Welcome to the Bird Discovery Centre!
I’m Oscar, an Ostrich living in Jurong Bird Park.
Are you ready to join me to learn about birds?
AT THE ENTRANCE
1. Look at the tall bird.
It is the Elephant bird and it is the l_ rg _ st bird in Bird
Discovery Centre. This bird has been extinct (no longer found
on earth) for over _________ years. It weighed up to _____kg.
If the weight of 1 Elephant bird is equal to 3 Ostriches, what is the weight of 1
Ostrich? _____kg
FLIGHT AND FEATHERS
Most birds have wings and powerful flight feathers to help them _____.
Look at the first window and find the birds in the pictures given below. What is
the colour of their feathers?
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Name
: _____________________
Colour of feathers
: _____________________
Name
: _____________________
Colour of feathers
: _____________________
Name
: _____________________
Colour of feathers
: _____________________
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TOOLS FOR FEEDING
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. This bird feeds on fish
b. This bird has a big pouch under its beak
c. This bird is a Pelican
d. This bird feeds on fruits and nuts
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BEST FOOT FORWARD
6. Let us take a look at the window of birds’ feet.
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With the following helping words/pictures, fill in the blanks in the
passage.
Longest
Snowy Owl
Eagles
Long
Being the tallest bird on earth, Ostriches like me have the _________ legs.
There are other types of bird legs and feet. The ______ live in cold weather, so
they have feathers on their leg to keep them warm. Birds like the _______ have
_______ claws to help them catch their preys.
EXTRAORDINARY EGGS
7. I am proud to tell you that the Ostrich lays the largest bird
egg that weighs 1.5kg. In Bird Discovery centre, you can also
find a man standing on my egg without breaking it! Can you
find it? Find out how thick is the ostrich egg shell.
_________mm
Do you know how many chicken eggs equal to 1 ostrich egg?
______
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