Magic Forest - Asia Years 1 - 3

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The Asian Rainforest is full of wonderful sights, sounds and

smells. Go carefully so you don’t miss them. Have fun!

Who Am I?

Sometimes people stop and stare, At my beautiful, shaggy, orange hair.

Or maybe it’s because my arms are so long, Or perhaps when I swing through the trees I look really strong.

My favourite place that I love to be, Is sitting up high in an enormous tree.

You might think up here it looks a bit of a mess, But everyday I build a new nest.

Home, sweet home:

Where and how does it live?

Animal enCOUNTer:

How many can you

see? Coverings: Is it covered in fur,

feathers, skin or scales?

Use your senses:

How does it look, feel,

smell or sound?

Can you

Stalk like a Tiger

Slither like a Reticulated Python

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DID YOU KNOW? Orangutans live up high in the trees and build nests from branches and leaves during the day and night.

Sumatran Orangutan

Draw me: a home. some food. some trees for me to swing

through.

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Draw me: a big tree to climb. a hollow log so I can use my tongue to

find grubs to eat. a termite mound to stick my paws into.

When termites crawl onto my paw I can lick them off.

DID YOU KNOW? Sun Bears have very short smooth hair which can vary from black to grey. They get the name ‘Sun Bear’ from the patch of yellow fur on their chest. Sun Bears have very long, curved claws which are helpful in tree climbing and extracting food from logs.

Sun Bear

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DID YOU KNOW? The Reticulated Python is the world’s longest snake.

Draw me: a diamond shaped pattern on my

body. a long forked tongue so I can

smell the air. some more branches so I can

slither through the rainforest. a bright sun to keep me warm.

Reticulated Python