✄ tuesday
year 6 - unit 4: travelling
4 april 2017 tHe star/step up
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Extinct creatures in different lands MANY animals have gone extinct. When a certain animal is said to be extinct, it means scientists have identified that no living members of that animal species exist anymore. Work out the missing letters from the alphabets in each group. These letters spell out the extinct animal’s name. There may be two of the same letters, so you may have to do some research! Then, match one fact to each animal. Finally, surf the Internet to find out how these extinct animals looked like. Draw them in the space given. 1.
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A. They once existed across Australia. They were believed to kill livestock and were often shot and trapped.
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B. This animal was hunted for its hide. It is a subspecies of the Zebra and originated from South Africa.
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Answers: 1. Dodo (C), 2. Tasmanian tiger (A), 3. Quagga (B)
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C. This is a flightless bird that existed in Mauritius. The bird may have stood at one metre tall and weighed 10 to 18 kg. It’s last known sighting was recorded in the 1600s.
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