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Discovery Safari
Field Guide
This guide belongs to
Name__________________________________________________________
School_________________________________________________________
Teacher_____________________________________Date________________
IWM is a non-profit education program of Safari Club International Foundation
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Adaptation Adventures
Imagine what your life would be like if you did not have thumbs. Tying your shoes, using a fork or playing video
games would be more difficult without an opposable thumb. Because of this adaptation, humans are better able to
survive in their environment. Every animal has adaptations that help it to survive in its habitat.
Find an animal in the museum that interests you. Choose an adaptation that belongs to that animal. Decide
whether that adaptation helps the animal to get food, move, protect itself, stay warm, or camouflage. Fill in the
blanks for eight different animals.
sharp claws
feathers
horns
webbed feet
scales
beak
hooves
fins
fur
sharp teeth
I am observing the ________________.
I am observing the ________________.
This animal uses its ________________
This animal uses its ________________
to __________________________________.
to __________________________________.
I am observing the ________________.
I am observing the ________________.
This animal uses its ________________
This animal uses its ________________
to ______________________________.
to ________________________________.
I am observing the ________________.
I am observing the ________________.
This animal uses its ________________
This animal uses its ________________
to ________________________________
to ____________________________.
I am observing the ________________.
I am observing the ________________.
This animal uses its ________________
This animal uses its ________________
to ____________________________.
to ____________________________.
BONUS: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do not use their wings for flying in the air, but for “flying” through water.
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Have to Have a Habitat
Habitat is where a plant or animal lives. Different types of animals live in different types of habitats. All
animals and humans must have food, water, shelter, and space in their habitat to survive. Choose three
different animals in the museum and fill in the blanks with more information about their habitats.
Desert
#1
Polar
Wetlands
Prairie
Water
Savanna
This animal’s name is _____________________________________________.
It likes to eat__________________________________________________.
It gets its water from____________________________________________.
It finds shelter___________________________________________________.
This animal’s natural habitat is ______________________________________.
Name two animals that might share this animal’s habitat:
_____________________________________________________________________________
#2
This animal’s name is _____________________________________________.
It likes to eat__________________________________________________.
It gets its water from____________________________________________.
It finds shelter___________________________________________________.
This animal’s natural habitat is ______________________________________.
Name two animals that might share this animal’s habitat:
___________________________________________________________________________________
#3
This animal’s name is _____________________________________________.
It likes to eat__________________________________________________.
It gets its water from____________________________________________.
It finds shelter___________________________________________________.
This animal’s natural habitat is ______________________________________.
Name two animals that might share this animal’s habitat:
____________________________________________________________________________________
BONUS: All habitats need to provide _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and _ _ _ _ _.
Predator-Prey Investigation
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You are going to investigate some museum animals to decide whether they are predators or prey. Here are some
facts to help you. A predator is an animal that eats other animals. A prey is an animal that is hunted by a
predator. Predators are carnivores and eat meat, while most prey are herbivores and eat plants. But either could
be an omnivore, and eat both meat and plants.
Prey have:
Flat teeth to eat plants
Eyes on the side to watch out for predators
Adaptations like horns for protection from predators
Predators have:
Sharp teeth or a sharp beak to eat meat
Eyes in the front to see prey in the distance
Sharp claws or talons to catch and kill prey
Choose an animal and write its name in the first box. Then make careful observations and circle the correct
response in each column. Don’t be fooled by animals that eat both meat and plants, and have both sharp and
flat teeth.
Animal’s Name
Teeth
Eyes
Diet
Food Habit
Predator or Prey?
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Predator
Prey
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Front
Meat
Flat
Side
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Sharp
Flat
Front
Side
Meat
Plants
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Predator
Prey
Conservation
As the human population increases, conservation: to use or manage wisely, has become
more and more important to the survival of many species worldwide. Habitat loss is the
primary reason animals are becoming endangered. Introduction of invasive (non-native)
species, disease, and pollution also play a role in declining populations. Without active
wildlife management, many new species around the globe will be added to the endangered
list and others will become extinct.
There are fewer than 2000 giant pandas living in the wild today.
Found only in China, pandas are suffering greatly from habitat
loss as forests are cleared for timber and agriculture. Much
of their remaining habitat is fragmented, leaving the pandas
isolated in small pockets throughout China. Picky eaters,
ninety-nine percent of a panda’s diet is leaves, shoots and stems
of _____________________________. Another reason why
Pandas are endangered is because they do not breed until they are
_____________________.
Rhinoceros once roamed throughout Africa, Europe and Asia.
Today, four species of rhinoceros are in extreme danger
of extinction, due to poaching and habitat loss.
People poach rhinoceros for their ______________.
They grind them up for use in traditional Chinese
______________and use them to make ceremonial
____________________handles in Yemen.
Wetlands provide natural flood control, improve water quality by
removing pollution, and are an important habitat to a variety of
plants and animals. Nearly half of the animal species listed as
endangered in the U.S. use wetlands during their lifetime. Can you
name three Arizona animals that rely on wetlands to survive?
BONUS: When we conserve nature and wildlife, we use it __ __ __ __ __ __.
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