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Over the course of the day, you will be answering questions based on the animals that you visit. Some questions will need you to read the notices around the animal enclosures, some will need you to think carefully about what you can see and others may need you to use information from your lessons.

Feel free to make your own notes in the back of the booklet. These notes will help you achieve a better level in your science and geography assessments.

ZOO COMPETITIONSThere are 3 competitions today:

Best photo

Best sketch

Best poem

Submit by Friday 25th March 2011 to science@kings-wton.co.uk

Check out all entries at www.thekingsrainforest.blogspot.com

Is Chester Zoo helping or harming the environment?

If you get lost the contact number is 07817 219942.Alternatively find the nearest member of zoo staff.

Estimated Arrival Time: 11am at main entranceLunch Time: 12.30 at the Arara picnic lawn

Estimated Departure Time: 2.45pm at monkey meeting point

NAME: STAFF LEADER:

Map

Where are the animals you see at the zoo found in the wild?

Sketch here some of the animals you see today

Elephants & UK conservation

Give an example of a bad habit elephants have:

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Why do elephants have big feet?

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How much food does an elephant eat? _________________________

What are Maknas? _________________________________________

How are the younger elephants different from the fully grown

elephants?________________________________________________

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What is threatening British plants and animals? __________________

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What is an alien species? Give an example_______________________

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What plants and animals does Chester zoo help in the UK? _________

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_________________________________________________________Describe & sketch the elephant enclosure

Reed bed

Lions & Dragons

Why do lions have manes? _________________

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How is Chester zoo helping the water Vole?

What does a reedbed do? How does it work?

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What is a studbook? _________________________________________

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Name some of the lions that have lived at Chester zoo______________

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What animals does a komodo dragon eat? _______________________

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Why are some lions sent to other zoos after they are born?

What is the legend of Komodo dragons?

Tigers, Otters & Penguins

How do you know where a tiger has been? _____________________

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What makes a tiger a good swimmer? __________________________

What is threatening the Komodo dragon’s survival? What can be done about it?

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How many tigers are found in the wild? _________________________

What species of penguin are in the tank at Chester zoo?

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What happened to these penguins during the months

of March & April? ___________________________________________

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What is currently happening to penguins in the wild? _______________

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What can you see in the penguin x-ray? What could you do to stop this

happening to penguins again? _________________________________

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How would you describe an otter to someone who cannot see?

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Sketch and label the tigers’ enclosure?

Orang-utans

How much of our DNA is shared

with Orang-utans?

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How are leaves adapted to the rainforest?

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Do you think this enclosure is suitable for tigers? Give reasons for your answer.

How long does child rearing take? ______________________________

What impact does this have on the orang-utan population?__________

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What is a durian? Give 1 fact about it.____________________________

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How does Chester zoo support the work of the Sumatran orang-utan conservation programme?

Orang-utans are kept in zoos like this one all over the world.Reasons why this is a good thing Reasons why this is a bad thing

Jaguars, Okapi & Giraffes

How would you describe the markings on a

jaguar compared to other big cats? ________

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How long do okapi live for? ____________________________________

How long is a female giraffe pregnant for? _______________________

Orang-utans are easily bored. What can zoo keepers do to keep them entertained? Write/ draw your ideas….

How are these creatures adapted to eat fruits & leaves? ____________

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My notes …..

How are Giraffes and okapi ….Similar Different

Created by The King’s CE School Geography & Science

Departments March 2011

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