An animal’s habitat is the place where the animal L______ in the wild. It provides animals with 2 important things:

F_________

S_________

It is a great place for animals to have their babies because everything they need is there for them.

There are many different habitats. While at Knowsley Safari you might have talked about, the

Savannah, the rainforests and the deserts.

The Savannah

How many seasons do we have in this country? .......

How many seasons do you get in the savannah grasslands? .......

Can you name them? ............................................................

The Desert

What is it like in the desert? ..................................................................................................................

The Rainforest

How many seasons are there in the rainforest? .......

Can you write the layers of the rainforest into the box below and put them in the right order?

Forest floor Understory Emergent Canopy

(= Top of rainforest)

(= bottom of rainforest)

What is camouflage?

What is a predator?

Can you spot the animals in the pictures? Fill in the table below by writing

in each box the name of a camouflaged animal you have spotted.

Can you name one of the African animals you met at Knowsley Safari?

What special adaptations did the animal have?

This is Pob. He is a ___________ snake. He lives in

the _____________. He rarely drinks because he

gets the water he needs from his________. His

favourite food is _______

This is Yoda. He is a _____________. Yoda lives in

the ____________. He eats insects. Frogs lay their

_______ in water which is caught in leaves high in

the trees.

This is Hermione. Hermione is a ___________. She

lives in the Kalahari Desert. She lives in a group

called a ________. Hermione likes to eat insects and

can even bite the sting off a __________

I am a zebra. My black and white__________ are

used for _________. I live with my friends in a group

called a ___________. We like to eat grass which

makes us ______________. Our habitat is the

African _____________.

My name is Marshmallow. I live in the Rainforest in

the ___________ layer. I eat __________. I use my

___________ to help me find my way around.

Fill in the gaps using these missing words

Tree Frog Mice Understory Rainforest Mob Food

Eggs Antenna Desert Milk Meerkat Scorpion

Stripes Camouflage Leaves Dazzle Herbivores Savannah

At Knowsley Safari a lot of planning goes into designing new enclosures.

We need to make sure all of our animals are happy and have everything they need to live a

comfortable life.

Here is a list of things you MUST think about when designing a new enclosure!

Behaviour of the animal– does it climb, swim or burrow?

Habitat of the animal in the wild– Desert, Savannah, Rainforest

Diet of the animal– Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore

Size of the animal

Safety of the keepers

Fun experience for the guests

You will also need to make the enclosure interesting

for the animal

In the table on the next page there is an example of the sorts of things we would look at for an Amur

Tiger. For the rest of the animals think about which habitat they live in and what type of behaviours

they would be doing in the wild. Fill in the table.

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Design a brand new enclosure for one of the animals above. You can either draw the new enclosure in the

space below or use different materials in your classroom.

Think about the animals’ needs, the keepers’ needs and the guests’ needs.

There is no budget so try to think of new ideas which will get guests to visit your enclosure.

Big Gary our Giant African Land Snail lives in the African Savannah.

He would love to hear about your day at Knowsley Safari

On the next page write him a letter to tell him:

What you did at the safari park

What your favourite part of the day was

What your favourite animal was

If you met Big Gary while you were at the Knowsley Safari see if you can

answer the following questions:

Circle the correct answer

What does Big Gary have on top of his head?

Nose Eyes Antenna Tongue

Is Big Gary a

Vertebrate Invertebrate

Is Big Gary a

Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore

Dear Big Gary,