35335 endangered animals activity book

Just for Fun!Help the crocodile find her eggs.. Pick the Crocodile you like best... •Petrified wood takes about 100 million years to petrify and become stone.. Siamese Crocodile •Freshwa

Just for Fun!

Help the crocodile find her eggs.

Pick the Crocodile you like best Try to draw it in the space!

Word Search Fun!

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Animal Carnivore Crocodile Elephant Endangered Field Trip Freshwater

Garden Habitat Herbivore Hunting Park Petrified Poaching

Thailand Tiger Trunk Turtle Underwater Wild Wood

Endangered Animals and

Fossils

Field Trip Activity Booklet Name: _

Class:

Date: _

Can you find these things on our trip?

Cross them off the list:

On the road:

oYellow flowers

oRed flowers

oBig tree

oSquirrel

oDog

oCat

oBlack bird

oRed truck

oPurple bus

oGreen car

oBlue house

At the Park:

oCrocodile

oYoung Crocodile

oElephant

oBaby Elephant

oTiger

oTiger Cub

oTurtle

oHorse

oBuffalo

oCamel

oBear

oOstrich

oEmu

oGiraffe

oPetrified Wood

oFossil Rice

oS-shaped rock

oT-shaped rock

oKangaroo stone

oBonsai tree

o3-D Painting

Fun Facts:

Petrified Wood

•A type of fossil made of minerals.

•Occurs when wood is buried under soil and dries Later, it combines with mineral water and becomes a fossil.

•Petrified wood takes about 100 million years to petrify and become stone.

Siamese Crocodile

•Freshwater crocodile

•Critically endangered

•Wild crocodiles can be up to 3 meters long!

• Live 50-60 years, sometimes up

to 100 years.

•Can swim 40 km per hour.

•Adults have 65-100 teeth.

•First appeared on Earth 240 million years ago.

Tiger

•The largest cat species.

•Endangered

•Have lost 93% of their habitat

to modern cities.

•Only 3,000-4,000 wild tigers left

in the world.

•Can be 3.3 meters long and weigh 310 kg.

•Live 20-26 years.

•First appeared on Earth 1.8 million years ago.

Asian Elephant

•The largest land animal.

•Endangered

•Only 36,000 wild elephants left

in Asia.

•Herbivore, live in the jungle and grasslands.

•Trunks are 1.5 to 2 meters long and have 60,000 muscles.

•Live 50-80 years.

•One of the most intelligent animals, very social.

Turtles

•There are over 70 species of turtles in Thailand Most of them are endangered.

•Swim underwater but must breathe air

•Can sleep underwater for 4-7 hours without needing oxygen.

•Some are herbivores, others carnivores.

•Live 40-60 years but some up to

150 years!

•First appeared on Earth 220 million years ago.

Be Careful at the Park!

1. Don’t yell or scare the animals.

2. Put trash in trash bins.

3. Stay with your group.

Do you know your animals?

Crossword Puzzle

Across

4 An animal that eats plants.

7 A limb with 60,000 muscles.

9 A very intelligent animal.

11 Water animals can drink From rivers and lakes.

1 A reptile with 65-100 teeth.

2 A hard covering for turtles.

3 The largest cat species.

5 Animals that are very few in number are _.

6 Killing animals for meat or fur is _.

8 A natural _ is a safe place for animals.

10 wood has changed to stone.

12 An animal that lives in its natural habitat is _.

13 A reptile that can hold its breath a long time.

Thinking Questions:

1. Other than sunlight, air and water what 2 things do

animals need to live?

2. How do natural parks help endangered animals?

3. What are ways we can protect endangered animals?

Crossword Answers: