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The African and Asian Elephants make up the Elephant family. The African Elephant can be split into species — the African Forest Elephant and African Bush Elephant.

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Africa’s Ecosystem Africa has a wide range of diverse habitats and landscapes that are home to many different animals. From savannahs to deserts and swamps to forests, this enigmatic country is home to a huge range of plant and animal species.

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Originally a term used by hunters, the Big Five were given this name not because of their size, but because of how difficult and dangerous it was to catch them. They include the Cape Buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros, African Elephant and lion.

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THE BIG FIVE

GET RESEARCHING! Find out a fact about each of the Big Five:

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DOG 101

poodle Everyone should have a fluffy friend!

Standard Poodles stand at 15 inches tall and their hair can range from coarse to soft. They are very intelligent dogs and get along well with almost everyone, although they can be shy around strangers.

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The word poodle comes from the German word pfudel, which means “puddle” or “to splash”. This reflects their enjoyment of swimming and being in the water. The Poodle became a popular pet in France and eventually became the national dog of France.

Standard Poodles enjoy exercise and should get some form of it every day. Poodles should not live outside as they enjoy being with their owner.

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Unscramble these letters to reveal some dangerous and deadly creatures!

Scary Scramble!

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DANGEROUS TRUE OR FALSE!

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Tigers have blue tongues.

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A carnivore is an animal that eats mostly plants and grass.

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2 A Carnivore is an animal that eats mostly TRUE plants and grass YES NOFALSE

Spiders are also known arthropods.

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FALSE TRUE known sharks 4 The earliest date from more than 420 million years ago YES NO

The earliest known sharks date from more than 420largest million years 5 The Hippo is the knownago. land animal

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6 Scorpion are fluorescent The hippo is the largest under knowna UV light YES NO land animal.

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