The Education Department, The Welsh Mountain Zoo, National Zoo of Wales
Welsh Mountain Zoo Trail
Use your map to find the following animals and try to answer the questions
about them. (You will find most of the answers from the signs and at the shows)
1
Go to the camels
1. What kind of camels are they? ……………………………………
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild? ……………………………………
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. What is their conservation status? …………………………………..
5. Circle the right answer. Camels are: mammals
birds
reptiles
6. What is the Welsh for camel? ……………………………………………
.
Draw a picture of a camel showing some of the adaptations it has for
living in it’s habitat
Why do think these animals are endangered in the wild?
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2
Go to the sea lions
1. What kind of sea lions are they?
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild? ……………………………………
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. What is their conservation status? …………………………………..
5. Circle the right answer. Sea lions are: mammals
birds
reptiles
6. What is the Welsh for sea lion? ……………………………………………
Draw a picture of a sea lion showing some of the adaptations it has
for living in its habitat
What do you think are the main threats to sea lions in the wild?
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3
Go to the Penguins
1. What kind of penguins are they?……………………………………...............
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild?.................................................
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. What is their conservation status? ......................................................................
5. Circle the right answer. Penguins: mammals
birds
reptiles
6. What is the Welsh for penguin? ……………………………………………
.
Draw a picture of a penguin showing some of the adaptations that it
has for living in its habitat
What are the main threats to penguins in the wild?
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4
Go to the chimpanzees
1. Where in the world are they found in the wild? ……………………………………
2. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
3. How many chimps are there? ………………………………………….
4. Do chimps have tails?
Yes / No
5. Circle the right answers. Chimps are : monkeys
apes
primates
6. What is the Welsh for chimpanzee? ……………………………………………
Draw a picture of a chimp show some of the adaptations it has for
living in its habitat
What are some of the main threats to chimpanzees in the wild?
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5
Go to the tigers
1. What kind of tigers are they? ……………………………………
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild?..........................................
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. What is their conservation status?.........................................................................
5. Circle the right answer. Tigers are : carnivores omnivores
herbivores
6. What is the Welsh for tiger? ……………………………………………
Draw a picture of a tiger showing some adaptations to its habitat
.
What are some of the main threats to tigers in the wild?
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6
Go to the bears
1. What kind of bears are they?…………………………………….........................
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild?......................................................
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. Circle the right answer. Bears are: carnivores
omnivores
herbivores
5. What is their conservation status? .......................................................................
6. What is the Welsh for bear? ……………………………………………
Draw a picture of a bear show some of the adaptations it has to its
habitat
What do think are the main threats to bears in the wild?
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7
Go to the Alligator House
1. What kind of alligators are they? ………………………………........................
2. Where in the world are they found in the wild?...................................................
3. What kind of habitat do they live in? …………………………………………..
4. Circle the right answer. Alligators are: mammals
birds
reptiles
5. What is their conservation status?........................................................................
6. What is the Welsh for alligator? ……………………………………………
Draw a picture of a alligator showing some adaptations to its habitat
.
Why do you think alligators became endangered in the wild?
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8
Go to the Reptile House
1. Does is it feel hot or cold in the Reptile House? …………………………………
2. Name a kind of tortoise or terrapin in the Reptile House..........................................
3. Name a kind of lizard in the Reptile House………………………………………
4. Name a kind of snake in the Reptile House…………………………………..
5. Tortoises, lizards and snakes are all reptiles and they are covered in :
fur
feathers
scales
6.
Do you think these reptiles would survive in the winter in Wales? ………..
Draw a picture of your favourite reptile
Why do think some reptiles are endangered in the wild?
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Can you write a poem or story about your favourite animal? Or chose one
animal and find out what can be done to help protect it in the wild.
Find the mystery animal
Take the 3rd letter from your 1st animal
……...
st
nd
Take the 1 letter from your 2 animal
………
Take the 2nd letter from your 3rd animal
………
th
th
Take the 8 letter from your 4 animal
………
Take the 1st letter from your 5th animal
……...
th
th
Take the 4 letter from your 6 animal
………
Take the 6th letter from your 7th animal
………
Take the 4th letter from gecko
……...
Now rearrange these letters to make up the name of some other animals
that you can see at the Welsh Mountain Zoo
…….. …….. …….. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……..
How many of your animals were mammals?
How many of your animals were birds?
How many of your animals were reptiles?
How many of your animals came from Europe?
How many came from America?
How many came from Asia?
How many came from Africa?
How many came from Australia?