and
crustaceans which they catch
by swooping into the ocean.
They also eat insects.
They fly towards Greenland
to breed, usually arriving
around June. They leave
there in September to return
to the South.
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69. Emperor penguin
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Emperor penguins live in
large colonies.
The female lays one egg a
year.
The egg is looked after
by the male (on his
feet)while the female
goes off to hunt for
food.
The penguins huddle
together to keep warm,
taking turns to go in the
centre.
Emperor penguins eat
fish.
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