Year 5 Vocabulary - Protecting animals and the environment

What does 'Nesting grounds' mean?

• a place where animals eat their food.

• a place where an animal lays its eggs.

• a place where animals go to die.

Answer explanation

Nesting means 'nest' which is where animals like to make as their homes especially animals like birds.

What does 'Hides' mean?

• It is the thick bone-like things growing from an animal's head.

• It is where animals goes to hide when there is danger.

• The skin of animals.

Answer explanation

Illegal hunters or poachers like to get the skin (hides) of some wild animas like the tiger, leopard, zebra and many more because they are beautiful. Some like the crocodile and snakes because of their hard skin perfect for making bags or shoes.

Horns are ______________________

• the thick bone-like things growing from an animal's head.

• The skin of an animal.

• The sharp claws found in the feet of wild animals.

Answer explanation

Animals that have horns are like the rhinos, deers, sheeps, goats, bulls and many others.

Illegal is _________________

• something that is following the law.

• something that is against or NOT allowed by the law.

• something that is allowed by the government.

Answer explanation

Illegal means activities that are criminal and a person can go to jail for doing so.

Examples are of illegal activities are like anima cruelty and poaching (hunting protected animals for money).

National Park is _____________

• a place where people go to play with the animals.

• a place where people can relax and exercise by jogging or walking around the park.

• a place that is saved by the government for animals.

Answer explanation

National parks are natural environment that are protected by the government to protect the enivronment and the animals that live in it.

What does 'Endangered' mean?

• An animal that is in danger of dying out completely.

• An animal or species that can no longer be found on earth.

• an animal that is dangerous for humans.

Answer explanation

Endangered animals are animals that are becoming less around the world because they have no place to live (human keep cutting down trees and polluting the environment) and people keep hunting them until they are gone.

What does 'extinct' mean?

• An animal or species that is in danger of dying out.

• An animal or species that can no longer be found on earth like the dinosaurs.

• An animal or species that is saved by humans.

Answer explanation