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Tiger Activity Time Tiger Activity Time Level 1 – tiger cubs Circle the right answers 1. What colours does a tiger have on its body? red white blue black green orange brown 2. What does a tiger eat? leaves meat fruit fish 3. What words can we use to describe a tiger? hunter prey predator 4. Why does a tiger have stripes? to show off to be camouflaged to scare away other animals 5. Where do tigers live in the wild? Africa Australia Asia Level 2 – tiger tester Tiger True or Feline False? Answer true or false to the following statements: 1. Tigers have 4 canine teeth. 2. Tigers can see in the dark 3. A tiger can live for over 30 years 4. A baby tiger is called a pup 5. A group of tigers is called a pride 6. The Tiger isn’t one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac 7. In zoos, tigers are usually kept together in pairs 8. There are only 300 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. 9. London Zoo is building a new tiger enclosure called Tiger Territory. 10. There are 5 different types (sub-species) of tiger. Tiger Question Time What do we call the teeth that tigers use to rip and tear meat? C…………….. Why does a tiger have stripes? C……………………………. How many tigers live at ZSL London Zoo? T ………………………... What is a tiger’s favourite food/prey? D……………………. Give one reason why poachers kill tigers? …………………………………….. What colour are a tiger’s eyes? …………………………….. Name a cartoon tiger or a tiger from a story book. …………………………… What type of animal is a tiger, a cat or dog? ……………… Do tigers prefer to hunt alone or in a group? ………………………... What three colours can you see on a tiger’s fur? 1……………… 2……………… 3 ………………….. Level 3 – tiger challenge Word Scramble Unscramble these words. They all have something to do with tigers. 1 gersit ……………………... 2 datpreor ……………………... 3 iAsa ……………………... 4 rethun ……………………... 5 trspies ……………………... Word Spotter How many smaller words can you make from the name of our new tiger exhibit: Tiger Territory For example: Error (Tiger Territory) or Greet (Tiger Territory) Write your answers in this box: Level 4 – tiger expert Big Cat Word Search Try and find all the words in the word search. Circle the words in the grid when you find them. They go across, down, diagonal and backwards! t i g e r s f t b c t u b n c w d c v b r t u p a w n o l a p a s c v g r e t n u h a n t o a m f u o e d a i t w s o o a e e l s m n u h n s r h t j c a m o u f l a g e i n g l y h a b c p r e d a t o r e s t i g o t a b a d t e h r e r n n y o u w a r e s e p i r t s g q u i s z o u f t s o f t r g e t y n o u n t h r e a t y a t e r r i t o r y i e s x m k r e s t e w e e r k e d s a r e m o r d e r e g n a d n e d i n g d r o p s u m a t r a tiger cat canine teeth territory hunter predator Sumatra poaching deer claws paws camouflage stripes threat endangered Creative Big Cat Colouring Finish drawing and colouring this tiger. Add the body, finish the face and add the whiskers and striped pattern. Label this Tiger skull with adaptations for hunting and feeding. The Tigers at ZSL London Zoo help us to learn and understand more about them. This helps us all to care for them and their relatives in the wild. Caring For Tigers What do all tigers need to keep them happy and healthy? 1. ………………………………………………………………………………………. 2.………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. …………………………………………………………………... 5. …………………………………………………………………... 6. ………………………………………………………………….. Tiger Territory ZSL London Zoo are building a new tiger enclosure called Tiger Territory. This new home will give the tigers everything they need to be happy and healthy. The visitors will be able to see them clearly too. Design your own Tiger Enclosure in the space below. Door Tree Boomer ball Long grass Windows Pond Feeding pole Sleeping place Safety fence Meat Lesson Plan Learning outcomes 1. To recognise what a tiger is, where it lives and what it eats. 2. To know that tigers are threatened by man and that research can help them to survive. Teacher notes Explain that the lesson will focus on tigers and the threats to their survival in the wild. Pupils will need to use their computers and the worksheet provided. Talk about tigers, shows some images of tigers and their habitat. Get pupils to add their own knowledge and share their own thoughts about what a tiger is, does and eats. You may find our Tiger SOS Fact Sheet useful, see our