Lemur Food Web Toss Instructions and Files
The Lemur Food Web Toss playing space can be created in a number of manners. Some examples are on
laminated circles, paper plates, or sports bases. The flow of energy arrows can be created most easily with
tape or laminated sentence strips with arrow ends.
Below is a diagram of the play space. The blue circles represent optional additions. Consider adding the sun
and decomposers as well to discuss their interactions. The labels are included as a key, but in the actual game
the circles would be blank, with the images and clues on the throwing pieces (Frisbee, bean bag, etc).
Cave
Crocodile
Fossa
Blind Fish
and
Shrimp
Domestic
Zebu
Crowned
Lemur
Aye-Aye
RingTailed
Mongoose
Sanford’s
Lemur
Grub
Fruits,
Flowers,
Leaves
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Fruit Bat
Droppings
Maggot
Cave
Cricket
Species: Fossa
Animal: Fossa
Role in Food Web: Top
Carnivore
Preferred Food: Crowned
Lemur
Appearance: Cat-like
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Species: Cave Crocodile
Animal: Cave Crocodile
Role in Food Web: Top
Carnivore
Preferred Food: Multiple
species
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Species: Domestic Zebu
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Animal: Domestic Zebu
Role in Food Web: Prey for
Top Predator
Preferred Food: Grain and
Grasses
Appearance: Similar to
domestic cow
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Species: Blind Fish and Shrimp
National Geographic
Animal: Blind Fish and
Shrimp
Role in Food Web: Prey for
Top Predator
Preferred Food: Small
snails and shellfish
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Species: Crowned Lemur
Animal: Crowned Lemur
Role in Food Web: Prey for
Two Predators
Preferred Food: Plants
Appearance: Gray to
brown with dark head and
light belly
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Species: Sanford’s Lemur
Animal: Crowned Lemur
Role in Food Web:
Consumer
Preferred Food: Plants
Appearance: Dark snout
with light fur around face
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Species: Aye-Aye
Animal: Aye-Aye
Role in Food Web:
Consumer
Preferred Food: Grubs
Fact: Uses tools to acquire
food
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Species: Ring-tailed Mongoose
Animal: Ring-Tailed
Mongoose
Role in Food Web:
Consumer
Preferred Food: Plants
Appearance: Cat-like with
ringed tail
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Species: Fruit Bat (Droppings)
Animal: Fruit Bat
Role in Food Web: Waste
droppings in caves
consumed by insects
Preferred Food: Fruits
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Species: Cave Cricket
Animal: Cave Cricket
Role in Food Web:
Consumer
Preferred Food: Animal
droppings
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Species: Maggot
Animal: Maggot
Role in Food Web:
Decomposer, Prey for
small birds/animals
Preferred Food: Animal
droppings, decaying plants
and animals
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Species: Grub
Animal: Beetle Grub
Role in Food Web:
Decomposer, Prey for
Consumer
Preferred Food: Rotting
wood
Appearance: Light body with
dark head and spots
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Species: Fruits, Flowers, Leaves
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Species: Fruits, Flowers,
and Leaves (Tamarind)
Role in Food Web:
Producer
Energy source: The SUN
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