ACTlVlTY SHEET 1 - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Homewildlife.durrell.org/library/durrell_wildlife_park... · 2016-09-12 · Pick up an ID sheet in ‘Jewels of the Forest’

1. Recycle your aluminium cans to help tamarins in Brazil. ¨ Support our ‘Cans for Corridors’ scheme by depositing empty cans into the bins provided in the carpark.

2. Pick up an ID sheet in ‘Jewels of the Forest’. ¨ How many different bird species can you see in the walk-through aviary?

3. Visit our Andean Bear cub Raymi. ¨ What is he doing today?

4. Enter the Durrell Discovery Centre and find out more about our worldwide conservation projects. ¨ How many countries does Durrell work in?

5. Spot a mossy Frog in the reptile house. ¨ Look carefully. How many can you count?

6. Find a Panther Chameleon. ¨ What colour is it and why?

7. Take a meerkat-eyed view of the world. ¨ Pop up into the bubble at Discovery Desert and take a look around.

8. Watch our impressive silverback gorilla, Badongo. ¨ How many other western lowland gorillas live with him?

9. Find the free-ranging Tamarins in ‘Tamarin Woods’. ¨ Which species did you spot?

10. Greet the mischievous family of macaques. ¨ What are they doing today?

11. Stand on one leg like a chilean flamingo. ¨ How long can you hold this pose?

12. How many Livingstone’s fruit bats can you count? ¨ Are there more or less Rodrigues fruit bats?

13. Ready for a break? ¨ Have a picnic in the apple orchard and enjoy the showcase garden.

14. Sit and wait in our bird hide in the valley. ¨ Who is visiting today? Are they seasonal visitors or native species?

15. Pass through the Orangutan Long House. ¨ Find out more about this fascinating species and have a rest in an orangutan nest.

16. Greet Mr Brown the Echo Parakeet. ¨ Can you see him in his aviary? What colour is he?

17. Enter the Gerald Durrell Story. ¨ Find out about his journey into conservation. Pick up one new fact.

18. Feeling brave enough to visit our Aye-Ayes? ¨ Let your eyes adjust to the darkness and enjoy these wonderful lemurs in their nocturnal world.

19. Locate a Hamerkop in the ‘Kirindy Forest’Aviary. ¨ Which nest belongs to this Madagascan bird?

20. Explore the Durrell Index to find out more about how we are saving species from extinction. ¨ www.durrell.org/index

ACTlVlTY SHEET 1 ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

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20 THINGS TO SEE AND DO ON YOUR VISIT TO DURRELL


DURRELL DETECTIVE

Enjoy your visit to the Durrell Wildlife Park and test your skills as a detective. Enhance your conservation awareness, creativity, knowledge of geography, mathematics and teamwork.

• Find the animals listed below in their enclosures

• Collect all the answers

SPECiESCURRENT RANGE

COUNTRY/COUNTRIESQUESTION ANSWER

Radiated tortoise How old are our tortoises?

years

Golden lion tamarin How many remain in the wild?

Western lowland

gorilla

What altitude are lowland gorillas found at?

metres

Sumatran orangutan What is there typical arm span?

metres

Black & white

ruffed lemur

How many are in the family?

Rodrigues fruit bat How far can they fly in a night in the wild?

miles

Chilean flamingo The size of a clutch of eggs?

Northern bald ibis How big is the area where they are found?

kilometres2


DURRELL DETECTIVE PAGE 2

Once you have completed your park tour, answer the rest of the questions. (Hint – an atlas will be useful!)

Total X (from previous page)

Number of countries visited

Number of countries visited in the southern hemisphere

Number of continents visited

Number of islands visited

Number of primates

TOTAL NUMBER FROM ALL CLUES ADDED TOGETHER

1. Radiated tortoise

2. Golden lion tamarin

3. Western lowland gorilla

4. Sumatran orangutan

5. Black & white ruffed lemur

6. Rodrigues fruit bat

7. Chilean flamingo

8. Northern bald ibis

Place the numbers below on the map to show where the animals come from.

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AROUND THE PARK IN A TO Z

• Can you make your way around the wildlife park and fill out the Durrell alphabet challenge?

• You can use the animal names, species (common or scientific (Latin) names) or countries of origin as answers.

EVENT 1 HlDE OR SHOW OFF?What colour(s) are you wearing today? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My bright clothes are good to ‘show off’ YES/NO My clothes mean i could camouflage myself easily todayYES/NO

Chameleons are usually camouflaged by their green colour.

They change colour with their mood. Males (boys) show bright colours to rival males.

Most frogs hide but poison frogs often use bright colours to warn other animals away. Wasps and lots of other insects do the same.

Many male animals use bright colours to show-off to females (girls) or other males (boys).

EVENT 2 FASTEST FLAPHow fast can you flap your arms? (moving your arms up and then down = 1 flap)

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A hummingbird flaps its wings 5400 times a minute!

I bet you flap your arms slower the longer you try because your arms get tired.