Fundraising Pack. What is a Tiger? Circle the words that describe a tiger: predator prey herbivore dog mammal carnivore hunter reptile animal cat Choose one of the words that you have circled and write a sentence to explain what it means. …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Here are 5 pictures of different types (sub-species) of tiger. Sumatran tiger Indochinese tiger Bengal tiger © ZSL Siberian tiger Malayan tiger © ZSL Find out one thing about each of these types of tiger. Complete these sentences: The Sumatran tiger…………………………………………………………... The Bengal tiger……………………………………………………………… The Malayan tiger……………………………………………………………. The Indochinese tiger………………………………………………………... The Siberian tiger…………………………………………………………….. Put a dot on the map to show where each of the 5 types of tiger lives. Map of Asia Threats to Tigers Tigers are threatened by humans. They are now an endangered species and may go extinct if we don’t continue to help them. Visit www.zsl.org/support-us/tiger-sos/ and click on the ‘threats to tigers’ link. Write down 5 threats to tigers: 1. ……………………………… 2. ……………………………… 3. ……………………………… 4. ……………………………… 5. ……………………………… One way we can help tigers is to understand more about them and the problems that face. This is called research. Click on ‘saving wild tigers’ to find out all about our conservation research work. We’re also building a new tiger enclosure called Tiger Territory. Click on ‘explore the exhibit’ to find out more about what the new tiger enclosure will be like. Tiger Activity Answer Sheets Tiger Activity Time Level 1 – tiger cubs Circle the right answers 1. What colours does a tiger have on its body? red white blue black green orange brown 2. What does a tiger eat? leaves meat fruit fish 3. What words can we use to describe a tiger? hunter prey predator 4. Why does a tiger have stripes? to show off to be camouflaged to scare away other animals 5. Where do tigers live in the wild? Africa Australia Asia Level 2 – tiger tester Tiger True or Feline False? Answer true or false to the following statements: Tigers have two at the top and two at the bottom, working together 1. Tigers have 4 canine teeth. T to rip and slice meat A reflective layer at the back of the eye gives tem excellent night 2. Tigers can see in the dark T vision. F They rarely live for more than 20 years in captivity and much les 3. A tiger can live for over 30 years in the wild. 4. A baby tiger is called a pup F A baby tiger is called a cub. F Tigers tend to live alone or with their cubs. They don’t hunt in 5. A group of tigers is called a pride groups. They are in the zodiac. 6. The Tiger isn’t one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac F They do live in pairs so that 7. In zoos, tigers are usually kept together in pairs T they can breed. We estimate that there are 8. There are only 300 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. T around 300 left. 9. London Zoo is building a new tiger enclosure called Tiger Territory. T 10. There are 5 different types (sub-species) of tiger. T The sub species include the Bengal, Sumatran, Indo- Chinese, Siberian and Malayan tiger. Tiger Question Time What do we call the teeth that tigers use to rip and tear meat? Canine teeth Why does a tiger have stripes? Camouflage whilst hunting How many tigers live at ZSL London Zoo? Two, a breeding pair What is a tiger’s favourite food/prey? Deer (Sika, Chital, Red and Samba deer) Give one reason why poachers kill tigers? To sell their bones/skin/teeth, etc What colour are a tiger’s eyes? Yellow/amber Name a cartoon tiger or a tiger from a story book. Tigger, Shere Khan, etc What type of animal is a tiger, a cat or dog? A big cat - ‘Panthera’ Do tigers prefer to hunt alone or in a group? Alone What three colours can you see on a tiger’s fur? 1 Orange 2 White 3 Black Level 3 – tiger challenge Word Scramble Unscramble these words. They all have something to do with tigers. 1 gersit ……tigers…... 2 datpreor ……predator……... 3 iAsa ……Asia……... 4 rethun ……hunter……... 5 trspies ……stripes……... Word Spotter How many smaller words can you make from the name of our new tiger exhibit: Tiger Territory For example: Error (Tiger Territory) or Greet (Tiger Territory) Write your answers in this box: 10 words - great! 15 words - excellent! Rot, to, error, greet, tit, got, try, riot, terror, yet, teet, tier, trio, otter, ogre, grey..
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