EVENT 3 BREATHLESS!How long can you hold your breath?

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A sperm whale can hold its breath for over an hour!

EVENT 4 STANDING JUMPHow far can you jump from standing?

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An agile frog is just 8 - 9cm long and can jump as far as 2m!


AMAZING ANIMAL ATHLETICS

How do you compare against nature’s champions?

On your marks, get set, go!

EVENT 5 HElGHTHow tall are you?

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Giraffes can be as tall as 5m.

The male bear and male gorilla are Durrell’s tallest animals.


AMAZING ANIMAL ATHLETICS PAGE 2

EVENT 6 HEAVY/LIGHTHow much do you weigh?

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Badongo the silverback gorilla weighs 181kg.

Blue whales weigh between 90718.5kg and 181437kg (100 – 200 tons). The whale’s tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant.

EVENT 7 SMELL A blindfold and some food/flowers are useful for this activity l could smell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm away

A fruit bat can smell ripe fruit from about 5km or 3 miles away

EVENT 8 ARM SPAN l measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cm from fingert ip to f ingert ip .

Adult male orangutans can reach up to 2m between trees and are very strong.

EVENT 9 HANG ON! l hung by my arms for . . . . . . . . . . . seconds on the climbing frame.

Do you think you could beat the gibbons or orangutans?

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EVENT 10 STAND ON 1 LEG l stood on 1 leg for . . . . . . . seconds Flamingos can stand on one leg for a very long

time!

Why not invent your own animal athletics events? You will get lots of ideas from the species you see at Durrell.

Perhaps you could visit some of our nocturnal animals. Which specialist skills do they use?

1. What are the names of the youngest orangutans at Durrell? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. How can you tell which is the adult male orangutan? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Where do the orangutans at Durrell sleep? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Which other animals do the orangutans share their home with in the wildlife park? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Where in the world do orangutans come from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Why are oranguatns endangered? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. What can we do to protect orangutans? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Make a list of the specialist skills (adaptations) that orangutans have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ACTlVlTY SHEET 5

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?

SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN QUIZ

Visit the orangutan house, the Longhouse or listen to the orangutan talk to find out

more about this utterly amazing endangered species.

ACTlVlTY SHEET 5


SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN QUIZ PAGE 2

Visit the Longhouse to feel some real orangutan hair.

How does it feel compared to your own hair?

Can you colour the picture in in a way that describes how the hair feels?

ANIMAL

Mountain Chicken

Green Lizard

Agile Frog

Wood Pigeon

Echo Parakeet

Robin

Orangutans

Red Squirrel

Livingstone’s Fruit Bat

Aye-aye

Heron

ISLAND

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ACTlVlTY SHEET 6


ISLAND SPECIES NATIVE OR JUST VISITING?

Where do these animals come from? Are they part of Jersey’s wildlife or do they

come from a different island? To see some Jersey wildlife, visit the Wild Bird Hide

down in the valley near the Madagascar Wetlands.

There are . . . . . . . Andean Bears living at Durrell.

They are called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andean Bears are the only type of bear found in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ln the wild they like to eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

and today they ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andean Bears live in a habitat called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

They’re well suited to their natural habitat because of their thick fur, well-padded feet and claws for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andean Bears are sometimes called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

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BRILLIANT BEARS

Listen to our bear talk for more fascinating facts.

Can you colour in this picture?

The bird is found in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . habitat.

lt is about . . . . . . . . cm long, . . . . . . . . cm tall and weighs . . . . . . . .

with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . feathers.

lt is a shy/bold bird that (describe behaviour e.g. hides in bushes/ perches/flies between trees)

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by day/night and sleeps in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the day/night.

(colour). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . feathers cover its

body with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (any other details?)

This fantastic new species lives on (what does it eat?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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wide/pointed/long/flat/sharp/strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This truly remarkable discovery was made in (which country?) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NEWSFLASH!

Be an environmental journalist and create a news story.

You might choose to visit the ‘Jewels of the Forest’ and ‘Kirindy Forest’ walk-through aviaries or view the wetland species in the valley to get ideas for your article.


NEWSFLASH! PAGE 2

Draw a picture of your ‘discovered’ bird and colour it in.

Can you write another news story for a different ‘discovered’ species?


WHERE IN THE WORLD?

Visit the Durrell Discovery Centre and tour the grounds of the wildlife park to understand where we do our conservation work.

Can you find an animal which

comes from Europe?

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comes from South America?

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Don’t forget

to mark on the

maps where

the animals

are from


comes from the Caribbean?

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comes from Asia?

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WHERE IN THE WORLD? PAGE 2


comes from Africa?

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comes from Madagascar?

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Don’t forget

to mark on the

maps where

the animals

are from

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ACTlVlTY SHEET 1 - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Homewildlife.durrell.org/library/durrell_wildlife_park... · 2016-09-12 · Pick up an ID sheet in ‘Jewels of the Forest’